Aug. 17, 2025

From Dead Weight to Cash Flow: The Transfer Fix for Aging Cars | Industry Spotlight

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Show Notes

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 Trent Waybright, Vice President of Pre-Owned Operations for Kelley Automotive Group, and Patrick Janes, AVP of vAuto Inventory Solutions.

This episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast is brought to you by vAuto:

vAuto - As the industry’s premier provider of end-to-end inventory management solutions, vAuto gives every dealer—from a single point store to the largest groups—the data, insights and tools they need to maximize returns from the new and used vehicle inventory investments. Known for its game-changing inventory management innovations, vAuto provides AI-powered predictive data science to help dealers see their future and consistently make the right, ROI-minded decisions with every vehicle they appraise, acquire, price and retail. Discover why 96 out of the top 100 used vehicle retailers trust vAuto to help them achieve greater success. Check out vAuto here: https://carguymedia.com/vauto

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01:20 How has used car ops evolved?