Car Dealership Guy Podcast

Today's show features: Marion Cain, Founder of ACE David Kelly, Training Director of Brown & Brown Dealer Services This episode is brought to you by: Toma – If your BDC or Service Advisors are buried in calls, it’s time for a smarter solution. Toma builds custom AI agents that answer 100% of your dealership’s inbound calls and handle tasks like booking service, checking recalls, and scheduling tes...

Today's show features: Brian Hoang, CEO of Mia Eric Rea, CEO of Podium Tasso Roumeliotis, CEO of Numa Monik Pamecha, CEO of Toma This episode is brought to you by: Dealer Pay – Designed to increase, productivity and customer retention, Dealer Pay is a "dealer-specific' payments acceptance solution with over 25 years of experience as a trusted payments partner for dealerships across the US. Visit ⁠...

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 Rob Scott, Executive General Manager of Bob Johnson Chevrolet, and Robert Wooden, Owner of Wooden Automotive Consultants LLC. This episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast is...

Today's show features: Eric Miller, Director at Morrie's Auto Group Monik Pamecha, CEO of Toma Mathew Growden, Consultant This episode is brought to you by: Dealer Pay – Designed to increase, productivity and customer retention, Dealer Pay is a "dealer-specific' payments acceptance solution with over 25 years of experience as a trusted payments partner for dealerships across the US. Visit ⁠https:/...

Today I’m joined by Art Dessein, VP of Sales at Impel. We dig into how AI is reshaping inventory management, the playbook big dealer groups use to roll it out without losing culture, and why less customer communication is actually leading to more sales—plus plenty more along the way. This episode is brought to you by: 1. Widewail - Want real insights instead of guesswork? With Voice of the Custome...

Today's show features: Matt Bowers, Owner of Matt Bowers Automotive Group Andrew Ruck, General Manager of Lafontaine Cadillac Buick GMC of Highland This episode is brought to you by: Dealer Pay – Designed to increase, productivity and customer retention, Dealer Pay is a "dealer-specific' payments acceptance solution with over 25 years of experience as a trusted payments partner for dealerships acr...

Today's show features: Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) Steve Greenfield, General Partner of Automotive Ventures John Murphy, Managing Director of Strategic Advisory at Haig Partners This episode is brought to you by: Lotlinx - Get the best possible market advantage on every vehicle transaction. Optimize operations and boost profits using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. Learn more @ ht...

Today I’m joined by Mario Murgado, CEO of Murgado Automotive Group. We cover Mario’s dramatic escape from communist Cuba, his journey to building a 29-store dealership empire across five states, the growth model fueling expansion into underserved communities, the day he lost 24 employees in a single immigration raid and so much more. This episode is brought to you by: 1. Lotlinx - Get the best pos...

Today's show features: Greg Johnson, General Manager of Mohawk Honda Julie Douglas, CEO of Dealer Pay This episode is brought to you by: Lotlinx - Get the best possible market advantage on every vehicle transaction. Optimize operations and boost profits using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. Learn more @ https://lotlinx.com/ Dealer Pay – Designed to increase, productivity and cus...

Today I’m joined by Daniel Kim, Director of Operations at Barnes Crossing Auto Group. His journey from tech entrepreneur to dealership operations leader, the promises and pitfalls of AI BDCs, why he insists his team stay on the phones and much more. This episode is brought to you by: 1. Widewail - Power your reputation engine with Widewail. Go Google-first. Our approach is proactive: mostly automa...

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 Preston Stewart, National Variable Operations Director of Napleton Automotive Group, and Rudy Nieto, CEO of MavSign. This episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast is brought...

Today's show features: Scott Gruwell, CEO of Courtesy Automotive Group Mark Harris, Owner Operator at Flagstaff Chevrolet and Winslow Ford This episode is brought to you by: Haig Partners – Public retailers cite it. National media trusts it. Dealers rely on it. The Haig Report® sets the standard for dealership M&A data and trends in auto retail. Read it at ⁠⁠https://haigpartners.com/Haig-Report/⁠⁠...

Today I’m joined by Jake Cronin, CEO and Founder of Siro. The untapped profit potential hiding in F&I, winning strategies to secure consent to record customers, using data to diagnose dealership challenges—and more. This episode is brought to you by: 1. BizzyCar – CDG’s Recall Tracker powered by BizzyCar monitors 70M+ vehicles with open recalls, packed with insights: timelines, fix status, campaig...

Today's show features: Tiago Castro, Vice President of Infiniti Americas Dustin Schuler, Marketing Director at Bud Clary Auto Group This episode is brought to you by: Haig Partners – Public retailers cite it. National media trusts it. Dealers rely on it. The Haig Report® sets the standard for dealership M&A data and trends in auto retail. Read it at ⁠https://haigpartners.com/Haig-Report/⁠. — Check...

Today I’m joined by John Bergstrom, Executive Chairman of Bergstrom Automotive. We discuss his legendary 50 year career in the car business, the exponential growth curve his dealership empire is on, Why he has no plans for retirement – and much more. This episode is brought to you by: 1. Impel - Impel AI helps you drive loyalty with proactive, personalized service outreach that scales seamlessly....

Today's show features: Jason Villa, General Manager of Vanguard Kia of Arlington Cliff Banks, President & Founder of The Banks Report & AUTOVATE.org This episode is brought to you by: Haig Partners – Public retailers cite it. National media trusts it. Dealers rely on it. The Haig Report® sets the standard for dealership M&A data and trends in auto retail. Read it at https://haigpartners.com/Haig-R...

Today's show features: Michael Morais, President of Open Road Auto Group Alan Brown, General Manager of Sam Pack's Five Star Chevrolet This episode is brought to you by: Prime Dealer Equity Fund - Prime Dealer Equity Fund is providing a limited number of accredited investors with $100,000 or more the rare opportunity to invest directly into franchised auto dealerships; the offering can only be mad...

Today I’m joined by Alan Haig, President of Haig Partners. We dig into why Stellantis and Nissan are still searching for the bottom, which states are commanding the highest blue sky multiples, the drivers behind Carvana’s first brick-and-mortar win and more. This episode is brought to you by: 1. Lotlinx - Get the best possible market advantage on every vehicle transaction. Optimize operations and...

Today's show features: Ryan Rohrman, CEO of Rohrman Auto Group Michael McDonald, Assistant Head Coach of Marketing, Jeff Wyler Automotive Family Carolina Pereira, Marketing & Technology Director at Weston Nissan Volvo` This episode is brought to you by: Prime Dealer Equity Fund - Prime Dealer Equity Fund is providing a limited number of accredited investors with $100,000 or more the rare opportuni...

Today I’m joined by Lauren Wilson Reeves, GM at Wilson Kia. We discuss her path from plastic surgery technician to high-powered GM, the untapped potential of having more women on the sales floor, how her open-door leadership bridges the gap between employees and executives, and more. This episode is brought to you by: 1. Cox Automotive - Omnichannel isn’t a buzzword anymore—it’s the playbook winni...

Today's show features: David Spisak, President/CEO of Disruptive Growth Solutions, LLC Steven Adragna, General Manager at CDG Recruiting This episode is brought to you by: Prime Dealer Equity Fund - Prime Dealer Equity Fund is providing a limited number of accredited investors with $100,000 or more the rare opportunity to invest directly into franchised auto dealerships; the offering can only be m...

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 Trent Waybright, Vice President of Pre-Owned Operations for Kelley Automotive Group, and Patrick Janes, AVP of vAuto Inventory Solutions. This episode of the Car Dealership Gu...

Today's show features: Roland Lynn, Executive General Manager of Dan Davis Nissan, Clay Cooley Nissan Dave Rogers, Fixed Ops Director at Piazza Auto Group This episode is brought to you by: Lotlinx - Get the best possible market advantage on every vehicle transaction. Optimize operations and boost profits using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. Learn more @ ⁠https://lotlinx.com/⁠...

Today I’m joined by Vishal Vadodaria, CEO of AutoEngage. We dive into the product obsession Vishal learned under Steve Jobs, why a major public dealer group bet early on his AI tech, how Agentic AI is poised to reshape the future of the car business and much more. This episode is brought to you by: 1. CDK Global - CDK SimplePay is the only payment solution that's built into CDK solutions for unriv...

Today's show features: Jim Elder, General Manager of The Suburban Collection Jimmy Douglas, CEO of Plug Joe Pistell, Founder of AutoMagicLabs.ai This episode is brought to you by: Lotlinx - Get the best possible market advantage on every vehicle transaction. Optimize operations and boost profits using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. Learn more @ https://lotlinx.com/ Plug – The o...