#52 Building a $6B car sales software empire, Electric vehicle revolution's slow start, China's strategy entering US car market | Brian MacDonald, CEO of CDK Global
Jan 23, 2024•41 min•Ep 52•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
In this episode, I'm speaking with Brian MacDonald, CEO of CDK Global
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Topics:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:52) - Brian’s career in the industry
(00:02:23) - Experiences at CDK and transitioning to Sunoco
(00:09:26) - Evs & the future of the dealership
(00:13:32) - What services and technology are you offering dealerships?
(00:16:40) - How are you staying ahead of dealership needs?
(00:18:03) - What are your top focuses today?
(00:20:48) - How are you approaching integrating all dealership products into one solution?
(00:22:42) - What are you looking for when considering an acquisition?
(00:25:51) - Thoughts on AI
(00:29:46) - At what point does a dealership typically adopt software like CDK?
(00:32:41) - Are you seeing SaaS fatigue in dealerships?
(00:35:30) - Will we see some international OEM players enter the US market over the next decade?
(00:38:51) - Plans for the NADA conference
(00:40:09) - How can people get in touch?
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