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March 9, 2025

Dealer Buy/Sells are hot in 2025!

Need help finding top automotive talent? Get started here: https://www.cdgrecruiting.com/ Interested in advertising with Car Dealership Guy? Drop us a line here: https://cdgpartner.com Interested in being considered as a guest on the podcast? Add your name here: https://bit.ly/3Suismu Check out Car Dealership Guy’s stuff: CDG News ➤ https://news.dealershipguy.com/ CDG Jobs…

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March 9, 2025

The Breakdown: What’s Carvana really after? 5 clues from its new car franchise acquisition

Welcome to The Breakdown—your go-to source for deep dives into the trends, strategies and shifts shaping automotive retail. Today’s Big Story: What’s Carvana really after? 5 clues from its new car franchise acquisition This episode is brought to you by: Dealer Pay – Designed to increase, productivity and customer retention,…

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March 8, 2025

Secret to happy car buyers

9 of 10 consumers prefer a "flexible" car buying experience (Autotrader). Pre-negotiated pricing and remote appraisals are making that a reality. @BenzsandBowTies, GSM of North Olmsted Mercedes-Benz (@Mbohio), explains how dealerships are adapting. ➤ Stream the latest episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast now on your favorite platform—brought to…

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March 8, 2025

The Weekly: Subaru dealers excel in internet leads responses, Nissan mulls CEO change, AI reshape...

Welcome to The Weekly—your go-to roundup of the top five auto industry headlines. This week's top stories: 1. Auto lenders turn to AI to cut loan processing costs and time 2. Strong new car supply might provide short-term buffer from tariff impact—report 3. Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida could be replaced…

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March 7, 2025

Strategy for finding long-term car buyers

Chasing the highest bidder in the car biz doesn’t always pay. @BenzsandBowTies, GSM of North Olmsted Mercedes-Benz (@Mbohio), breaks down why the long game wins big. ➤ Stream the latest episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast now on your favorite platform—brought to you by @openlaneus, @autohaulerexchange, and CDG Recruiting

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March 7, 2025

Nissan will replace its CEO

Need help finding top automotive talent? Get started here: https://www.cdgrecruiting.com/ Interested in advertising with Car Dealership Guy? Drop us a line here: https://cdgpartner.com Interested in being considered as a guest on the podcast? Add your name here: https://bit.ly/3Suismu Check out Car Dealership Guy’s stuff: CDG News ➤ https://news.dealershipguy.com/ CDG Jobs…

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March 7, 2025

Daily Dealer: 50% of new EVs are leased, dealers weigh in on tariffs, Columbus Auto Show canceled

Welcome to The Daily Dealer—your go-to roundup of the top auto industry headlines for the day—keeping you informed and ahead. This episode is brought to you by DriveHRIS—Is managing HR across multiple systems—or worse, on paper—slowing you down? With the DriveHRIS Mobile App, everything is in one place, including: self-serve…

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March 6, 2025

Doubling leads with social media

Imagine doubling your leads in 6 months... Using only videos. @BenzsandBowTies, GSM of North Olmsted Mercedes-Benz (@Mbohio ) breaks down how social media forced a change in their sales process. ➤ Stream the latest episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast now on your favorite platform—brought to you by @openlaneus,…

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March 6, 2025

Benzs & Bowties: Dealership Secrets of The GSM Redefining Auto Content | Doug Horner

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I sit down with Doug Horner, General Sales Manager of North Olmsted Mercedes-Benz and the creator behind the wildly popular Benzs and Bowties social media accounts. We discuss why he’s intentionally leaving $50K on table with every G-Wagon he sells,…

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March 6, 2025

Daily Dealer: 5 notable dealership buy/sell deals, tariffs pause for U.S. automakers, strong new ...

Welcome to The Daily Dealer—your go-to roundup of the top auto industry headlines for the day—keeping you informed and ahead. This episode is brought to you by DriveHRIS—Is managing HR across multiple systems—or worse, on paper—slowing you down? With the DriveHRIS Mobile App, everything is in one place, including: self-serve…

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March 6, 2025

Benzs & Bowties: Dealership Secrets of The General Manager Redefining Auto Content | Doug Horner

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I sit down with Doug Horner, General Manager of North Olmsted Mercedes-Benz and the creator behind the wildly popular Benzs and Bowties social media accounts. We discuss why he’s intentionally leaving $50K on table with every G-Wagon he sells, how…

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March 5, 2025

Stress-testing a dealership's service department

Service drives the majority of dealership profits— But not all service appointments are created equal. Ryan Maher, CEO of @BizzyCar, breaks down how they’re driving ROI in fixed operations. ➤ Stream the latest episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast now on your favorite platform—brought to you by @BizzyCar

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March 5, 2025

Daily Dealer: AI in auto lending, salespeople improve the car buying experience, automakers repor...

Welcome to The Daily Dealer—your go-to roundup of the top auto industry headlines for the day—keeping you informed and ahead. This episode is brought to you by DriveHRIS—Is managing HR across multiple systems—or worse, on paper—slowing you down? With the DriveHRIS Mobile App, everything is in one place, including: self-serve…

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March 5, 2025

Trump tariffs are making automakers shift hard

Need help finding top automotive talent? Get started here: https://www.cdgrecruiting.com/ Interested in advertising with Car Dealership Guy? Drop us a line here: https://cdgpartner.com Interested in being considered as a guest on the podcast? Add your name here: https://bit.ly/3Suismu Check out Car Dealership Guy’s stuff: CDG News ➤ https://news.dealershipguy.com/ CDG Jobs…

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March 4, 2025

Huge opportunity: Repairing more recalls

Automotive recalls are a multi-billion dollar problem. In 2024 alone, 27.4 million vehicles were recalled. Bob Tasca III, VP of @TascaAutomotiveGroup, shares how dealers are turning the mess into money *and* safer streets. ➤ Stream the latest episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast now on your favorite platform—brought to…

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March 4, 2025

Daily Dealer: Automakers pivot to dodge tariffs, Subaru dealers raise the bar for online lead res...

Welcome to The Daily Dealer—your go-to roundup of the top auto industry headlines for the day—keeping you informed and ahead. This episode is brought to you by DriveHRIS—Is managing HR across multiple systems—or worse, on paper—slowing you down? With the DriveHRIS Mobile App, everything is in one place, including: self-serve…

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March 4, 2025

Tasca Auto Group's Secret to Bringing Long-Lost Customers Back To The Dealership

Welcome to Industry Spotlight—a focused series hosted by Sam D’Arc, highlighting standout dealerships and innovative companies, and exploring the trends driving success in today’s automotive market. Today, Sam sits down with Bob Tasca III, VP of Tasca Automotive Group, and Ryan Maher. CEO of BizzyCar This episode of the Car…

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March 3, 2025

Can Musk save Tesla?

Need help finding top automotive talent? Get started here: https://www.cdgrecruiting.com/ Interested in advertising with Car Dealership Guy? Drop us a line here: https://cdgpartner.com Interested in being considered as a guest on the podcast? Add your name here: https://bit.ly/3Suismu Check out Car Dealership Guy’s stuff: CDG News ➤ https://news.dealershipguy.com/ CDG Jobs…

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March 3, 2025

Daily Dealer: Nissan reportedly searches for next CEO, Hyundai pulls back on solid-state tech, an...

Welcome to The Daily Dealer—your go-to roundup of the top auto industry headlines for the day—keeping you informed and ahead. This episode is brought to you by DriveHRIS—Is managing HR across multiple systems—or worse, on paper—slowing you down? With the DriveHRIS Mobile App, everything is in one place, including: self-serve…

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March 2, 2025

Carvana buys its first physical dealership!?

Need help finding top automotive talent? Get started here: https://www.cdgrecruiting.com/ Interested in advertising with Car Dealership Guy? Drop us a line here: https://cdgpartner.com Interested in being considered as a guest on the podcast? Add your name here: https://bit.ly/3Suismu Check out Car Dealership Guy’s stuff: CDG News ➤ https://news.dealershipguy.com/ CDG Jobs…

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March 2, 2025

The Breakdown: How dealers are outsmarting the used car crunch

Welcome to The Breakdown—your go-to source for deep dives into the trends, strategies and shifts shaping automotive retail. Today’s Big Story: How dealers are outsmarting the used car crunch This episode is brought to you by: Corpay – Corpay is transforming how dealerships handle payments. We help you save time,…

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March 1, 2025

How this dealer grew their profits fast

Imagine taking a bottom 10 service department to top 3 out of 120+ stores... In under 12 months. Michael Speigl, Dealer Principal of We Auto, breaks down how they’re pushing past $400M in sales. ➤ Stream the latest episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast now on your favorite platform—brought…

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March 1, 2025

The Weekly: Trump threatens massive EU tariffs, NY Car Dealer bashes EV mandates, Rise in payment...

Welcome to The Weekly—your go-to roundup of the top five auto industry headlines. This week's top stories: 1. Trump moves to hit EU with 25% tariffs ‘on cars and all other things’ 2. Senator Bernie Moreno claims new legislation will lower car prices 3. New York dealer says state’s EV…

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Feb. 28, 2025

Why the next 24 months will be different for every dealer

"Big changes coming over the next 12-24 months. For some dealers, it means growth. For others, it means sitting on inventory they can’t move. Michael Speigl, Dealer Principal of We Auto, explains what’s ahead. ➤ Stream the latest episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast now on your favorite platform—brought…

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