Best Car Dealership Guy Podcasts (2024)

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CDG EXCLUSIVE: Bernie Moreno on EV mandates, auto dealerships, digital car titles, and future of America 21:44

1h ago21:44

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Bernie Moreno, US Senate candidate, joins the Car Dealership Guy podcast to discuss the car market and why he should be the next Senator from Ohio. Bernie Moreno's campaign website: https://berniemoreno.com/ Interested in advertising with Car Dealership Guy? Drop us a line here: https://cdgpartner.com Interested in being considered as a guest on th…

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Auto Dealer Reacts To Owning A Tesla w/ Car Dealership Guy (Yossi) 1:03:31

6h ago1:03:31

1:03:31

Auto Dealer Reacts To Tesla Buying Experience with Car Dealership Guy (Yossi)

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Tesla Q2 2024 Earnings Full Coverage 3:48:57

3h ago3:48:57

3:48:57

Tesla Q2 2024 Earnings Full Coverage

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From Klout to Clicks: Navigating the Evolution of Dealership Digital Marketing 55:11

3h ago55:11

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👉Sign up for Kathi’s newsletter here👈 We miss Klout. Do you remember it? Social media nostalgia: it’s difficult to understand how we got here today, but boy, it sure used to be fun. Discussing fake followers and reviews: Fact - It’s always a bad idea. Highlighting Rand Fishkin’s insights on the decline of clicks, attribution, and traditional digita…

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#103 CDG Market Update: Are inventory levels back to the “new-normal”, Record levels of negative equity, VW drops a $5 Billion bombshell | Jessica Caldwell, Head of Insights at Edmunds 50:28

1h ago50:28

50:28

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 where it may headed. From insider-only dealership insights to macroeconomic trends, my goal is to make you smarter and more infor…

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AI Expert James Douma on Why Tesla's FSD Is The One 1:59:08

5h ago1:59:08

1:59:08

AI Expert James Douma on Why Tesla's FSD Is The One

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Tesla & EVs Have a Huge Problem w/ Brandon from Car Questions Answered 1:11:20

3h ago1:11:20

1:11:20

Tesla & EVs Have a Huge Problem w/ Brandon from Car Questions Answered

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#102 Electric Vehicle Expert: Inconvenient truth about electrification, EV tariff costing dealerships $100M/yr, Can the US power grid handle electrifying all cars? | Chris Nihan, President of EVready Energy ... 48:11

11h ago48:11

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Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Chris Nihan, President of EVready Energy where we discuss: The inconvenient truth about EV charging stations, whether the US power grid can handle electrifying all cars, the EV tariff costing dealerships $100M a year, best automaker EV charging programs and much more. Thi…

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AI & Robots: What No One Is Telling You with Adam Dorr from RethinkX 1:31:14

7h ago1:31:14

1:31:14

AI & Robots: What No One Is Telling You with Adam Dorr from RethinkX

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Tesla's Next Stage Has Officially Arrived with Nick from Investing Against The Grain 1:31:13

7h ago1:31:13

1:31:13

Tesla's Next Stage Has Officially Arrived with Nick from Investing Against The Grain

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Everyone is Buying a Tesla with John Gibbs and Brandon from Car Questions Answered 1:12:11

7h ago1:12:11

1:12:11

Everyone is Buying a Tesla with John Gibbs and Brandon from Car Questions Answered

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Tesla Is Just Getting Started With Ark Invest's Tasha Keeney 59:20

7h ago59:20

59:20

Tesla Is Just Getting Started With Ark Invest's Tasha Keeney

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Tesla's Lead Is Undeniable With Gali From Hyperchange 1:08:53

1d ago1:08:53

1:08:53

Tesla's Lead Is Undeniable With Gali From Hyperchange

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Tesla's Biggest Risk Has Arrived with Michael Dunn from Dunn Insights 53:28

7h ago53:28

53:28

Tesla's Biggest Risk Has Arrived with Michael Dunn from Dunn Insights

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Tesla's Massive Profit Powerhouse Has Arrived with Matt Smith From Rebellionaire 1:33:05

7h ago1:33:05

1:33:05

Tesla's Massive Profit Powerhouse Has Arrived with Matt Smith From Rebellionaire

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Noland Arbaugh, Neuralink's First Human Patient 1:27:03

7h ago1:27:03

1:27:03

Noland Arbaugh, Neuralink's First Human Patient

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Elon Musk Doesn't Get Enough Credit. 1:27:07

5d ago1:27:07

1:27:07

Elon Musk Doesn't Get Enough Credit.

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When Google Search Fails, What Do We Do? 37:06

6h ago37:06

37:06

👉Sign up for Kathi’s newsletter here👈 Kathi and Mike share our insights on the latest of several disappointing changes to the Google Business Profile platform. Google Places > Google Maps > Google Local > Google My Business > Google has failed us all. Google has a new core update coming in a “couple of weeks.” Let’s hope it corrects the myriad of i…

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Elon Musk's Endorsement Of Trump Changes Everything. 1:16:46

1d ago1:16:46

1:16:46

Elon Musk endorsed Trump.

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#101 Dealership Data Wiz: Beating the algorithm to sell cars, How to "sell to zero", Where A.I. is actually adding value | Jeremy Nowling, Head of Digital Retailing, Rohrman Auto Group 41:53

14h ago41:53

41:53

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Jeremy Nowling, Head of Digital Retailing, Rohrman Auto Group where we discuss: Beating the algorithm to sell more cars, How to "sell to zero", dealers adapting to catastrophe, where A.I. is actually adding value and more. This episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast is…

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#100 The Auction Visionary: Selling 1.3 million cars a year, Why the gap between buyers/sellers is widening, Buying cars at 2:00 AM? | Shiv Dutt, President, U.S. Marketplace at OPENLANE 37:28

2d ago37:28

37:28

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Shiv Dutt, President, U.S. Marketplace at OPENLANE, where we discuss: Wholesaling 1.3M cars a year, buying cars at 2:00 AM, why the gap between buyers and sellers is widening and much more. This episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast is brought to you by: Lotlinx - Get…

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Are Leads and Sales the Only Metrics? 42:28

4d ago42:28

42:28

👉Sign up for Kathi’s newsletter here👈 Kathi and Mike talk about the micro-actions we take everyday on social and other platforms that provide value to others. Dealers tend to only care about leads and sales, which are uber important, but there are other metrics in mix that can guide where we spend our resources. Also, we are in the midst of an AI b…

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#99 The Car Ad Maverick: Secrets to dealership profitability, Racing Porsches with VCs, is there a crystal ball for aged inventory? | Len Short, Co-founder of Lotlinx 44:46

4d ago44:46

44:46

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Len Short, co-founder of Lotlinx where we discuss: The secrets to dealership profitability, racing Porsches with VCs, Markdown doom loops, Is there a crystal ball for aged inventory? and much more. This episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast is brought to you by: Cars …

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#98 The Dealership Mogul: Leading a $2B dealer group, Addictions to the dealership, Will November make or break the car biz? | Aaron Zeigler, President of Zeigler Auto Group 45:35

9d ago45:35

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Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Aaron Zeigler, President of Zeigler Auto Group where we discuss: Leading a $2B dealer group, how anyone can run a $100M business, addictions in the dealership, will November make or break the car biz? This episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast is brought to you by: Au…

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The CDK Fallout and Who It’s Falling On 42:01

10d ago42:01

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👉Get Kathi’s ebook: “A Beginner’s Guide to AI for Automotive Retail 👈 This week, Kathi and Mike cover: The CDK fallout and who it’s falling on: updates on what’s happening in real time with the real people on the front lines Zero-Click Search: what it is and what it really means for anyone who isn’t a big brand. Google Business Profiles - are they …

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#97 The Auto Tech Whisperer: The Next $300M Exit, Future of dealership technology, Rise of “vulture capitalism” | Mark Boyd, CEO of Boyd Ventures 56:58

11d ago56:58

56:58

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Mark Boyd, a prolific automotive tech entrepreneur where we discuss: the next $300m auto tech exit, Why great ideas don’t = success, should dealers incubate tech startups? And the rise of “vulture capitalism”. This episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast is brought to y…

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#96 The TikTok Dealer: Livestreaming Car Negotiations to 1,000s, How dealers can kill on social media, Is the Cybertruck a flop? | George Saliba, Dealer Principal at J&S Mitsubishi 53:14

16d ago53:14

53:14

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with George Saliba, Dealer Principal at J&S Mitsubishi where we discuss: why he's livestreaming car buying to thousands, how dealers can kill on social media, is the Cybertruck a flop? and much more. This episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast is brought to you by: Car Deal…

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The CDK Cyber Attack Debacle Did Not Have to Happen 51:55

26d ago51:55

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👉Get Kathi’s ebook: “A Beginner’s Guide to AI for Automotive Retail 👈 At our core, we are car people. We are upset to witness what’s happening to our fellow car people at CDK dealerships. This fact is the driver for this week’s episode. While the CDK cyber attack is causing major disruption to sales, service and parts, there will be even more chall…

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#95 Cyber attack testing a trillion dollar industry, “Spearfishing", Where do dealers go from here? | A special panel discussion with cyber security experts, dealers, and industry insiders 1:11:34

18d ago1:11:34

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Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this special episode, I'm hosting a panel of cyber security experts, dealers, and industry insiders where we discuss: A cyber attack testing a trillion dollar industry,"spearfishing", what’s at stake and where do dealers go from here? This episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast is brought to you by: …

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Gaining More Control Over Online Ratings 45:05

25d ago45:05

45:05

👉Get Kathi’s ebook: “A Beginner’s Guide to AI for Automotive Retail 👈 This week we chat about Kathi’s trip to Vegas for NIADA where she spoke about online reputation management. Then we share our thoughts on the CDK outage debacle and what it means for dealership personnel. (of course, the debacle was not over at the time of taping) Mike recommends…

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#94 Killing the dealership 'courtesy shuttle', Evolving the experience at dealerships, How dealers hacked Uber | Charles Mizrahi, Head of Automotive Partnerships at Uber 24:18

23d ago24:18

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Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Charles Mizrahi, Head of Automotive Partnerships at Uber, where we discuss evolving the customer experience at dealerships, killing the courtesy shuttle, how dealers hacked Uber, and much more! This episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast is brought to you by: AutoFi - …

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#93 Why automakers are building in the US again, What car brands make the most American cars, Something big is happening in Alabama | Jenni Newman, Editor-in-Chief of Cars.com 33:06

25d ago33:06

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Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Jenni Newman, Editor-in-Chief of Cars.com where we discuss: Why automakers are building in the US again, What car brand makes the most American cars, and Something big is happening in Lincoln, Alabama. This episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast is brought to you by: T…

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#92 Leading the fastest-growing car brand in America, Investing $1B on new dealerships, Hyundai's solution for fast charging? | Randy Parker, CEO of Hyundai Motor America 44:36

1M ago44:36

44:36

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Randy Parker, CEO of Hyundai Motor America where we discuss: leading the fastest-growing car brand in America, Investing $1B in new dealerships, A solution for fast charging? The Future of FSD for Hyundai. This episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast is brought to you b…

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#91 Why consumer financing is broken in the US, Handling $1.5B in auto loans, Why Tesla loan performance is so puzzling | Amitay Kalmar, CEO of Lendbuzz 38:15

1M ago38:15

38:15

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 of the market, Why Tesla loan performance is so puzzling. This episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast is brought to you by…

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#90 Why the Canadian Gov't is the best car salesman, Selling 7,000 cars a year in Quebec, Exporting cars to the US for massive profit | Jimmy Houle, CEO of Groupe Lallier 50:43

1M ago50:43

50:43

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 stopping Carvana in Canada… for now, Exporting cars to the US for massive profit. This episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podca…

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#89 Creating unusual profit opportunities in automotive, Why service claims for EVs are shocking, Growing cyber threats to cars | Tony Wanderon, CEO of APCO/EasyCare 1:02:45

1M ago1:02:45

1:02:45

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 for EVs are shocking, Mechanics making more than attorneys?, The growing cyber threat for cars. This episode of the Car Dealers…

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Has Google Lost Its Mind? 42:11

2M ago42:11

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👉Get Kathi’s ebook: “A Beginner’s Guide to AI for Automotive Retail 👈 Let’s talk about the recent changes Google is making to search. It’s a wild ride and it’s not at all over yet. Music segment: Siouxsie Sioux B-day Beach Boys documentary (thumbs down) 100 ft Wave documentary 👉Get Kathi’s ebook: “A Beginner’s Guide to AI for Automotive Retail 👈 Go…

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#88 CDG Market Update: Why the car business looks like 2008, Selling cars on TikTok Live, Payment shock hits car buyers | Jessica Caldwell, Head of Insights at Edmunds and Zac Kinch, General Manager of ... 1:04:03

2M ago1:04:03

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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 where it may headed. From insider-only dealership insights to macroeconomic trends, my goal is to make you smarter and more infor…

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#87 Exposing the Future of EV's, Why 70% of EV owners will never go back, Car market says “what recession?” | David Thomas, Director of Content Marketing at CDK Global 53:44

2M ago53:44

53:44

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% of EV owners will never go back, How China is tipping the scales on EV production and much more! This episode of the Car De…

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#86 Building a used car dealership empire, $125M in sales in one location, "Cigars and P&L statements", Turning recon into a profit center | Michael Kelley, General Manager of Bourne's Auto Center 1:07:43

2M ago1:07:43

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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 one location, "Cigars and P&L statements", Turning recon into a profit center and much more! This episode of the Car Dealership…

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#85 Transforming how dealers buy cars, Exiting for $300M, Surprising dealership growth hacks, Which retailers pay the most for customer trade-ins? | Nate Mihalovich, CEO of The Lasso 51:19

2M ago51:19

51:19

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 for customer trade-ins, surprising dealership growth hacks, How dealers out-compete Carmax and Carvana and much more! This ep…

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#84 Secrets to building the largest Honda store in the U.S., Betting big on small brands, 100% commission pay plans, Why leasing took over Florida, Philanthropist disguised as a car dealer? | Rita Case ... 51:47

2M ago51:47

51:47

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 leasing took over Florida, becoming a philanthropist disguised as a car dealer and much more! This episode of the Car Dealers…

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How To Welcome Female Customers Into the Service Department 39:34

2M ago39:34

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👉Get Kathi’s ebook: “A Beginner’s Guide to AI for Automotive Retail 👈 Why women dislike service departments = Failure to meet their needs The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence states that women represent between 65% and 80% of automotive service customers. This means the female customer experience is directly related to service d…

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#83 From marketing star to CEO of 18 dealerships, Selling 20,000 cars a year, Where he's heavily investing, Fixing the Jeep Cherokee 4xe sales slump | Robert Ourisman Jr., CEO of Ourisman Automotive Group ... 43:39

2M ago43:39

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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 Cherokee 4xe sales slump, where he's heavily investing, fighting with automakers on inventory allocation and much more. This e…

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#82 Solving the car theft epidemic, 1,000,000+ stolen last year, How theft is impacting auto insurance, Brands not at risk of vehicle theft? | Melissa High, Vice President of LoJack 34:36

2M ago34:36

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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 are ripping, brands not at risk of vehicle theft, and much more: This episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast is brought to …

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#81 Chairman of Hyundai Dealer Council speaks out, Selling 6,000+ cars in one county, Behind the scenes of Hyundai/Amazon partnership, Do dealers and car makers still need eachother? | Andrew Wright, Managing ... 57:37

2M ago57:37

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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 in one county, whether dealers and car makers still need each other, and much more. This episode of the Car Dealership Guy Po…

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#80 Building the dealership of the future, Selling 30K cars per year, Why AI isn't working today, Future of Carvana | Jeremy Beaver, CEO of Del Grande Dealer Group (DGDG) 48:03

2M ago48:03

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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 isn’t working today, The future of Carvana and much more. This episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast is brought to you by…

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Crypto Expert Jarrod Dicker on the Future of Subscription-Based Media 35:29

3M ago35:29

35:29

NFTs, blockchain, and web3, oh my! If money never sleeps—then crypto has so much caffeine coursing through its veins, that it literally couldn't sleep even if it tried. But you still have to. So as a media company, how can you keep up with the rollercoaster ride that is crypto? Meet crypto expert Jarrod Dicker, lead partner and creator of TCG Crypt…

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Buried in Your Trade, And You’re To Blame 🎵 40:49

3M ago40:49

40:49

👉Sign up for Kathi’s newsletter here👈 Beyond the obvious homage to Bon Jovi in this episode's title - in honor of the new Bon Jovi documentary - Kathi and Mike discuss the fallout/repercussions of the last 3-4 years of dealer markups. Of course the market often required markups due to supply chain issues and low inventory, but what comes next is th…

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#79 CDG Market Update: Can leasing save the car business, $25,000 Teslas, Negative equity crushing new car sales | Jessica Caldwell, Head of Insights at Edmunds and Gen Balouev, General Manager of Norm ... 47:51

3M ago47:51

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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 where it may headed. From insider-only dealership insights to macroeconomic trends, my goal is to make you smarter and more …

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