In this episode, I'm speaking with Geoff Pohanka, Dealer and Former NADA Chairman where we discuss his involvement in the fight against FTC overreach, the $35B potential cost of the CARS rule, buying a Tesla to experience Direct-to-consumer firsthand, when will Chinese cars come to America and much more. This episode is brought to you by: Auto Hauler Exchange - The Auto Hauler Exchange has revolutionized the way vehicle haulers and vehicle shippers collaborate. The Exchange is the first digital ...
Mar 19, 2024•56 min•Season 1Ep. 67
In this episode, I'm speaking with RussFlipsWhips, the world's most famous car salesman, where we discuss his rise in car sales Tiktok, gaining 700,000 followers and 60 million monthly views, what it's like to juggle a full-time job in car sales and content creation, can anyone make a career out of social media, his big announcement with the Car Dealership Guy and much more... This episode is brought to you by: Private Auto - The safest way to buy vehicles privately. Use code ‘CDG’ to list your ...
Mar 14, 2024•53 min•Season 1Ep. 66
In this episode of the Car Dealership Guy podcast, I'm speaking with CJ Wilson, Owner and General Manager of Porsche Fresno where we discuss his career as an MLB All-Star pitcher, Racing Miatas with Jimmy John (yes, that Jimmy John), How he acquired his first dealership from the fallout of a divorce, Selling cars for Bitcoin in 2023, and his highs and lows in the luxury car dealership business. This episode is brought to you by: AutoFi - AutoFi empowers your team with digital retail technology t...
Mar 12, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 65
In this episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast, I'm speaking with Eli Hanna, Dealer Principal of Hanna Cars where we discuss: Selling his first car behind a service shop, expanding his independent car dealership business into the Florida used car market, whether he can succeed in the same location where another dealership failed and much more. This episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast is brought to you by: Car Dealership Guy Industry Job Board - Connecting world-class talent with top-not...
Mar 07, 2024•33 min•Season 1Ep. 64
In this episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast, I'm speaking with Ryan Maher, CEO of BizzyCar where we discuss: the looming public safety threat of 70 million vehicles affected by automotive recalls, how the tough months in the dealership business during covid inspired the creation of his company, his journey from infantry officer to chief executive officer and much more. This episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast is brought to you by: Private Auto - The safest way to buy vehicles private...
Mar 05, 2024•58 min•Season 1Ep. 63
In this episode, I'm speaking with Brian Benstock, Partner and General Manager of Paragon Honda & Acura where we discuss: his rise in the New York automotive industry and becoming the #1 Honda dealership in the world, the wild success of his 24-hour service center, how leasing could be the salvation to the affordability problem, his strategy to mentor and develop his employees in the dealership business, what it takes to keep up with Brian Benstock and much more. This episode is brought to you b...
Feb 29, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 62
In this episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast, I'm speaking with Frank O'Brien, a partner at Withum. We discuss financial fraud in the dealership business, how dealerships can attract and retain technician talent, untapped warranty reimbursements from auto manufacturers, the clashing reality of EV mandates and consumer demand + much more. This episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast is brought to you by: Cars Commerce - The platform to simplify everything about buying and selling cars. Lea...
Feb 27, 2024•37 min•Season 1Ep. 61
In this episode, I'm speaking with Devin Daly, CEO of Impel This episode is brought to you by: Private Auto - The safest way to buy vehicles privately. Use code ‘CDG’ to list your car for free. Learn more @ https://privateauto.com/ Valvoline - Go beyond the traditional supplier-dealer partnership today by visiting https://partner.valvolineglobal.com/ Interested in advertising with Car Dealership Guy? Drop us a line here Interested in being considered as a guest on the podcast? Add your name here...
Feb 22, 2024•41 min•Season 1Ep. 60
In this episode, I'm speaking with Matthew Haiken, President of Prestige Collection Auto Group This episode is brought to you by: Stream Companies - Full-service, fully integrated, tech-enabled ad agency doing the ordinary extraordinarily well. Learn more @ https://www.streamcompanies.com/ CDK Global - Empowering dealers with the tools and technology to build deeper customer relationships. Learn more @ https://www.cdkglobal.com/dealership-xperience-platform Interested in advertising with Car Dea...
Feb 20, 2024•47 min•Season 1Ep. 59
In this episode, I'm speaking with Jay Vijayan, CEO of Tekion This episode is brought to you by: Car Dealership Guy Industry Job Board - Connecting world-class talent with top-notch companies in Automotive. Find your next role—or start hiring today—at CDGJobs.com. Valvoline - Go beyond the traditional supplier-dealer partnership today by visiting https://partner.valvolineglobal.com/ Interested in advertising with Car Dealership Guy? Drop us a line here Interested in being considered as a guest o...
Feb 15, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 58
In this episode, I'm speaking with Chad Brooks, Head of Dealer Development at Valvoline Global 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 Valvoline Global - Go beyond the traditional supplier-dealer partnership today by visiting https://partner.valvolineglobal.com/ Interested in advertising with Car Dealership Guy? Drop us a line here ...
Feb 13, 2024•25 min•Season 1Ep. 57
In this episode, I'm speaking with Joe Neiman, Co-Founder of ACV Auctions This episode is brought to you by: Car Dealership Guy Industry Job Board - Connecting world-class talent with top-notch companies in Automotive. Find your next role—or start hiring today—at CDGJobs.com. CDK Global - Empowering dealers with the tools and technology to build deeper customer relationships. Learn more @ https://www.cdkglobal.com/dealership-xperience-platform Stream Companies - Full-service, fully integrated, t...
Feb 06, 2024•53 min•Season 1Ep. 56
In this episode, I'm speaking with Steve Baucom, President of KEYper Systems This episode is brought to you by: Private Auto - The safest way to buy and sell vehicles privately. Use code ‘CDG’ to list your car for free. Learn more @ https://privateauto.com/ Valvoline - Go beyond the traditional supplier-dealer partnership today by visiting https://partner.valvolineglobal.com/ Interested in advertising with Car Dealership Guy? Drop us a line here Interested in being considered as a guest on the p...
Feb 01, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 55
In this episode, I'm speaking with Doug Eroh, President and GM of Longo Toyota This episode is brought to you by: Car Dealership Guy Industry Job Board - Connecting world-class talent with top-notch companies in Automotive. Find your next role—or start hiring today—at CDGJobs.com. Fullpath - Discover Automotive's Leading Customer Data and Experience Platform. Learn more @ https://fullpath.com/ AutoFi - AutoFi empowers your team with digital retail technology that accelerates the sale. Learn more...
Jan 30, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 54
In this episode, I'm speaking with Brian Kramer, EVP of Cars Commerce This episode is brought to you by: Valvoline - Valvoline can help drive your service department by streamlining operations and increasing revenue with hands-on technician and sales advisor training, state-of-the-art service lane technology, and a robust preventive maintenance chemical program. They even have programs to help you sell more cars and increase trade-ins! Learn more @ https://partner.valvolineglobal.com/dealership ...
Jan 25, 2024•47 min•Season 1Ep. 53
In this episode, I'm speaking with Brian MacDonald, CEO of CDK Global This episode is brought to you by: Valvoline - Valvoline can help drive your service department by streamlining operations and increasing revenue with hands-on technician and sales advisor training, state-of-the-art service lane technology, and a robust preventive maintenance chemical program. They even have programs to help you sell more cars and increase trade-ins! Learn more @ https://partner.valvolineglobal.com/dealership ...
Jan 23, 2024•41 min•Season 1Ep. 52
In this episode, I'm speaking with David Domm, CEO at Carmatic. This episode is brought to you by: Cars Commerce - The platform to simplify everything about buying and selling cars. Learn more at carscommerce.inc Interested in advertising with CarDealershipGuy? Drop us a line here Interested in being considered as a guest on the podcast? Add your name here Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:38) - David’s early career in gaming (00:08:53) - How did you become the CPO at Cars.com? (00:11:01) - What...
Jan 18, 2024•47 min•Season 1Ep. 51
In this episode, I'm speaking with Tim Lawrence, CEO of LHPH Capital 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 AutoFi - AutoFi's powerful platform helps dealers sell smarter, not harder—online and in the showroom. Learn more at autofi.com/cdg Interested in advertising with CarDealershipGuy? Drop us a line here Interested in being cons...
Jan 16, 2024•34 min•Season 1Ep. 50
In this episode, I'm speaking with Aharon Horwitz, CEO of Fullpath. This episode is brought to you by: Autofi - AutoFi's powerful platform helps dealers sell smarter, not harder—online and in the showroom. Learn more at autofi.com/cdg Interested in advertising with CarDealershipGuy? Drop us a line here Interested in being considered as a guest on the podcast? Add your name here Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:51) - Fullpath & customer data experience Platforms (00:04:47) - What happened that s...
Jan 11, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 49
In this episode, I'm speaking with Tiger Okeley, President at Oak Motors. This episode is brought to you by: AutoFi's powerful platform helps dealers sell smarter, not harder—online and in the showroom. Learn more at autofi.com/cdg CDK Global - Empowering dealers with the tools and technology to build deeper customer relationships. Learn more @ https://www.cdkglobal.com/dealership-xperience-platform Interested in advertising with CarDealershipGuy? Drop us a line here Interested in being consider...
Jan 09, 2024•53 min•Season 1Ep. 48
In this episode, I'm speaking with David Regn, Co-Founder & CEO of Stream Companies. 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 Stream Companies - Full-service, fully integrated, tech-enabled ad agency doing the ordinary extraordinarily well. Learn more @ https://www.streamcompanies.com/ Interested in advertising with CarDealershipGuy?...
Jan 02, 2024•38 min•Season 1Ep. 47
In this episode, I'm speaking with Alan Haig, President & Founder of Haig Partners This episode is brought to you by: Cars Commerce - The platform to simplify everything about buying and selling cars. Learn more at carscommerce.inc Haig Partners - Helping dealers maximize the value of their businesses. Learn more at Haigpartners.com Interested in advertising with CarDealershipGuy? Drop us a line here Interested in being considered as a guest on the podcast? Add your name here Topics: (00:00:00) ...
Dec 28, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 46
In this episode, I'm speaking with David Meniane, CEO of Carparts.com This episode is brought to you by: Car Dealership Guy Newsletter - Become an automotive insider in just 5 minutes. Get the weekly email that delivers transparent insights into the car market. Be the first to know where the market is moving, for free. Join here: https://newsletter.cardealershipguy.org/subscribe AutoFi's powerful platform helps dealers sell smarter, not harder—online and in the showroom. Learn more at autofi.com...
Dec 26, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 45
In this episode, I'm speaking with Daryl Kenningham, CEO at Group 1 Automotive This episode is brought to you by: Cars Commerce - The platform to simplify everything about buying and selling cars. To learn how you can measure and improve your team’s follow-up performance, visit carscommerce.inc/experience Dealer Image Pro - A car with bad photos sends the wrong message about your dealership. Photo Assistant improves your photos and increases speed-to-market. Head over to makemyphotosgreatagain.c...
Dec 19, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 44
In this episode, I'm speaking with Peter Kelly, CEO at OPENLANE. This episode is brought to you by: Car Dealership Guy Newsletter - Become an automotive insider in just 5 minutes. Get the weekly email that delivers transparent insights into the car market. Be the first to know where the market is moving, for free. Join here: https://newsletter.cardealershipguy.org/subscribe CarNow - The industry leader in automotive messaging and digital retailing solutions. See how CarNow can make an impact at ...
Dec 14, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 43
In this episode, I'm speaking with Phil Oriani, CEO of Shift Digital. This episode is brought to you by: Cars Commerce - The platform to simplify everything about buying and selling cars. To learn how you can measure and improve your team’s follow-up performance, visit carscommerce.inc/experience AutoFi - AutoFi empowers your team with digital retail technology that accelerates the sale. Learn more @ https://www.autofi.com/cdg/ Interested in advertising with CarDealershipGuy? Drop us a line here...
Dec 12, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 42
In this episode, I'm speaking with Jason Trevisan, CEO at CarGurus. This episode is brought to you by: CarNow - The industry leader in automotive messaging and digital retailing solutions. See how CarNow can make an impact at your dealership by visiting https://info.carnow.com/cdg CDK Global - Empowering dealers with the tools and technology to build deeper customer relationships. Learn more @ https://www.cdkglobal.com/dealership-xperience-platform Interested in advertising with CarDealershipGuy...
Dec 05, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 41
In this episode, I'm speaking with Leonard Bellavia, Founding Partner at Bellavia and Blatt Law This episode is brought to you by: CDK Global - Empowering dealers with the tools and technology to build deeper customer relationships. Learn more @ CDKglobal.com Cars Commerce - The platform to simplify everything about buying and selling cars. Learn more at carscommerce.inc Interested in advertising with CarDealershipGuy? Drop us a line here Interested in being considered as a guest on the podcast?...
Nov 28, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 40
In this episode, I'm speaking with Betty Jotanovic, President of Chrysler Capital and Auto Relationships at Santander. 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 Interested in advertising with CarDealershipGuy? Dro...
Nov 21, 2023•46 min•Season 1Ep. 39
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. My special guest on this episode is Andrew Wright, a long-time car dealer and the incoming Chairman of Hyundai’s National Dealer Council. The following episode is the full, raw, and une...
Nov 20, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 39
