Car Dealership Guy Podcast

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Car Dealership Guy—the internet's go-to voice for automotive insights and market trends—engages in authentic, insightful conversations with auto industry leaders, car dealers, and innovators. Watch and listen to new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday. Plus — Don’t miss Industry Spotlight with Sam D’Arc on Sundays, where we highlight the most compelling dealerships and innovative companies in automotive, exploring key trends, best practices, and insights from those shaping the future of automotive retail. Follow us on X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube for all the best moments from the show.

Episode Date
Amazon Is Officially Selling Cars, Tekion Files Lawsuit Against CDK Global, Used Car Demand Stays High | The Weekly
Dec 14, 2024
3 Hard-Hitting Auto Market Realities From The Dealership Floor | CDG Market Pulse
Dec 13, 2024
The Secret Weapon Helping Dealerships Sell Cars Coast-To-Coast | David Donaldson
Dec 12, 2024
#143 Hacking the game of dealership “attention” and going viral | Nathanael Greklek, Corporate Brand Director at Mohawk Auto Group
Dec 10, 2024
How Robots Are Changing Car Sales—And What's Next | Industry Spotlight
Dec 08, 2024
The Leasing Boom Continues, Hybrids Hit Their Stride, New Universal EV Charging Framework | The Weekly
Dec 07, 2024
Is This the Next Big Profit Center in Used Cars? | CDG Market Pulse
Dec 06, 2024
#142 The Boutique "Dealership" Selling Supercars to the Ultra-Elite | John Temerian, CEO of CURATED
Dec 05, 2024
#141 How an Ex-Hyundai CMO Is Taking on Her Biggest Challenge Yet… X | Angela Zepeda, Global Head of Marketing for X
Dec 03, 2024
New Car Sales Surge, Dealership M&A Market Heats Up, Nissan’s Troubles Escalate | The Weekly
Nov 30, 2024
#140 From Gut Instinct to Data Insights: How Modern Dealerships Are Transforming Car Shopping | Aharon Horwitz & Brad Title
Nov 28, 2024
Is Stellantis Facing Its Time of Reckoning? | CDG Market Pulse
Nov 27, 2024
#139 How an “Old-School Car Dog” Wins With An Unlikely Mix: Tech & EQ | Dustin Collins, Vice President at Bill Kay Auto
Nov 26, 2024
How Dealers Are Battling the Car Theft Epidemic | Industry Spotlight
Nov 24, 2024
#138 Navigating the Post-Election Landscape in Automotive: Trends, Risks and Impacts | Alan Haig, President of Haig Partners, Pt. 4
Nov 21, 2024
#137 How AI Is Sneaking Into Car Dealerships—And Shaping the Business | Leigh Ann Conver, Sr. Director of CDK Data Services
Nov 19, 2024
How 2024 Innovations Are Solving Vehicle Shipping Issues | Industry Spotlight
Nov 17, 2024
#136 How a Former Mortician Cracked Dealers' #1 Profitability Issue | Peter Duffy Jr., CEO of Dealer Image Pro
Nov 14, 2024
#135 Taking a 100-Year-Old Dealer Group to New Heights—Risks, Challenges, and Future Vision | Liza Borches, CEO of Carter Myers Automotive
Nov 12, 2024
#134 How 28 Seconds Is Quietly Transforming Dealership Profits | Jim Roche, CEO of WarrCloud
Nov 07, 2024
#133 A Visionary's Principles for Running 17 Dealerships | Jack Ballinghoff, COO of Ourisman Automotive Group
Nov 05, 2024
#132 The Hidden Hospitality Formula Behind Scaling to 40 Dealerships | Jeff Swickard, Dealer Principal of Swickard Auto Group
Oct 31, 2024
#131 Why People Don't Trust Car Dealers… And How to Fix it | Kris Gaerlan, President of Dallas Lease Returns and Sanjiv Yajnik, President of Financial Services at Capital One
Oct 29, 2024
#130 Car Market Forecast For 2024: Shocks and Twists You Need to Know | Jonathan Smoke, Chief Economist at Cox Automotive
Oct 24, 2024
#129 Inside the "Uber of Car Deliveries": Moving 1.4M Vehicles a Year! | Fede Ranero, CEO of Draiver
Oct 22, 2024
#128 The Business Side of 70M+ Recalled Vehicles: What Dealers Are Gaining | Ryan Maher, CEO of BizzyCar Pt.2
Oct 17, 2024
#127 Secrets to becoming a first-time franchise dealership owner in 2024! | Kyle Coleman, Owner of Coleman Automotive
Oct 15, 2024
#126 Q4 Auto Market Forecast: The need-to-know trends and predictions, Buying habits of Gen Z car shoppers, Why overnight test drives sell cars | David Thomas, Director of Content Marketing at CDK Global
Oct 10, 2024
#125 The payments nightmare hiding in dealerships, Shocking trends in down payments, Saving dealerships 20 hrs of work every week | Julie Douglas, CEO of Dealer Pay
Oct 08, 2024
#124 How to turn around a failing dealership, Becoming a top 5 Kia Dealer in the US, Testing his sales team on-air! | Raul Gomila, GM/Partner of City Kia
Oct 03, 2024
#123 Investing $9B in the next-gen of automotive disruptors, From dealer to venture capital giant, the rollercoaster of investing in Rivian | Bill Cariss, CEO of Holman Strategic Ventures
Oct 01, 2024
#122 Transforming a dealership group into a TikTok famous powerhouse, How dealership marketing is evolving, Building the world's largest Honda store | Ryan Rohrman, CEO of Rohrman Auto Group
Sep 26, 2024
#121 The imminent evolution of AI in car dealerships, Best uses cases of AI in dealerships, How he's transforming 50% of US franchise dealers | Devin Daly, Co-Founder & CEO of Impel
Sep 24, 2024
#120 America's most interesting $2.5B car dealer, Future of Ford, Influences of Buddhism, Does legacy matter, His next dealership acquisition? | Vince Sheehy, President of Sheehy Auto Stores
Sep 19, 2024
#119 Secrets of automotive's most controversial business, Tackling 90% in-house financing, Economics of buy here pay here dealerships | Jeff Watson, Owner of IV Seasons Auto
Sep 17, 2024
#118 Slinging $725M in luxury cars, How he doubled profit per vehicle, Top products sold at dealerships + highest margin brands | Dennis Gingrich, Sales/Finance Director at The Niello Company
Sep 12, 2024
#117 Winning in a saturated maket with 9 dealerships, Secret weapon for used inventory acquisition, Cadillac poised for a massive rebound? | Patrick Coleman, President of Jim Coleman Automotive Group
Sep 10, 2024
#116 Largest seller of odd and weird cars in America, Making millions from nostalgia, Secrets to becoming a top seller on Bring a Trailer | Andrew Glaser, Founder & CEO of Vantage Auto
Sep 05, 2024
#115 The biggest trends in dealership hiring, Demystifying pay plans, Rise of the $1M manager, Hottest automotive roles | Steve Adragna, Partner, CDG Recruiting
Sep 03, 2024
#114 Building a marketplace for 30M monthly car shoppers, How dealers are gaming the marketplace algorithm, Best practices for selling cars online | Matthew Crawford, Chief Product & Innovation Officer at Cars Commerce
Aug 29, 2024
#113 The $30B market hiding within dealerships, How private equity values car lots, Dealership real estate tax hacks and sale-leasebacks | Mark Pomella, Vice President at SAB Capital
Aug 27, 2024
#112 Transforming Subaru into a 'cult brand', Guiding explosive growth over two decades, Selling 700K+ cars in a single year | Tom Doll, Former CEO of Subaru of America
Aug 22, 2024
#111 Why dealerships are still selling at record pace, Best and worst franchises, What's next for the car market, His letter to Elon Musk | Alan Haig, President and Founder of Haig Partners
Aug 20, 2024
#110 From PhD to selling teslas, Becoming a top 10 used EV dealer, Decoding Elon to beat the market, Why EV mandates should end | Alex Lawrence, CEO of EV Auto
Aug 15, 2024
#109 Most costly mistakes dealers are making, Why the FTC is coming after car prices, Top 3 "sleeper" risks in the car biz | Brad Miller, Head of Legal for ComplyAuto
Aug 13, 2024
#108 Building a 9-figure sales training enterprise, How an F5 tornado changed his life, Getting raided by the FBI, Walking away from a $1M salary | Andy Elliott, CEO of The Elliot Group
Aug 08, 2024
#107 Building an iconic dealer group, Where he's investing his wealth, Scaling unexpected profit centers, Future of America | Fred Beans, Owner of Fred Beans Auto Group
Aug 06, 2024
#106 Rise of the A.I. employee in car dealerships, Hack to converting 99% of customers, Raising $420M for the future of A.I. | Eric Rea, CEO of Podium
Aug 01, 2024
#105 Secrets of the #1 auto lender, How to scale to 100M customers, What's next for car ownership | Sanjiv Yajnik, President of Financial Services at Capital One
Jul 30, 2024
#104 Dealer Tech Expert: How car buying is evolving, #1 killer of car deals, Future of dealership tech stacks, Secret playbook to getting a dealership's attention | Chase Abbott, VP Sales at Cox Automotive
Jul 25, 2024
CDG EXCLUSIVE: Bernie Moreno on EV mandates, auto dealerships, digital car titles, and future of America
Jul 24, 2024
#103 CDG Market Update: Are inventory levels back to the “new-normal”, Record levels of negative equity, VW drops a $5 Billion bombshell | Jessica Caldwell, Head of Insights at Edmunds
Jul 23, 2024
#102 Electric Vehicle Expert: Inconvenient truth about electrification, EV tariff costing dealerships $100M/yr, Can the US power grid handle electrifying all cars? | Chris Nihan, President of EVready Energy
Jul 18, 2024
#101 Dealership Data Wiz: Beating the algorithm to sell cars, How to "sell to zero", Where A.I. is actually adding value | Jeremy Nowling, Head of Digital Retailing, Rohrman Auto Group
Jul 16, 2024
#100 The Auction Visionary: Selling 1.3 million cars a year, Why the gap between buyers/sellers is widening, Buying cars at 2:00 AM? | Shiv Dutt, President, U.S. Marketplace at OPENLANE
Jul 11, 2024
#99 The Car Ad Maverick: Secrets to dealership profitability, Racing Porsches with VCs, is there a crystal ball for aged inventory? | Len Short, Co-founder of Lotlinx
Jul 09, 2024
#98 The Dealership Mogul: Leading a $2B dealer group, Addictions to the dealership, Will November make or break the car biz? | Aaron Zeigler, President of Zeigler Auto Group
Jul 04, 2024
#97 The Auto Tech Whisperer: The Next $300M Exit, Future of dealership technology, Rise of “vulture capitalism” | Mark Boyd, CEO of Boyd Ventures
Jul 02, 2024
#96 The TikTok Dealer: Livestreaming Car Negotiations to 1,000s, How dealers can kill on social media, Is the Cybertruck a flop? | George Saliba, Dealer Principal at J&S Mitsubishi
Jun 27, 2024
#95 Cyber attack testing a trillion dollar industry, “Spearfishing", Where do dealers go from here? | A special panel discussion with cyber security experts, dealers, and industry insiders
Jun 25, 2024
#94 Killing the dealership 'courtesy shuttle', Evolving the experience at dealerships, How dealers hacked Uber | Charles Mizrahi, Head of Automotive Partnerships at Uber
Jun 20, 2024
#93 Why automakers are building in the US again, What car brands make the most American cars, Something big is happening in Alabama | Jenni Newman, Editor-in-Chief of Cars.com
Jun 18, 2024
#92 Leading the fastest-growing car brand in America, Investing $1B on new dealerships, Hyundai's solution for fast charging? | Randy Parker, CEO of Hyundai Motor America
Jun 13, 2024
#91 Why consumer financing is broken in the US, Handling $1.5B in auto loans, Why Tesla loan performance is so puzzling | Amitay Kalmar, CEO of Lendbuzz
Jun 11, 2024
#90 Why the Canadian Gov't is the best car salesman, Selling 7,000 cars a year in Quebec, Exporting cars to the US for massive profit | Jimmy Houle, CEO of Groupe Lallier
Jun 06, 2024
#89 Creating unusual profit opportunities in automotive, Why service claims for EVs are shocking, Growing cyber threats to cars | Tony Wanderon, CEO of APCO/EasyCare
Jun 04, 2024
#88 CDG Market Update: Why the car business looks like 2008, Selling cars on TikTok Live, Payment shock hits car buyers | Jessica Caldwell, Head of Insights at Edmunds and Zac Kinch, General Manager of Rohrman Toyota
May 30, 2024
#87 Exposing the Future of EV's, Why 70% of EV owners will never go back, Car market says “what recession?” | David Thomas, Director of Content Marketing at CDK Global
May 28, 2024
#86 Building a used car dealership empire, $125M in sales in one location, "Cigars and P&L statements", Turning recon into a profit center | Michael Kelley, General Manager of Bourne's Auto Center
May 23, 2024
#85 Transforming how dealers buy cars, Exiting for $300M, Surprising dealership growth hacks, Which retailers pay the most for customer trade-ins? | Nate Mihalovich, CEO of The Lasso
May 21, 2024
#84 Secrets to building the largest Honda store in the U.S., Betting big on small brands, 100% commission pay plans, Why leasing took over Florida, Philanthropist disguised as a car dealer? | Rita Case, CEO of Rick Case Auto Group
May 16, 2024
#83 From marketing star to CEO of 18 dealerships, Selling 20,000 cars a year, Where he's heavily investing, Fixing the Jeep Cherokee 4xe sales slump | Robert Ourisman Jr., CEO of Ourisman Automotive Group
May 14, 2024
#82 Solving the car theft epidemic, 1,000,000+ stolen last year, How theft is impacting auto insurance, Brands not at risk of vehicle theft? | Melissa High, Vice President of LoJack
May 09, 2024
#81 Chairman of Hyundai Dealer Council speaks out, Selling 6,000+ cars in one county, Behind the scenes of Hyundai/Amazon partnership, Do dealers and car makers still need eachother? | Andrew Wright, Managing Partner at VINart Dealerships
May 07, 2024
#80 Building the dealership of the future, Selling 30K cars per year, Why AI isn't working today, Future of Carvana | Jeremy Beaver, CEO of Del Grande Dealer Group (DGDG)
May 02, 2024
#79 CDG Market Update: Can leasing save the car business, $25,000 Teslas, Negative equity crushing new car sales | Jessica Caldwell, Head of Insights at Edmunds and Gen Balouev, General Manager of Norm Reeves Honda Superstore West Covina
Apr 30, 2024
#78 Building the “Amazon” of car shipping, Dirty secrets of the $70B vehicle logistics industry, Saving dealers millions with faster car transportation | Royce Neubauer, CEO of Auto Hauler Exchange
Apr 25, 2024
#77 Secret "profit" weapon of car dealerships, Arrival of $300/hr labor rates, Biggest risks insuring EVs | Todd Sands, Senior Vice President at CNA National
Apr 23, 2024
#76 Scaling a $4.5B dealership empire, Future of the franchise model, The "15-minute" car sale | David Hult, CEO of Asbury Automotive Group
Apr 18, 2024
#75 Best service center in America, Profit pendulum swings again, Can dealers make more money without consumers paying for it? | Jim Roche, CEO of WarrCloud
Apr 16, 2024
#74 Can Hyundai challenge Toyota, Leaving $8M on the table, Selling cars on Amazon | Andrew DiFeo, Managing Partner of Hyundai of St. Augustine
Apr 11, 2024
#73 The man who guides 3,800+ finance departments, What keeps him up at night, AI in the car biz, Future of the Finance Manager | Scott Gunnell, President of JM&A group
Apr 09, 2024
#72 Biggest sleeper brand in automotive, Selling dealerships for $100M+, Most improving automakers, F-150 Lightning a flop? | Alan Haig, President of Haig Partners
Apr 04, 2024
#71 Building a winning Toyota store from scratch, Selling 1,200 cars on a "slow" month, Trailblazing as a female dealer principal | Julie Herrera, President of IDEA Auto Group
Apr 02, 2024
#70 How AI will fix the broken credit system, Is 40% of US overpaying for car loans, Blowing an engine at 24H Le Mans | Alex Rouse, VP, GM Auto at Upstart
Mar 28, 2024
#69 Disruption of digital advertising, His $1B dealership marketing playbook, Unlocking the secrets of a car shoppers mind | Ron Andrews, VP of Business Development at Cars Commerce
Mar 26, 2024
#68 CDG Market Update: Will used car prices rise again, Best and worst selling cars, Hybrids domination, A.I. chatbots selling cars | Jessica Caldwell, Head of Insights at Edmunds, and Kevin Frye, eCommerce Director at Jeff Wyler Auto Group
Mar 21, 2024
#67 Former NADA Chairman shaping the car business, When will Chinese cars come to US, Will FTC ruling cost consumers and industry $35B? | Geoff Pohanka, Chairman of Pohanka Automotive Group
Mar 19, 2024
#66 Becoming the world's most famous car salesman, Getting 60M+ monthly views on TikTok/IG, How much money he makes from content, His big announcement | RussFlipsWhips, Automotive Content Creator
Mar 14, 2024
#65 How luxury dealerships make money, Selling a Lamborghini for Bitcoin, His net worth, Biggest wins and losses | CJ Wilson, Owner and GM of Porsche Fresno
Mar 12, 2024
#64 Selling $200M/yr of used cars, Losing money on every car but still profiting, Can he succeed where other dealerships have failed? | Eli Hanna, Dealer Principal of Hanna Cars
Mar 07, 2024
#63 Crushing 70M+ vehicle recalls, From infantry officer to chief executive officer, Technology fatigue in the car business | Ryan Maher, CEO of BizzyCar
Mar 05, 2024
#62 Leadership masterclass from world's #1 Honda Dealer, Pushing $1 Billion in sales, the birth of the 24-hr service center | Brian Benstock, Partner & General Manager/VP of Paragon Honda
Feb 29, 2024
#61 Accounting mistakes costing dealers thousands, $800k stolen by a dealership controller, EV mandates clashing with consumer demand | Frank O'Brien, Partner at Withum
Feb 27, 2024
#60 Building the future of automotive retailing AI, Pivoting from fashion to cars, Acquiring a tech company in Eastern Europe | Devin Daly, CEO of Impel
Feb 22, 2024
#59 Becoming a #1 Volvo Dealership, $300M in revenue from "throwaway" brands, The "Great EV Recession" | Matthew Haiken, President of Prestige Collection Auto Group
Feb 20, 2024
#58 Leadership lessons from working for Elon, Raising millions to reimagine the dealership, why he has no exit plan | Jay Vijayan, CEO of Tekion
Feb 15, 2024
#57 Evolving the dealership service department, Adapting to a possible EV future, Getting acquired by a $7T company | Chad Brooks, Head of Dealer Development at Valvoline Global
Feb 13, 2024
#56 Building a $2B car auction app, "Gambling for car dealers", Artificial intelligence vs. actual intelligence | Joe Neiman, Co-Founder of ACV Auctions
Feb 06, 2024
#55 Double-digit increases in dealership auto theft, Adapting to the future of cars, Losing $10,000 a year in keys | Steve Baucom, President of KEYper Systems
Feb 01, 2024
#54 Leadership secrets of the world's #1 Toyota Dealer, Selling 25,000 cars a year, Lease returns crashing in 2024? | Doug Eroh, President and GM of Longo Toyota
Jan 30, 2024
#53 Solving the aging used car bubble, Saving dealers $48M with accurate appraisals, From porter to General Manager in 6 years | Brian Kramer, EVP of Cars Commerce
Jan 25, 2024
#52 Building a $6B car sales software empire, Electric vehicle revolution's slow start, China's strategy entering US car market | Brian MacDonald, CEO of CDK Global
Jan 23, 2024
#51 Secret weapon to dealership efficiency, Providing payment transparency to car shoppers, Solving dealership chokepoints, Lessons from building and selling a video game | David Domm, Co-Founder and CEO at Carmatic
Jan 18, 2024
#50 Rise of Lease Here Pay Here dealerships, Innovating payment affordability, Subprime consumer health check | Tim Lawrence, CEO of LHPH Capital
Jan 16, 2024
#49 How A.I. is changing car buying forever, Who's job is up for grabs, Predicting car shopper behavior, Buying a car in 2024 vs 2030 | Aharon Horwitz, CEO of Fullpath
Jan 11, 2024
#48 Buy Here Pay Here secrets revealed, Managing 40% loan default rates, Financing customers that banks avoid, Crazy customer horror stories | Tiger Okeley, President at Oak Motors
Jan 09, 2024
#47 Managing $500M+ in dealership ad dollars, Uncovering marketing budgets, Do gimmicky dealership mailers work? | David Regn, Co-Founder & CEO of Stream Companies
Jan 02, 2024
#46 Selling $5.5B+ worth of car dealerships, State of the auto market, Most and least desirable brands, What’s next for dealership profits? | Alan Haig, President & Founder, Haig Partners (Part 2)
Dec 28, 2023
#45 Building a $200M+ car parts empire, Solving the auto repair crisis, Most profitable parts, Using A.I. and 3D printing | David Meniane, CEO Carparts.com
Dec 26, 2023
#44 Making millions from Parts & Service, Dealership incentives, Economic concerns, Record profits and Daryl’s favorite auto franchises | Daryl Kenningham, CEO at Group 1 Automotive
Dec 19, 2023
#43 Building a $1.5B+ digital car auction, Peter’s car market predictions, OPENLANE's acquisition of Manheim Canada | Peter Kelly, CEO at OPENLANE
Dec 14, 2023
#42 Building an app store for 16,000 dealers, Pitfalls of direct-to-consumer, Dawn of the A.I. salesperson? | Phil Oriani, CEO at Shift Digital
Dec 12, 2023
#41 How CarGurus is evolving, Amazon’s threat to car dealers, Cracking down on fake car prices, Why he’s hiring former dealers | Jason Trevisan, CEO at CarGurus
Dec 05, 2023
#40 Secrets behind dealership franchise laws, Consumer-friendly auto brands, Dealers’ top legal concerns | Leonard Bellavia, Founding Partner at Bellavia and Blatt Law
Nov 28, 2023
#39 Predicting auto loan defaults, 96 month terms, Vehicle affordability, Will repos keep rising? | Betty Jotanovic, President of Chrysler Capital and Auto Relationships at Santander
Nov 21, 2023
Emergency Podcast: Amazon and Hyundai launching online car sales?
Nov 20, 2023
#38 DealerRater’s unstoppable rise, Dealership incentives, Car buyer concerns, Secrets to Carvana | Jamie Oldershaw, VP of Reputation Strategy at Cars Commerce and GM of DealerRater
Nov 17, 2023
#37 Making millions from subprime loans, From the streets to $150K/month, Raising capital at Church, Acquiring stakes in dealerships | Bruce Miller, Owner at Miller Motors
Nov 10, 2023
#36 Car market predictions, Alex's acquisition playbook, Solving software fatigue, Will online car sales go away? | Alex Vetter, CEO of Cars Commerce (Part 2)
Nov 03, 2023
#35 Raising $300M+ for automotive venture capital, Rise and fall of Vroom, Hottest auto tech investments, His biggest wins and losses, AVs, EVs and A.I. | Chase Fraser, Founder and Managing Partner, FM Capital
Oct 31, 2023
#34 Secrets to successful dealership acquisitions, Tools for wealth creation, Industry trends he’s bullish on, Profiting $10M on Tesla stock | Daniel Crainic, Owner of Time Auto Group
Oct 27, 2023
#33 Launching a dealership with $40K, Profits and losses, Selling Teslas in the Midwest, Highs and lows of running a small dealership | Brandon Miller, Founder of Miller Auto
Oct 20, 2023
#32 Will the dealership survive, Where she's investing big, Tech's biggest challenges in the dealership, Vulnerable leadership | Barb Edson, Chief Marketing Officer, CDK Global
Oct 13, 2023
#31 Used car auction frenzy, Stumbling upon million-dollar classics, UAW & bankruptcy risk for car companies | John Clay Wolfe, Founder & President @ GiveMeTheVin
Oct 06, 2023
#30 Why auto loan fraud is rising, Riskiest types of dealerships, Novel credit repair scams, $8B “fraud” opportunity | Frank McKenna, Chief Fraud Strategist, Point Predictive
Oct 03, 2023
#29 Secrets to selling exotic cars, Rise of rich crypto buyers, Profits in the exotic business, Selling a company for millions | Jason Putnam, Co-Founder, Tactical Fleet
Sep 29, 2023
#28 Marketing with college athletes, Future of online car sales, Brewing auto lending issues, Creativity in an unsexy business | Rick Ricart, President of Ricart Automotive
Sep 22, 2023
#27 State of auto lending, Best and worst car deals, UAW strike, #1 issue for car shoppers, Winners & losers in the EV space | Jonathan Smoke, Chief Economist at Cox Automotive
Sep 15, 2023
#26 Secret sauce of used car wholesaling, Biggest threat to used car auctions, Viability of zero-fee auction, Elon Musk and A.I. | Robert Hollenshead, Founder of RH Auto Sales and Accu-Trade
Sep 08, 2023
#25 Raising $47M to simplify car shipping, How RunBuggy makes money, Solving the "cold start" problem, Growing repos in the car market | Kevin Malik, CEO of RunBuggy
Sep 01, 2023
#24 Acquiring 60+ dealerships within 7 years, Raising kids into generational wealth, Paying $200M+ for a Toyota store & Brett’s blunt message to Ford CEO Jim Farley | Brett Morgan, CEO, Morgan Auto Group
Aug 25, 2023
#23 Vegas meeting w/ Michael Rubin, Economics of mobile car care, Trick to hiring 600 technicians, Leveraging AI, Why EV maintenance is so profitable | Scot Wingo, Founder & CEO of Spiffy
Aug 18, 2023
#22 Gatekeepers of Automotive media, Carvana avoiding bankruptcy, Integrating AI into your car, Making EV batteries obsolete, CDG’s announcement for 2024 | Cliff Banks, Founder, The Banks Report
Aug 11, 2023
#21 Secrets of buying and selling dealerships, Best and worst auto franchises, Lessons from $5.5B of dealership buy-sell transactions, Have dealership profits peaked? | Alan Haig, President & Founder, Haig Partners
Aug 04, 2023
#20 Selling a company for millions, Why most car sales are private party, Online car marketplace economics, Dealership hazing stories | Brad Parker, Founder & CEO of PrivateAuto
Jul 28, 2023
#19 How Ghost is different than Tesla, Bringing true self-driving to every car, Raising $230M for auto tech | John Hayes, Co-Founder & CEO of Ghost Autonomy
Jul 21, 2023
#18 What's next for auto lending, When will car prices drop, How the FED really works, Receiving a call from Warren Buffett | Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO & Chief Strategist of QI Research
Jul 14, 2023
#17 Shocking revelation about car dealer profits, Exploiting seasonality in the business, When CDG bought 100 cars with a credit card | Joel Bassam, President of Eastern Motors
Jul 07, 2023
#16 How much money auto repair shops make, Pros and cons of franchising, How to avoid big repair bills, Will robots start changing tires? | Brian Beers, President of Prenlyn Automotive Group
Jun 30, 2023
#15 Making money as an automotive influencer, Cars to avoid, Empowering families and consumers, Fixing the perception of dealerships | Kelly Stumpe, The Car Mom
Jun 23, 2023
#14 Family entrepreneurship, Building and exiting two startups, Simplifying car search for consumers, Innovating with AI | Pat Ryan, Founder & CEO of CoPilot
Jun 16, 2023
#13 Subscribing vs Owning, How Autonomy makes money, Future of mobility, Handling a $20M swing in value, EV predictions | Scott Painter, Founder & CEO of Autonomy
Jun 09, 2023
#12 Art of appraising cars, How much money auto wholesalers make, Cars to avoid, Building a 140K-person online car community | Chad Cunningham, Exotic Car Buyer
Jun 02, 2023
#11 Acquiring the domain Cars.com, Signing up first 100 dealers, Pulse on the car market, EVs, DTC, Disrupting vehicle trade-ins | Alex Vetter, CEO of Cars.com
May 30, 2023
#10 Dealer's secret weapon, How ChatGPT will change the car business, what dealers know about you, CDG's crazy car buying idea | Aharon Horwitz, Co-Founder & CEO of Fullpath
May 20, 2023
#9 Why we still have vehicle shortages, new and used car price predictions, when we’ll get back to normal & that time CDG bought 50 Chevys at auction | Jonathan Smoke, Chief Economist, Cox Automotive
May 12, 2023
#8 How much money dealers make, Secret to acquiring 15 car dealerships, Most profitable customers, Tricks to get the best car deal | Jake Lebowitz, Raceway Auto Group
May 05, 2023
#7 EV lifespan secrets, Tesla prices impact on car dealerships, Investment opportunities in the EV space, Bear case for EV adoption | Scott Case, Co-Founder & CEO of Recurrent
Apr 28, 2023
#6 Carvana’s secret sauce, what’s next for auto lenders, pros/cons of credit unions | Chris Coleman, Co-Founder of WithClutch
Apr 21, 2023
#5 Future of car-buying, will small dealers go extinct, investment opportunities in EV space | Steve Greenfield, Founder of Automotive Ventures
Apr 14, 2023