About Helion Technologies
Purpose-Built for Automotive and Heavy-Truck Dealerships
Helion Technologies is a managed IT and cybersecurity company that works only with automotive and heavy-truck dealerships. Founded in 1997 by Erik Nachbahr and based in Baltimore, Maryland, Helion supports more than 2,000 dealerships and 35,000 end users from one integrated team.
1997
Year founded
2,000+
Dealerships supported
35,000+
End users supported
Why Helion
A Team That Understands the Dealership Business
A technology partner should know how your dealership runs and see problems coming before they reach the sales floor or the service drive.
One Integrated Team
Managed IT, cybersecurity and Tekion enablement work as one coordinated team, with one partner accountable and no vendor finger-pointing.
Dealership Focus
Automotive and heavy-truck dealerships are the only businesses Helion serves, so every process is built around how a store runs.
Proven Scale
Supporting more than 2,000 dealerships and 35,000 end users takes experienced engineers, cybersecurity specialists and proven processes.
Built for What’s Next
Helion helps dealerships prepare for what comes next, instead of only reacting to the problems in front of them today.
How Helion works
Technology That Moves Your Dealership Forward
Technology should give a dealership an edge, not another operating problem. Helion brings managed IT, cybersecurity, Tekion enablement, DMS transition support and managed AI together in one program built only for automotive and heavy-truck dealerships. FTC Safeguards Rule support is part of Helion’s managed services for its clients.
Helion keeps improving each dealership’s technology instead of reacting after something breaks, so the people running the store can focus on growing the business.
What Helion Works Toward
Awards, 2017 to 2023
Industry Recognition
IT industry publishers have named Helion to their annual lists of managed service providers. Each entry shows the list and the year Helion was named to it.
The MSP 501 was compiled by MSPmentor in 2017 and by Channel Futures from 2018. Helion appeared on the 2017 and 2018 lists under its former name, Helion Automotive Technologies.
The people behind Helion
The Right Experts Behind Every Solution
Dealership technology now spans infrastructure, cloud platforms, cybersecurity, AI and dealer applications, which is more than any one person can master. Helion has built dedicated teams of engineers, cybersecurity specialists and technology advisors who work together, so each client draws on the whole group’s knowledge.
Erik Nachbahr, CISSP
Founder & President
Erik founded Helion Technologies in 1997 and has spent nearly 30 years working only with automotive and heavy-truck dealerships. He writes and speaks about the parts of dealership technology that operators often inherit rather than choose, such as vendor sprawl, AI governance and cyber risk.
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Helion is always looking for new talent to join a team that works only with dealerships. Current openings are listed on the careers page.
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Last updated: October 3, 2026
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