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The Biggest Opportunity in Car Dealership Acquisitions Nobody's Talking About | Alan Haig, President/Founder of Haig Partners
Aug. 20, 2026

The Biggest Opportunity in Car Dealership Acquisitions Nobody's Talking About | Alan Haig, President/Founder of Haig Partners

Alan Haig is the President and founder of Haig Partners, the leading merger and acquisition advisory firm for auto dealerships, where he has guided some of the industry's largest deals. He tracks buy-sell trends and franchise values across every major brand, and he's watched Infiniti collapse further than any other name in the business while Toyota and Lexus keep climbing. He speaks candidly about which franchises are worth buying today, which ones aren't, and what a wave of new competition fr
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Lundy on Training, Nielsen on Digital Dealer, Salas on EV's and Hybrids | Daily Dealer Live
Aug. 19, 2026

Lundy on Training, Nielsen on Digital Dealer, Salas on EV's and Hybrids | Daily Dealer Live

Today's show features: - Glenn Lundy, President at 800% Elite Automotive Club - Jaymie Nielsen, Show Director at Digital Dealer - Al Salas, Founder/Chairman at Eco Auto This episode is brought to you by: Digital Dealer – Lost opportunities and slow processes are quietly draining your dealership's bottom line — Digital Dealer fixes that with real sessions, hands-on labs, and live demos covering sales, service, marketing, and AI, so you walk away with strategies you can use the second you're
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The Chick-fil-A Strategy Behind This Dealer's Explosive Growth to $1B | Leo Portaluppi, Owner/CEO at P4 Automotive
Aug. 18, 2026

The Chick-fil-A Strategy Behind This Dealer's Explosive Growth to $1B | Leo Portaluppi, Owner/CEO at P4 Automotive

Leo Portaluppi says the accountability gap holding back growing dealer groups is one owners create themselves. He argues that titles without real equity produce managers who still think like employees, and that fixing it means giving partners a real path to owning 10, then 20 percent of the store they run. Topics: 02:10 Fixed Needs Variable, Vice Versa. 04:10 "If You Want Reliable, Don't Buy This." 08:25 Oil-Change Dad Built An Empire. 15:00 Don't Hire Bad Habits, Train Them. 17:00 App St
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Cavazos on Women in Auto, Gates/Lusk on China Cars Risk, Spisak on Leaders | Daily Dealer Live
Aug. 17, 2026

Cavazos on Women in Auto, Gates/Lusk on China Cars Risk, Spisak on Leaders | Daily Dealer Live

Today's show features: - Ashley Cavazos, President at WOCAN & Moderator/Trainer at NCM Associates - Steve Gates, President at Gates Auto Family - Cody Lusk, President/CEO at American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) - David Spisak, President/CEO at Disruptive Growth Solutions, LLC This episode is brought to you by: Digital Dealer – Lost opportunities and slow processes are quietly draining your dealership's bottom line — Digital Dealer fixes that with real sessions, han
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Fixed Ops Friday w/ David Hennessey, Tully Williams, & Owen Montgomery | Daily Dealer Live
Aug. 14, 2026

Fixed Ops Friday w/ David Hennessey, Tully Williams, & Owen Montgomery | Daily Dealer Live

Today's show features: - David Hennessey, VP of Fixed Operations at Harris Auto Group - Tully Williams, Fixed Operations Director at The Niello Company - Owen Montgomery, Service Advisor at Chariot Automotive Group This episode is brought to you by: 800% Elite Automotive Club – 800% Elite Auto is a whole-dealership solution. Live weekly training and 1-on-1 executive coaching align Owners, Sales, F&I, BDC, Marketing, and Culture into one well oiled machine. The result? A guaranteed 25% sales
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The $100K Secret Why Dealer Credit Card Fees Keep Climbing Every Year | Industry Spotlight
Aug. 13, 2026

The $100K Secret Why Dealer Credit Card Fees Keep Climbing Every Year | Industry Spotlight

In this episode of the Industry Spotlight, joining host Sam D'Arc are Eric Cohen, CEO of Merchant Advocate, and Cole Frankman, Owner/Operator of Frankman Motors, to discuss why credit card processing fees keep climbing year after year and how dealers can uncover the hidden increases buried in their merchant statements. Eric reveals that 80 percent of dealerships he reviews are being overcharged by 20 to 25 percent, and explains why the fee never really stops rising: the sales rep who set up t
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