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#52 Building a $6B car sales software empire, Electric vehicle revolu…
In this episode, I'm speaking with Brian MacDonald, CEO of CDK Global This episode is brought to you by: Valvoline - Valvoline can help drive your service department by streamlining operations and increasing revenue with hand...
#46 Selling $5.5B+ worth of car dealerships, State of the auto market…
In this episode, I'm speaking with Alan Haig, President & Founder of Haig Partners This episode is brought to you by: Cars Commerce - The platform to simplify everything about buying and selling cars. Learn more at carscommer...
#45 Building a $200M+ car parts empire, Solving the auto repair crisi…
In this episode, I'm speaking with David Meniane, CEO of Carparts.com This episode is brought to you by: Car Dealership Guy Newsletter - Become an automotive insider in just 5 minutes. Get the weekly email that delivers trans...
#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...
#43 Building a $1.5B+ digital car auction, Peter’s car market predict…
In this episode, I'm speaking with Peter Kelly, CEO at OPENLANE . This episode is brought to you by: Car Dealership Guy Newsletter - Become an automotive insider in just 5 minutes. Get the weekly email that delivers transpare...
#41 How CarGurus is evolving, Amazon’s threat to car dealers, Crackin…
In this episode, I'm speaking with Jason Trevisan, CEO at CarGurus. This episode is brought to you by: CarNow - The industry leader in automotive messaging and digital retailing solutions. See how CarNow can make an impact at...
#40 Secrets behind dealership franchise laws, Consumer-friendly auto …
In this episode, I'm speaking with Leonard Bellavia, Founding Partner at Bellavia and Blatt Law This episode is brought to you by: CDK Global - Empowering dealers with the tools and technology to build deeper customer relatio...
#39 Predicting auto loan defaults, 96 month terms, Vehicle affordabil…
In this episode, I'm speaking with Betty Jotanovic, President of Chrysler Capital and Auto Relationships at Santander . This episode is brought to you by: AutoFi - AutoFi empowers your team with digital retail technology that...
#36 Car market predictions, Alex's acquisition playbook, Solving soft…
In this episode, I'm speaking with Alex Vetter, CEO of Cars Commerce . This episode is brought to you by: Cars Commerce - The platform to simplify everything about buying and selling cars. Learn more at carscommerce.inc AutoF...
#35 Raising $300M+ for automotive venture capital, Rise and fall of V…
In this episode, I'm speaking with Chase Fraser, Founder & Managing Partner at FM Capital . This episode is brought to you by: AutoFi - AutoFi empowers your team with digital retail technology that accelerates the sale. Learn...
#27 State of auto lending, Best and worst car deals, UAW strike, #1 i…
This episode is brought to you by: KEYper Systems - Key Management Simplified. Interested in advertising with CarDealershipGuy? Drop us a line here Interested in being considered as a guest on the podcast? Add your name h...
#22 Gatekeepers of Automotive media, Carvana avoiding bankruptcy, Int…
In this episode, I'm speaking with Cliff Banks, Founder of The Banks Report. 00:00 - Intro 01:38 - Cliff’s background 08:30 - The Fate of Carvana 16:40 - What’s next for the used car dealer? 34:10 - Are new car prices sustain...
#21 Secrets of buying and selling dealerships, Best and worst auto fr…
In this episode, I'm speaking with Alan Haig, President & Founder of Haig Partners, LLC. 00:00 - Intro 01:51 - Alan's background 10:07 - The journey to founding Haig Partners 20:21 - The state of dealership M&A 50:11 - Best &...
#11 Acquiring the domain Cars.com, Signing up first 100 dealers, Puls…
In this episode, I’m speaking with Alex Vetter, co-founder and CEO of Cars.com. 00;00 - Intro 01:25 - Acquiring *the* domain 02:44 - 25th year anniversary 05:13 - Company background 09:08 - Keeping up with the pace of tech 12...
#9 Why we still have vehicle shortages, new and used car price predic…
In this episode, I'm speaking with Jonathan Smoke, Chief Economist at Cox Automotive. (00:00) Intro (00:51) Our unique market environment (04:12) Jonathan's background (08:45) The Great Digitization (11:46) That time CDG boug...
#5 Future of car-buying, will small dealers go extinct, investment op…
In this episode, I'm speaking with Steve Greenfield, Founder/CEO of Automotive Ventures and author of the book " The Future of Automotive Retail ." (0:00) Intro (1:33) What will car-buying look like in 5-10 years? (11:22)...