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It's tricky. 50% of car shoppers say they're open to buying fully online. Yet, only 1 in 20 buy that way... I asked Jason Trevisan, CEO of CarGurus, if online car buying is a fad or here to stay.

This episode is brought to you by: CDK Global - Empowering dealers with the tools and technology to build deeper customer relationships. Learn more @ https://www.cdkglobal.com/dealership-xperience-platform Cars Commerce - The platform to simplify everything about buying and selling cars. Learn more at https://www.carscommerce.inc/ In this episode, I'm speaking with Leonard…

This episode is brought to you by: AutoFi - AutoFi empowers your team with digital retail technology that accelerates the sale. Learn more @ https://www.autofi.com/cdg/ Podium - The lead conversion platform for car dealerships. Get 10% of your plan by texting “CarDealershipGuy” to (833) 441-1166 or visit https://bit.ly/48UKr4x In this…

You’re probably wondering: what is an “Emergency Podcast”? On November 18, 2023, Amazon and Hyundai made a splashy announcement that they’re teaming up to offer online car sales. I received tons of questions from dealers and consumers and decided to try something new: An impromptu, live podcast on Twitter Spaces.…

This episode is brought to you by: Cars Commerce - The platform to simplify everything about buying and selling cars. Learn more at https://www.carscommerce.inc/ AutoFi - AutoFi empowers your team with digital retail technology that accelerates the sale. Learn more @ https://www.autofi.com/cdg/ In this episode, I'm speaking with Jamie Oldershaw,…

96-month auto loans are here. Who gets them? Is it sustainable? I asked the President of Chrysler Capital and Auto Relationships at Santander — Betty Jotanovic — to weigh in. Full episode drops this Friday — Follow the @CarDealershipGuy podcast so you don't miss it.

I asked Bruce Miller (a car dealer) about misconceptions in the car business. We discussed: — From the streets to $150K/month — Raising capital at Church — Acquiring stakes in dealerships — and much more Stream the full episode now on the CarDealershipGuy Podcast!

This episode is brought to you by: Cars Commerce - The platform to simplify everything about buying and selling cars. Learn more at https://www.carscommerce.inc/ Podium - The lead conversion platform for car dealerships. Get 10% of your plan by texting “CarDealershipGuy” to (833) 441-1166 or visit https://bit.ly/48UKr4x In this episode,…

Subprime car loans are wild: — Dealers pay lenders to buy them (read that again) — Takes much longer to get funded on them — Many dealerships actually... hate them I asked a subprime dealer from New Orleans to explain how he does it (under 60 seconds).

This episode is brought to you by: Cars Commerce - The platform to simplify everything about buying and selling cars. Learn more at https://www.carscommerce.inc/ AutoFi - AutoFi empowers your team with digital retail technology that accelerates the sale. Learn more @ https://www.autofi.com/cdg/ In this episode, I'm speaking with Alex Vetter,…

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This episode is brought to you by: AutoFi - AutoFi empowers your team with digital retail technology that accelerates the sale. Learn more @ https://www.autofi.com/cdg/ Podium - The lead conversion platform for car dealerships. Get 10% of your plan by texting “CarDealershipGuy” to (833) 441-1166 or visit https://bit.ly/48UKr4x In this…

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This episode is brought to you by: CDK Global - Empowering dealers with the tools and technology to build deeper customer relationships. Learn more @ https://bit.ly/3Qqu0pl Podium - The lead conversion platform for car dealerships. Get 10% of your plan by texting “CarDealershipGuy” to (833) 441-1166 or visit https://bit.ly/48UKr4x In…

This episode is brought to you by: Podium - The lead conversion platform for car dealerships. Get 10% of your plan by texting “CarDealershipGuy” to (833) 441-1166 or visit https://bit.ly/48UKr4x CDK Global - Empowering dealers with the tools and technology to build deeper customer relationships. Learn more @ https://bit.ly/3Qqu0pl In…

The year is 2008. U.S. economy is in free-fall. Daniel Crainic starts quietly acquiring car dealerships. Today, he does $400M+ in annual revenue. I asked him if someone could repeat that playbook again today. His response... --- Full episode drops next week - follow the CDG Podcast (http://cdgpodcast.com) on any…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Barb Edson, Chief Marketing Officer at CDK Global. Interested in advertising with CarDealershipGuy? Drop us a line here: https://cdgpartner.com 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:01 - Barb’s career background 00:03:55 - What is the Internet of Things? 00:04:55 - The auto industry is ripe for disruption…

In this episode, I'm speaking with John Clay Wolfe, Founder of GivemetheVIN.com You can check out the full story of John's historic barn find and see the cars they got ahold of here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07eUh7HayMQ Interested in advertising with CarDealershipGuy? Drop us a line here: https://cdgpartner.com 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:30 -…

In this episode, I’m speaking with Frank McKenna, Co-Founder and Chief Fraud Strategist at Point Predictive. You can access Point Predictive’s free Auto Lending Fraud Report here: https://landing.pointpredictive.com/cdg 00:00 - Intro 01:15 - Frank’s background & Why Point Predictive exists 05:55 - The massive scale and spectrum of fraud 12:15…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Jason Putnam, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Tactical Fleet. 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - Jason's background 05:35 - Attracting exotic clients 11:45 - Selling to Sonic Automotive 14:15 - Unit Economics 25:00 - Scaling, customer profiles, internet money 35:52 - The best "deals" in…

Auto loan fraud is rising at a *record pace*. But why? (hint: not what you'd expect) Frank McKenna, Chief Fraud Strategist at Point Predictive, explains in under 30 seconds. Full episode drops next week on the CDGPodcast.com.

This episode is brought to you by: ⁠⁠KEYper Systems⁠⁠ - Key Management Simplified - https://keypersystems.com Fullpath - Discover Automotive's Leading Customer Data and Experience Platform - https://fullpath.com In this episode, I'm speaking with Rick Ricart, President of Ricart Automotive. 00:00 - Intro 02:40 - The Ricart Family & Rick’s background…