2026 American Business Awards Recognizes Impel as AI Company of the Year, AI Innovator of the Year, and Best AI-Powered Product
New York, NY — April 23, 2026 — Impel, the global leader in AI solutions for the automotive industry, has been recognized with three awards by the 2026 American Business Awards℠, earning Gold for AI Company of the Year and Silver for both AI Innovator of the Year and Best AI-Powered Product. The awards underscore the company’s position as the defining force in automotive retailI innovation.
This three-award sweep extends a record that now spans five years of Stevie recognition — including last year’s Gold for Innovation of the Year.
Impel’s Automotive AI Operating System is the industry’s only end-to-end agentic AI platform purpose-built for automotive retail operations. By unifying siloed data and seamlessly orchestrating workflows throughout the customer journey, Impel enables retailers and OEMs to move at the speed of the modern consumer. Impel’s AI-native platform utilizes a coordinated multi-agent network to autonomously manage and synchronize interactions across merchandising, marketing, sales, and service. This shift eliminates the administrative friction that traditionally slows down operations, liberating dealership teams to concentrate on the high-touch relationships that build long-term loyalty. Today, Impel powers over 8,000 dealerships and OEMs across more than 50 countries.
“Receiving three awards at the American Business Awards in the same year reflects both the caliber of what our team has built and the outcomes our customers are achieving,” said Devin Daly, CEO and Co-Founder of Impel. “Agentic AI is not a concept we’re exploring, it’s the architectural foundation of every solution we deliver. What makes it so performative is that it was designed specifically for automotive retail — the workflows, the data, the customer journey — not adapted from general-purpose AI technology.This recognition affirms that the standard we are setting for AI innovation in automotive retail is resonating well beyond our industry.”
The American Business Awards are the premier business awards program in the United States. Founded in 2002, the Stevie Awards recognize the achievements and positive contributions of organizations and professionals across virtually every industry. This year, more than 3,600 nominations were submitted from organizations of all sizes, competing across categories including AI Company of the Year, AI Innovator of the Year, and Best AI-Powered Product or Service, among others. More than 250 professionals worldwide participated in the judging process to select this year’s winners.
“Organizations across the United States continue to set a high standard for innovation and performance,” said Maggie Miller, President of the Stevie Awards. “The breadth and quality of nominations submitted to the 2026 American Business Awards reflect a dynamic and competitive business environment, where organizations are finding new ways to drive growth, deliver value, and make an impact.”
About Impel
Impel is harnessing the power of AI to transform automotive retailing and has become one of the largest vertical AI companies in the world. The company’s industry-leading Automotive AI Operating System helps more than 8,000 retailers and OEMs unify the entire customer journey—fueling faster decisions, deeper connections, and measurable impact at every step along the way. To date, Impel has delivered 42 billion shopper interactions, influencing more than $11 billion in Sales and Service revenue across 51 countries.
About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in nine programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, and the new Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes, as well as the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding workplace performance worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at https://www.stevieawards.com.