#121 The imminent evolution of AI in car dealerships, Best uses cases of AI in dealerships, How he's transforming 50% of US franchise dealers

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 transforming 50% of all US franchise dealers, The best use cases for AI in car dealerships and much more!

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Impel - Impel enables automotive retailers, manufacturers, and online marketplaces to turn shoppers into buyers, and buyers into lifelong customers, with the auto industry's most advanced AI-powered Customer Lifecycle Management platform. Impel leverages proprietary behavioral data and generative conversational AI technology to deliver hyper-personalized experiences at every touchpoint of the customer journey.Whether it’s supporting a shopper as they search for the perfect vehicle, booking showroom appointments, scheduling the next service appointment for a customer, or helping a consumer sell or trade-in their vehicle, Impel AI is with you every step of the way. Reach out today and see for yourself what Impel can do for you.

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Topics:

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:01:10) - Updates since Devin was last on the show

(00:02:31) - What meaningful changes have happened in auto with AI?

(00:04:58) - What practical changes can dealers implement right now?

(00:07:39) - What level of adoption across the industry are you seeing?

(00:09:26) - Why did you acquire Outsell?

(00:14:35) - What does the dealership of the future look like?

(00:18:06) - Are we going to a centralized AI Dealership world?

(00:22:21) - What are you working to solve over the next 12 months?