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Feb. 6, 2024

#56 Building a $2B car auction app, "Gambling for car dealers", Artif…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Joe Neiman, Co-Founder of ACV Auctions This episode is brought to you by: Car Dealership Guy Industry Job Board - Connecting world-class talent with top-notch companies in Automotive. Find y...

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Jan. 23, 2024

#52 Building a $6B car sales software empire, Electric vehicle revolu…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Brian MacDonald, CEO of CDK Global This episode is brought to you by: Valvoline - Valvoline can help drive your service department by streamlining operations and increasing revenue with hand...

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Dec. 28, 2023

#46 Selling $5.5B+ worth of car dealerships, State of the auto market…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Alan Haig, President & Founder of Haig Partners This episode is brought to you by: Cars Commerce - The platform to simplify everything about buying and selling cars. Learn more at carscommer...

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Dec. 26, 2023

#45 Building a $200M+ car parts empire, Solving the auto repair crisi…

In this episode, I'm speaking with David Meniane, CEO of Carparts.com This episode is brought to you by: Car Dealership Guy Newsletter - Become an automotive insider in just 5 minutes. Get the weekly email that delivers trans...

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Dec. 19, 2023

#44 Making millions from Parts & Service, Dealership incentives, Econ…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Daryl Kenningham, CEO at Group 1 Automotive This episode is brought to you by: Cars Commerce - The platform to simplify everything about buying and selling cars. To learn how you can measure...

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Dec. 14, 2023

#43 Building a $1.5B+ digital car auction, Peter’s car market predict…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Peter Kelly, CEO at OPENLANE . This episode is brought to you by: Car Dealership Guy Newsletter - Become an automotive insider in just 5 minutes. Get the weekly email that delivers transpare...

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Dec. 5, 2023

#41 How CarGurus is evolving, Amazon’s threat to car dealers, Crackin…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Jason Trevisan, CEO at CarGurus. This episode is brought to you by: CarNow - The industry leader in automotive messaging and digital retailing solutions. See how CarNow can make an impact at...

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Nov. 28, 2023

#40 Secrets behind dealership franchise laws, Consumer-friendly auto …

In this episode, I'm speaking with Leonard Bellavia, Founding Partner at Bellavia and Blatt Law This episode is brought to you by: CDK Global - Empowering dealers with the tools and technology to build deeper customer relatio...

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Nov. 21, 2023

#39 Predicting auto loan defaults, 96 month terms, Vehicle affordabil…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Betty Jotanovic, President of Chrysler Capital and Auto Relationships at Santander . This episode is brought to you by: AutoFi - AutoFi empowers your team with digital retail technology that...

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Nov. 3, 2023

#36 Car market predictions, Alex's acquisition playbook, Solving soft…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Alex Vetter, CEO of Cars Commerce . This episode is brought to you by: Cars Commerce - The platform to simplify everything about buying and selling cars. Learn more at carscommerce.inc AutoF...

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Oct. 31, 2023

#35 Raising $300M+ for automotive venture capital, Rise and fall of V…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Chase Fraser, Founder & Managing Partner at FM Capital . This episode is brought to you by: AutoFi - AutoFi empowers your team with digital retail technology that accelerates the sale. Learn...

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Sept. 15, 2023

#27 State of auto lending, Best and worst car deals, UAW strike, #1 i…

This episode is brought to you by: ⁠ KEYper Systems ⁠ - Key Management Simplified. Interested in advertising with CarDealershipGuy? Drop us a line here Interested in being considered as a guest on the podcast? Add your name h...

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Aug. 11, 2023

#22 Gatekeepers of Automotive media, Carvana avoiding bankruptcy, Int…

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 …

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Aug. 4, 2023

#21 Secrets of buying and selling dealerships, Best and worst auto fr…

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 …

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May 30, 2023

#11 Acquiring the domain Cars.com, Signing up first 100 dealers, Puls…

In this episode, I’m speaking with Alex Vetter, co-founder and CEO of Cars.com.


00;00 - Intro

01:25 - Acquiring *the* domain

02:44 - 25th year anniversary

05:13 - Company background

09:08 - Keeping up with the pace of …

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