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The Hidden Hospitality Formula Behind Scaling to 40 Dealerships | Jef…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Jeff Swickard, Dealer Principal of Swickard Auto Group. We discuss the secret hospitality formula behind scaling to 40 dealerships, Serving 1M uniq...
Why People Don't Trust Car Dealers… And How to Fix it | Kris Gaerlan,…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Sanjiv Yajnik, President of Financial Services at Capital One, and Kris Gaerlan, President of Dallas Lease Returns where we discuss: Why people don...
Car Market Forecast For 2024: Shocks and Twists You Need to Know | Jo…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast! In this episode, I'm joined by Jonathan Smoke, Chief Economist at Cox Automotive. We dive into some of the biggest topics shaping the 2024 car market, including shocks and surprises,...
#129 Inside the "Uber of Car Deliveries": Moving 1.4M Vehicles a Year…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Fede Ranero, CEO of Draiver where we discuss: How he's building the "Uber for car deliveries" and moving 1.4M vehicles per year, the #1 reason why ...
#128 The Business Side of 70M+ Recalled Vehicles: What Dealers Are Ga…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Ryan Maher, CEO of BizzyCar where we discuss: The business side of 70M+ recalled vehicles, Most troubled car brands struggling with recalls, Shocki...
#127 Secrets to becoming a first-time franchise dealership owner in 2…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Kyle Coleman, Owner of Coleman Automotive where we discuss: How he went from selling Pokemon cards to Fords, the $50M voicemail that changed his li...
#126 Q4 Auto Market Forecast: The need-to-know trends and predictions…
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 dive into a Q4 auto market forecast: How Gen Z is buying cars, Have we reached a...
#125 The payments nightmare hiding in dealerships, Shocking trends in…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Julie Douglas, CEO of Dealer Pay where we discuss: The accounting nightmare hiding in dealerships, Saving dealers 20 hrs of work per week, shocking...
#124 How to turn around a failing dealership, Becoming a top 5 Kia De…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast! In this episode, I sit down with Raul Gomila, GM/Partner of City Kia, to reveal how he turned a dealership losing $1M a year into a top performer. We dive into the strategies that ma...
#123 Investing $9B in the next-gen of automotive disruptors, From dea…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast! In this episode, I sit down with Bill Cariss, CEO of Holman Strategic Ventures, to discuss how he's deploying $9 billion into the next generation of automotive disruptors, his journe...
#122 Transforming a dealership group into a TikTok famous powerhouse,…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast! In this episode, I chat with Ryan Rohrman, CEO of Rohrman Auto Group. We dive into topics like transforming a dealership group into a TikTok powerhouse, achieving over 4 million view...
#121 The imminent evolution of AI in car dealerships, Best uses cases…
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 transform...
#120 America's most interesting $2.5B car dealer, Future of Ford, Inf…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Vince Sheehy, President of Sheehy Auto Stores where we discuss: America's most interesting $2.5B car dealer, the future of Ford, influences of Budd...
#119 Secrets of automotive's most controversial business, Tackling 90…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Jeff Watson, Owner of IV Seasons Auto where we discuss: Secrets of automotive's most controversial business, tackling 90% in-house financing, econo...
#118 Slinging $725M in luxury cars, How he doubled profit per vehicle…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Dennis Gingrich, Sales/Finance Director at The Niello Company where we discuss: How he's selling $725M a year in luxury vehicles, the top backend p...
#117 Winning in a saturated maket with 9 dealerships, Secret weapon f…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Patrick Coleman, President of Jim Coleman Automotive Group where we discuss: How hes winning in a saturated market with 9 dealerships, His secret w...
#116 Largest seller of odd and weird cars in America, Making millions…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Andrew Glaser, CEO of Vantage Auto, where we discuss: How he became the #1 seller of interesting, odd, and weird cars in the US, making millions fr...
#115 The biggest trends in dealership hiring, Demystifying pay plans,…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Steve Adragna where we discuss: The biggest trends in dealership hiring, Demystifying pay plans, Rise of the $1M manager, Hottest automotive roles ...
#114 Building a marketplace for 30M monthly car shoppers, How dealers…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Matthew Crawford, Chief Product & Innovation Officer at Cars Commerce. We discuss: How he designs retail experiences for 30M car shoppers, best pra...
#113 The $30B market hiding within dealerships, How private equity va…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Mark Pomella, Vice President at SAB Capital where we discuss: The $30B market hiding within dealerships, How private equity values car lots, Dealer...
#112 Transforming Subaru into a 'cult brand', Guiding explosive growt…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Tom Doll, Ex-CEO of Subaru of America where we discuss: How Tom Doll transformed Subaru into a cult brand, Guiding explosive growth over two decade...
#111 Why dealerships are still selling at record pace, Best and worst…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Alan Haig, President and Founder of Haig Partners where we discuss: Best and worst auto franchises right now, Why dealerships are selling at record...
#110 From PhD to selling teslas, Becoming a top 10 used EV dealer, De…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Alex Lawrence, CEO of EV Auto where we discuss: From PhD to selling Teslas, Why EV mandate should end, Decoding Elon to beat the market and much mo...
#109 Most costly mistakes dealers are making, Why the FTC is coming a…
Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Brad Miller, Head of Legal at ComplyAuto where we discuss: The most costly mistakes dealers are making, Why the FTC is coming after car dealers, To...