Vendor Insights Podcasts
The Most Important Metric You’re Not Tracking in Car Sales | Industry…
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 ...
The 2025 Wholesale Car Market Explained – Key Insights and What’s Ahe…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Peter Kelly, CEO of OPENLANE where we discuss a breakdown on how the wholesale car market finished off 2024, how volume trends are bucking expectat...
The Team Extinguishing Service Department "Heat Cases"—and Protecting…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Tasso Roumeliotis, CEO of Numa, where we discuss: how to extinguish service department "heat cases" before they burn profitability, why 911 started...
The Raw Truth About What Customers Think of Dealerships — And How Dea…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Matt Murray, CEO and Jake Hughes, Director of Marketing at Widewail where we discuss the raw truth about what customers think of dealerships and wh...
How Car Dealers Are Cracking the "Customer Retention" Code | Brice En…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I’m speaking with Brice Englert, CEO of TradePending. We discuss how car dealers are cracking the customer retention code, insights from competing with car-buying gi...
The Secret Weapon Helping Dealerships Sell Cars Coast-To-Coast | Davi…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast! In this episode, I’m joined by David Donaldson, SVP at DLRdmv, for an insightful conversation about the technology helping dealerships sell cars coast-to-coast. We discuss the daily ...
Industry Spotlight: How Robots Are Changing Car Sales—And What's Next
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, ...
From Gut Instinct to Data Insights: How Modern Dealerships Are Transf…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast! In this episode, I’m joined by Aharon Horwitz, Founder & CEO of Fullpath, and Brad Title, Founder & CEO of Gubagoo. We discuss how dealers are transforming car shopping experiences w...
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, ...
How AI Is Sneaking Into Car Dealerships—And Shaping the Business | Le…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I’m speaking with Leigh Ann Conver, Senior Director of CDK Data Services. We discuss how AI is quietly integrating into dealership operations, the top AI trends for ...
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, ...
How a Former Mortician Cracked Dealers' #1 Profitability Issue | Pete…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Peter Duffy Jr., CEO of Dealer Image Pro where we discuss: How a professional photographer cracked dealers' #1 profitability issue, the most impact...
How 28 Seconds Are Quietly Transforming Dealership Profits | Jim Roch…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Jim Roche, Founder & CEO of WarrCloud, where we discuss: How 28 seconds is quietly transforming dealership profits, why EVs are going to transform ...
Why People Don't Trust Car Dealers… And How to Fix it | Kris Gaerlan,…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Sanjiv Yajnik, President of Financial Services at Capital One, and Kris Gaerlan, President of Dallas Lease Returns where we discuss: Why people don...
Car Market Forecast For 2024: Shocks and Twists You Need to Know | Jo…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast! In this episode, I'm joined by Jonathan Smoke, Chief Economist at Cox Automotive. We dive into some of the biggest topics shaping the 2024 car market, including shocks and surprises,...
#129 Inside the "Uber of Car Deliveries": Moving 1.4M Vehicles a Year…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Fede Ranero, CEO of Draiver where we discuss: How he's building the "Uber for car deliveries" and moving 1.4M vehicles per year, the #1 reason why ...
#128 The Business Side of 70M+ Recalled Vehicles: What Dealers Are Ga…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Ryan Maher, CEO of BizzyCar where we discuss: The business side of 70M+ recalled vehicles, Most troubled car brands struggling with recalls, Shocki...
#126 Q4 Auto Market Forecast: The need-to-know trends and predictions…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with David Thomas, Director of Content Marketing at CDK Global where we dive into a Q4 auto market forecast: How Gen Z is buying cars, Have we reached a...
#125 The payments nightmare hiding in dealerships, Shocking trends in…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Julie Douglas, CEO of Dealer Pay where we discuss: The accounting nightmare hiding in dealerships, Saving dealers 20 hrs of work per week, shocking...
#121 The imminent evolution of AI in car dealerships, Best uses cases…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Devin Daly, CEO of Impel where we discuss: The imminent evolution of AI in car dealerships, BTS of his recent $100M acquisition, How he's transform...
#114 Building a marketplace for 30M monthly car shoppers, How dealers…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Matthew Crawford, Chief Product & Innovation Officer at Cars Commerce. We discuss: How he designs retail experiences for 30M car shoppers, best pra...
#113 The $30B market hiding within dealerships, How private equity va…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Mark Pomella, Vice President at SAB Capital where we discuss: The $30B market hiding within dealerships, How private equity values car lots, Dealer...
#109 Most costly mistakes dealers are making, Why the FTC is coming a…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Brad Miller, Head of Legal at ComplyAuto where we discuss: The most costly mistakes dealers are making, Why the FTC is coming after car dealers, To...
#106 Rise of the A.I. employee in car dealerships, Hack to converting…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Eric Rea, CEO of Podium where we discuss: The rise of the A.I. employee in car dealerships, Hack to converting 99% of customers, Raising $420M for ...