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From Leading the #1 Chevy Store to Rescuing a Broken Dealership—Unlocking The Secrets of Success | Dorian Jimenez
Jan. 7, 2025

From Leading the #1 Chevy Store to Rescuing a Broken Dealership—Unloc…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Dorian Jimenez, Dealer Principal at Classic Chevrolet, where we discuss: Going from leading the #1 Chevy store in America to rescuing a broken deal...

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Inside Ewing Auto Group’s High-Tech Service Department of the Future | Industry Spotlight
Jan. 5, 2025

Inside Ewing Auto Group’s High-Tech Service Department of the Future …

Welcome to Industry Spotlight—a focused series hosted by Sam D’Arc, highlighting standout dealerships and innovative companies, and exploring the trends driving success in today’s automotive market. Today, Sam sits down with ...

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From The Stock Market To The Car Market: Lessons on Scaling a 13-Rooftop Auto Group | Taseer Badar
Dec. 26, 2024

From The Stock Market To The Car Market: Lessons on Scaling a 13-Roof…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I speak with Taseer Badar, CEO of ZT Automotive. We dive into his entrepreneurial journey, including how President Obama "pushed him" into the car business, explore ...

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How to Build the Next-Gen Dealership BDC | Tina Tasche
Dec. 24, 2024

How to Build the Next-Gen Dealership BDC | Tina Tasche

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast! In this episode, I’m joined by Tina Tasche, Head of Innovation & Tech at Van Horn Automotive Group. We dive into how to build the next-generation dealership BDC, Her AI features wish...

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Hacking the game of dealership “attention” and going viral | Nathanael Greklek, Corporate Brand Director at Mohawk Auto Group
Dec. 10, 2024

Hacking the game of dealership “attention” and going viral | Nathanae…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Nathanael Greklek, Corporate Brand Director at Mohawk Auto Group where we discuss: How he's hacking the game of dealership attention by creating vi...

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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 an “Old-School Car Dog” Wins With An Unlikely Mix: Tech & EQ | Du…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast! In this episode, I sit down with Dustin Collins, Vice President at Bill Kay Auto, to explore how an "old-school car dog" thrives with an unlikely mix of tech and EQ, why $500 might b...

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Industry Spotlight: How Dealers Are Battling the Car Theft Epidemic
Nov. 24, 2024

Industry Spotlight: How Dealers Are Battling the Car Theft Epidemic

Welcome to Industry Spotlight, a new show on the Car Dealership Guy Podcast hosted by Sam D'Arc. In each episode, Sam highlights the most compelling dealerships and innovative companies in automotive, diving into key trends, ...

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Industry Spotlight: How 2024 Innovations Are Solving Vehicle Shipping Issues
Nov. 17, 2024

Industry Spotlight: How 2024 Innovations Are Solving Vehicle Shipping…

Welcome to Industry Spotlight, a new show on the Car Dealership Guy Podcast hosted by Sam D'Arc. In each episode, Sam highlights the most compelling dealerships and innovative companies in automotive, diving into key trends, ...

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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

Taking a 100-Year-Old Dealer Group to New Heights—Risks, Challenges, …

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast! In this episode, I sit down with Liza Borches, CEO of Carter Myers Automotive. We dive into the bold risks that have shaped her century-old dealership group, her innovative approach ...

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A Visionary's Principles for Running 17 Dealerships | Jack Ballinghoff, COO of Ourisman Automotive Group
Nov. 5, 2024

A Visionary's Principles for Running 17 Dealerships | Jack Ballinghof…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Jack Ballinghoff, COO of Ourisman Automotive Group where we discuss: His principles to running 17+ dealerships, the best used car auction in the Un...

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The Hidden Hospitality Formula Behind Scaling to 40 Dealerships | Jeff Swickard, Dealer Principal of Swickard Auto Group
Oct. 31, 2024

The Hidden Hospitality Formula Behind Scaling to 40 Dealerships | Jef…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Jeff Swickard, Dealer Principal of Swickard Auto Group. We discuss the secret hospitality formula behind scaling to 40 dealerships, Serving 1M uniq...

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#127 Secrets to becoming a first-time franchise dealership owner in 2024! | Kyle Coleman, Owner of Coleman Automotive
Oct. 15, 2024

#127 Secrets to becoming a first-time franchise dealership owner in 2…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Kyle Coleman, Owner of Coleman Automotive where we discuss: How he went from selling Pokemon cards to Fords, the $50M voicemail that changed his li...

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#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. 3, 2024

#124 How to turn around a failing dealership, Becoming a top 5 Kia De…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast! In this episode, I sit down with Raul Gomila, GM/Partner of City Kia, to reveal how he turned a dealership losing $1M a year into a top performer. We dive into the strategies that ma...

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#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
Sept. 26, 2024

#122 Transforming a dealership group into a TikTok famous powerhouse,…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast! In this episode, I chat with Ryan Rohrman, CEO of Rohrman Auto Group. We dive into topics like transforming a dealership group into a TikTok powerhouse, achieving over 4 million view...

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#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
Sept. 19, 2024

#120 America's most interesting $2.5B car dealer, Future of Ford, Inf…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Vince Sheehy, President of Sheehy Auto Stores where we discuss: America's most interesting $2.5B car dealer, the future of Ford, influences of Budd...

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#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
Sept. 12, 2024

#118 Slinging $725M in luxury cars, How he doubled profit per vehicle…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Dennis Gingrich, Sales/Finance Director at The Niello Company where we discuss: How he's selling $725M a year in luxury vehicles, the top backend p...

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#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
Sept. 10, 2024

#117 Winning in a saturated maket with 9 dealerships, Secret weapon f…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Patrick Coleman, President of Jim Coleman Automotive Group where we discuss: How hes winning in a saturated market with 9 dealerships, His secret w...

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#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. 6, 2024

#107 Building an iconic dealer group, Where he's investing his wealth…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Fred Beans, owner of Fred Beans Auto Group where we discuss: his iconic career in the car business, wealth-building tips from Warren Buffet, the jo...

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#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
July 16, 2024

#101 Dealership Data Wiz: Beating the algorithm to sell cars, How to …

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Jeremy Nowling, Head of Digital Retailing, Rohrman Auto Group where we discuss: Beating the algorithm to sell more cars, How to "sell to zero", dea...

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#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
July 4, 2024

#98 The Dealership Mogul: Leading a $2B dealer group, Addictions to t…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Aaron Zeigler, President of Zeigler Auto Group where we discuss: Leading a $2B dealer group, how anyone can run a $100M business, addictions in the...

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#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
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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#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

#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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#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

#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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#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

#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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