This episode is brought to you by: AutoFi - AutoFi empowers your team with digital retail technology that accelerates the sale. Learn more @ https://www.autofi.com/cdg/ Podium - The lead conversion platform for car dealerships. Get 10% of your plan by texting “CarDealershipGuy” to (833) 441-1166 or visit https://bit.ly/48UKr4x In this…
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This episode is brought to you by: CDK Global - Empowering dealers with the tools and technology to build deeper customer relationships. Learn more @ https://bit.ly/3Qqu0pl Podium - The lead conversion platform for car dealerships. Get 10% of your plan by texting “CarDealershipGuy” to (833) 441-1166 or visit https://bit.ly/48UKr4x In…
This episode is brought to you by: Podium - The lead conversion platform for car dealerships. Get 10% of your plan by texting “CarDealershipGuy” to (833) 441-1166 or visit https://bit.ly/48UKr4x CDK Global - Empowering dealers with the tools and technology to build deeper customer relationships. Learn more @ https://bit.ly/3Qqu0pl In…
The year is 2008. U.S. economy is in free-fall. Daniel Crainic starts quietly acquiring car dealerships. Today, he does $400M+ in annual revenue. I asked him if someone could repeat that playbook again today. His response... --- Full episode drops next week - follow the CDG Podcast (http://cdgpodcast.com) on any…
In this episode, I'm speaking with Barb Edson, Chief Marketing Officer at CDK Global. Interested in advertising with CarDealershipGuy? Drop us a line here: https://cdgpartner.com 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:01 - Barb’s career background 00:03:55 - What is the Internet of Things? 00:04:55 - The auto industry is ripe for disruption…
In this episode, I'm speaking with John Clay Wolfe, Founder of GivemetheVIN.com You can check out the full story of John's historic barn find and see the cars they got ahold of here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07eUh7HayMQ Interested in advertising with CarDealershipGuy? Drop us a line here: https://cdgpartner.com 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:30 -…
In this episode, I’m speaking with Frank McKenna, Co-Founder and Chief Fraud Strategist at Point Predictive. You can access Point Predictive’s free Auto Lending Fraud Report here: https://landing.pointpredictive.com/cdg 00:00 - Intro 01:15 - Frank’s background & Why Point Predictive exists 05:55 - The massive scale and spectrum of fraud 12:15…
In this episode, I'm speaking with Jason Putnam, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Tactical Fleet. 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - Jason's background 05:35 - Attracting exotic clients 11:45 - Selling to Sonic Automotive 14:15 - Unit Economics 25:00 - Scaling, customer profiles, internet money 35:52 - The best "deals" in…
Auto loan fraud is rising at a *record pace*. But why? (hint: not what you'd expect) Frank McKenna, Chief Fraud Strategist at Point Predictive, explains in under 30 seconds. Full episode drops next week on the CDGPodcast.com.
This episode is brought to you by: KEYper Systems - Key Management Simplified - https://keypersystems.com Fullpath - Discover Automotive's Leading Customer Data and Experience Platform - https://fullpath.com In this episode, I'm speaking with Rick Ricart, President of Ricart Automotive. 00:00 - Intro 02:40 - The Ricart Family & Rick’s background…
Jason Putnam, America's largest exotic used car dealer, shares behind-the-scenes details in under 25 seconds. Full episode drops next week! Follow the CDG Podcast on any platform so you don't miss it: cdgpodcast.com
This episode is brought to you by: KEYper Systems - Key Management Simplified. https://www.keypersystems.com Today, I'm speaking with Jonathan Smoke, Chief Economist at Cox Automotive. 00:00 - Intro 02:00 - DJ Smokey Smoke returns 05:55 - The general state of the market 15:25 - Interest rates and how they affect…
This episode is brought to you by: KEYper Systems - Key Management Simplified. (https://www.keypersystems.com) In this episode, I'm speaking with Robert Hollenshead, Founder of R. Hollenshead Auto Sales and Accu-Trade. 00:00 - Intro 02:21 - Bob's background 08:27 - Lack of transparency back in the day 13:11 - Creating things…
This episode is brought to you by: KEYper Systems - Key Management Simplified. (https://keypersystems.com) In this episode, I'm speaking with Kevin Malik, CEO of RunBuggy. 00:00 - Intro 01:54 - Kevin’s background 04:36 - Getting involved with RunBuggy 12:54 - Building the MVP and getting funded 18:04 - The hauling…
This episode is brought to you by: KEYper Systems - Key Management Simplified. (https://keypersystems.com) Fullpath – Discover Automotive's Leading Customer Data and Experience Platform. (https://fullpath.com) In this episode, I'm speaking with Brett Morgan, CEO of Morgan Auto Group. 00:00 - Intro 02:48 - Brett’s background 08:20 - Succession & raising…
Bold statement from Brett Morgan, CEO of 66 dealerships. Listen to the surprising reason why. From CDG Podcast episode 24 - Being released August 25. Subscribe to the CarDealershipGuy Podcast on any platform so you don't miss it.
I had a very eye-opening conversation with Kevin Malik, CEO of RunBuggy — a nationwide vehicle transportation marketplace. Listen closely to what he says at the 0:25 mark. Full episode with Kevin Malik drops next Friday on the CDG Podcast (cdgpodcast.com) — Subscribe to this channel so you don't miss…
Brett Morgan, CEO of Morgan Auto Group, explains why he has confidence in Toyota despite its stance on EVs
In this episode, I’m speaking with Scot Wingo, Founder & CEO of Spiffy. 01:09 - Scot’s background 04:50 - The hardest business meeting ever 07:05 - Being a serial entrepreneur 15:41 - Trick to hiring technicians 20:08 - Leveraging custom software to drive process efficiency 25:30 - How Spiffy makes…
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 sustainable? 39:36 - Talking public auto stocks 44:25 -…
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 & worst brands for consumer experience 59:36 - Will this…
