Today's show features:
Joe Kichler, Senior Vice President, Digital and Supply Chain at Cox Automotive
Joel Bassam, President of Easterns Automotive Group
Yuriy Demidko, Senior VP / Chief Information Officer at Fox Motors
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Key moments:
00:00 Introduction and Show Overview
04:47 Automotive Industry Updates
05:46 New Car Satisfaction Insights
08:08 BMW's Hydrogen Vehicle Plans
09:58 Manheim's Vehicle Availability Policy
33:12 Embracing CarMax's Max Offer
34:52 Finding Efficiencies in Used Car Dealerships
37:58 Navigating the Used EV Market
42:10 Centralized Inventory Management
46:22 Leveraging AI in Automotive Sales
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