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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 6, 2024

#90 Why the Canadian Gov't is the best car salesman, Selling 7,000 ca…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Jimmy Houle, CEO of Groupe Lallier where we discuss: Why the Canadian Gov’t is the best car salesman, Selling 7,000 cars a year in Quebec, What’s s...

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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 23, 2024

#86 Building a used car dealership empire, $125M in sales in one loca…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Michael Kelley, General Manager of Bourne's Auto Center, where we discuss: How to build a used car dealership empire, Crushing $125M in sales in on...

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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 16, 2024

#84 Secrets to building the largest Honda store in the U.S., Betting …

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Rita Case, CEO of Rick Case Automotive where we discuss: Secrets to building the largest Honda store in the U.S., Betting big on small brands, How ...

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May 14, 2024

#83 From marketing star to CEO of 18 dealerships, Selling 20,000 cars…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Robert Ourisman Jr., CEO of Ourisman Automotive Group, where we discuss: Going from marketing star to CEO, selling 20,000 cars a year, fixing the C...

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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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May 7, 2024

#81 Chairman of Hyundai Dealer Council speaks out, Selling 6,000+ car…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Andrew Wright, Managing Partner of VINart Dealerships where we discuss: What's next for the Hyundai/Amazon partnership, selling 6,000+ cars yearly ...

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May 2, 2024

#80 Building the dealership of the future, Selling 30K cars per year,…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Jeremy Beaver, CEO of Del Grande Dealer Group (DGDG) where we discuss: Running a dealership like a tech company, Selling 30K cars per year, Why AI ...

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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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April 18, 2024

#76 Scaling a $4.5B dealership empire, Future of the franchise model,…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with David Hult, CEO of Asbury Automotive Group where we discuss: His day-to-day running a $4.5B+ dealership empire, the future of the franchise model i...

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April 16, 2024

#75 Best service center in America, Profit pendulum swings again, Can…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Jim Roche, CEO of Warrcloud where we discuss: The best service center in America, the dealership profit pendulum swings again, whether dealers can ...

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April 11, 2024

#74 Can Hyundai challenge Toyota, Leaving $8M on the table, Selling c…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode I'm speaking with Andrew DiFeo, Managing Partner at Hyundai of St. Augustine where we discuss: Can Hyundai challenge Toyota? Why he left $8M on the table during Covid...

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April 9, 2024

#73 The brain behind 3,800+ finance departments, What keeps him up at…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Scott Gunnell, President of JM&A Group where we discuss: AI regulation coming for the car business, The future of the Finance Manager, negative equ...

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April 4, 2024

#72 Biggest sleeper brand in automotive, Selling dealerships for $100…

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: Biggest "Sleeper" brand in automotive Selling dealerships for $100M+, most impr...

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April 2, 2024

#71 From broke to millionaire Toyota dealer, Selling 1,200 cars on a …

In this episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast, I'm speaking with Julie Herrera, President of IDEA Auto Group where we discuss her journey from broke to millionaire Toyota Dealer, How she's able to sell 1,200 cars on a slo...

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March 28, 2024

#70 How AI will fix the broken credit system, Is 40% of US overpaying…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Alex Rouse, VP, GM Auto at Upstart where we discuss: If AI can fix the broken credit system, Is 40% of US overpaying for their car loans, …

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March 26, 2024

#69 Disruption of digital advertising, His $1B dealership marketing p…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Ron Andrews, VP of Business Development at Cars Commerce where we discuss: Digital advertising is being disrupted and what it means for digital mar...

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March 21, 2024

#68 Will used car prices rise again, $47K new cars norm, Best and wor…

Big news - I am so excited to announce that today is the first-ever episode of my new monthly show--The Car Dealership Guy Market Update—Brought to you by Edmunds . This new segment will be a monthly discussion with automotiv...

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