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June 6, 2024

#90 Why the Canadian Gov't is the best car salesman, Selling 7,000 ca…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Jimmy Houle, CEO of Groupe Lallier where we discuss: Why the Canadian Gov’t is the best car salesman, Selling 7,000 cars a year in Quebec, What’s s...

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May 30, 2024

#88 CDG Market Update: Why the car business looks like 2008, Selling …

Welcome to the third episode of The Car Dealership Guy Market Update—Brought to you by Edmunds. This segment is a monthly discussion with automotive industry experts and dealers about where our car market is today -- and wher...

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May 16, 2024

#84 Secrets to building the largest Honda store in the U.S., Betting …

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Rita Case, CEO of Rick Case Automotive where we discuss: Secrets to building the largest Honda store in the U.S., Betting big on small brands, How ...

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May 14, 2024

#83 From marketing star to CEO of 18 dealerships, Selling 20,000 cars…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Robert Ourisman Jr., CEO of Ourisman Automotive Group, where we discuss: Going from marketing star to CEO, selling 20,000 cars a year, fixing the C...

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May 7, 2024

#81 Chairman of Hyundai Dealer Council speaks out, Selling 6,000+ car…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Andrew Wright, Managing Partner of VINart Dealerships where we discuss: What's next for the Hyundai/Amazon partnership, selling 6,000+ cars yearly ...

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May 2, 2024

#80 Building the dealership of the future, Selling 30K cars per year,…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Jeremy Beaver, CEO of Del Grande Dealer Group (DGDG) where we discuss: Running a dealership like a tech company, Selling 30K cars per year, Why AI ...

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April 30, 2024

#79 CDG Market Update: Can leasing save the car business, $25,000 Tes…

Welcome to the second episode of The Car Dealership Guy Market Update—Brought to you by Edmunds. This new segment is a monthly discussion with automotive industry experts and dealers about where our car market is today -- and...

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April 18, 2024

#76 Scaling a $4.5B dealership empire, Future of the franchise model,…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with David Hult, CEO of Asbury Automotive Group where we discuss: His day-to-day running a $4.5B+ dealership empire, the future of the franchise model i...

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April 11, 2024

#74 Can Hyundai challenge Toyota, Leaving $8M on the table, Selling c…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode I'm speaking with Andrew DiFeo, Managing Partner at Hyundai of St. Augustine where we discuss: Can Hyundai challenge Toyota? Why he left $8M on the table during Covid...

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April 2, 2024

#71 Building a winning Toyota store from scratch, Selling 1,200 cars …

In this episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast, I'm speaking with Julie Herrera, President of IDEA Auto Group where we discuss her journey from broke to millionaire Toyota Dealer, How she's able to sell 1,200 cars on a slo...

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March 21, 2024

#68 CDG Market Update: Will used car prices rise again, Best and wors…

I am so excited to announce that today is the first-ever episode of my new monthly show: The Car Dealership Guy Market Update—Brought to you by Edmunds . A panel-style, monthly discussion with automotive industry experts and ...

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March 19, 2024

#67 Former NADA Chairman shaping the car business, When will Chinese …

In this episode, I'm speaking with Geoff Pohanka, Dealer and Former NADA Chairman where we discuss his involvement in the fight against FTC overreach, the $35B potential cost of the CARS rule, buying a Tesla to experience Dir...

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March 14, 2024

#66 Becoming the world's most famous car salesman, Getting 60M+ month…

I n this episode, I'm speaking with RussFlipsWhips, the world's most famous car salesman, where we discuss his rise in car sales Tiktok, gaining 700,000 followers and 60 million monthly views, what it's like to juggle a full-...

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March 12, 2024

#65 How luxury dealerships make money, Selling a Lamborghini for Bitc…

In this episode of the Car Dealership Guy podcast, I'm speaking with CJ Wilson, Owner and General Manager of Porsche Fresno where we discuss his career as an MLB All-Star pitcher, Racing Miatas with Jimmy John (yes, that Jimm...

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Feb. 29, 2024

#62 Leadership masterclass from world's #1 Honda Dealer, Pushing $1 B…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Brian Benstock, Partner and General Manager of Paragon Honda & Acura where we discuss: his rise in the New York automotive industry and becoming the #1 Honda dealership in the world, the wil...

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Feb. 20, 2024

#59 Becoming a #1 Volvo Dealership, $300M in revenue from "throwaway"…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Matthew Haiken, President of Prestige Collection Auto Group This episode is brought to you by: Stream Companies - Full-service, fully integrated, tech-enabled ad agency doing the ordinary ex...

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Jan. 30, 2024

#54 Leadership secrets of the world's #1 Toyota Dealer, Selling 25,00…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Doug Eroh, President and GM of Longo Toyota This episode is brought to you by: Car Dealership Guy Industry Job Board - Connecting world-class talent with top-notch companies in Automotive. F...

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Dec. 19, 2023

#44 Making millions from Parts & Service, Dealership incentives, Econ…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Daryl Kenningham, CEO at Group 1 Automotive This episode is brought to you by: Cars Commerce - The platform to simplify everything about buying and selling cars. To learn how you can measure...

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Oct. 27, 2023

#34 Secrets to successful dealership acquisitions, Tools for wealth c…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Daniel Crainic, CEO of Time Auto Group This episode is brought to you by: CDK Global - Empowering dealers with the tools and technology to build deeper customer relationships. Learn more @ h...

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Sept. 22, 2023

#28 Marketing with college athletes, Future of online car sales, Brew…

This episode is brought to you by: ⁠⁠ KEYper Systems ⁠⁠ - Key Management Simplified. Fullpath - Discover Automotive's Leading Customer Data and Experience Platform. In this episode, I'm speaking with Rick Ricart, President of...

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Aug. 25, 2023

#24 Acquiring 60+ dealerships within 7 years, Raising kids into gener…

This episode is brought to you by: KEYper Systems - Key Management Simplified. ⁠⁠ Fullpath ⁠⁠ – Discover Automotive's Leading Customer Data and Experience Platform. In this episode, I'm speaking with Brett Morgan, CEO of Morg...

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July 7, 2023

#17 Shocking revelation about car dealer profits, Exploiting seasonal…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Joel Bassam, President of Easterns Automotive Group.

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May 5, 2023

#8 How much money dealers make, Secret to acquiring 15 car dealership…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Jake Lebowitz of Raceway Auto Group in New Jersey. We talk about how much he makes as a dealer, his secret method for acquiring 15 car dealerships, the most profitable customers, why he won'...

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