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July 23, 2024

#103 CDG Market Update: Are inventory levels back to the “new-normal”…

Welcome to the third episode of The Car Dealership Guy Market Update—Brought to you by Edmunds. This segment is a monthly discussion with automotive industry experts and dealers about where our car market is today -- and wher...

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July 18, 2024

#102 Electric Vehicle Expert: Inconvenient truth about electrificatio…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Chris Nihan, President of EVready Energy where we discuss: The inconvenient truth about EV charging stations, whether the US power grid can handle ...

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July 11, 2024

#100 The Auction Visionary: Selling 1.3 million cars a year, Why the …

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Shiv Dutt, President, U.S. Marketplace at OPENLANE, where we discuss: Wholesaling 1.3M cars a year, buying cars at 2:00 AM, why the gap between buy...

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July 9, 2024

#99 The Car Ad Maverick: Secrets to dealership profitability, Racing …

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Len Short, co-founder of Lotlinx where we discuss: The secrets to dealership profitability, racing Porsches with VCs, Markdown doom loops, Is there...

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June 20, 2024

#94 Killing the dealership 'courtesy shuttle', Evolving the experienc…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Charles Mizrahi, Head of Automotive Partnerships at Uber, where we discuss evolving the customer experience at dealerships, killing the courtesy sh...

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June 18, 2024

#93 Why automakers are building in the US again, What car brands make…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Jenni Newman, Editor-in-Chief of Cars.com where we discuss: Why automakers are building in the US again, What car brand makes the most American car...

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June 11, 2024

#91 Why consumer financing is broken in the US, Handling $1.5B in aut…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Amitay Kalmar, CEO of Lendbuzz where we discuss: Why consumer financing is broken in the US, Handling 1.5B in auto loans, Auto lenders pulling out ...

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June 4, 2024

#89 Creating unusual profit opportunities in automotive, Why service …

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Tony Wanderon, CEO of APCO Holdings, home of EasyCare, where we discuss: Creating unusual profit opportunities in automotive, Why service claims fo...

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May 30, 2024

#88 CDG Market Update: Why the car business looks like 2008, Selling …

Welcome to the third episode of The Car Dealership Guy Market Update—Brought to you by Edmunds. This segment is a monthly discussion with automotive industry experts and dealers about where our car market is today -- and wher...

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May 28, 2024

#87 Exposing the Future of EV's, Why 70% of EV owners will never go b…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with David Thomas, Director of Content Marketing at CDK Global where we discuss: The future of EVs in America, Car market says “What recession?”, Why 70...

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May 21, 2024

#85 Transforming how dealers buy cars, Exiting for $300M, Surprising …

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Nate Mihalovich, CEO of The Lasso where we discuss: His journey from $300M exit to transforming how dealers buy cars, Which retailers pay the most ...

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May 9, 2024

#82 Solving the car theft epidemic, 1,000,000+ stolen last year, How …

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Melissa High, VP of LoJack where we discuss solving the car theft epidemic, over 1,000,000 vehicles stolen last year, why auto insurance premiums a...

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April 30, 2024

#79 CDG Market Update: Can leasing save the car business, $25,000 Tes…

Welcome to the second episode of The Car Dealership Guy Market Update—Brought to you by Edmunds. This new segment is a monthly discussion with automotive industry experts and dealers about where our car market is today -- and...

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April 25, 2024

#78 Building the “Amazon” of car shipping, Dirty secrets of the $70B …

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Royce Neubauer, CEO of Auto Hauler Exchange where we discuss: Building the "Amazon" of car shipping, Dirty secrets of the $70B vehicle logistics in...

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April 23, 2024

#77 Secret "profit" weapon of car dealerships, Arrival of $300/hr lab…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Todd Sands, Senior Vice President at CNA National where we discuss: The secret "profit" weapon of car dealerships, The arrival of $300/hr labor rat...

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