The VIN-dow Podcast

In this espisode, Bob talks about the shortsightedness of voiding warranties.

In this episode, Bob discusses "lot rot" -- what it is, and how to deal with it.

In this episode, Bob discusses what the '72 gas crisis has in common with today's market.  50% no sale rates and what to expect in the coming months.

This is the milestone 50th episode! We hope you have been enjoying the podcasts.

To get a demo of how Accu-Trade works with Service Drive: https://www.accu-trade.com/contact/   Speaker 1: ( 00:00 ) Good afternoon, everybody. And welcome to this week's vendor with Robert Holland said good day, Bob. It's been a while. It's been a couple weeks. I know you're Speaker 2: ( 00:09 ) I knew my friend. I caught the, I caught the stink. This thing is not a joke. It's like for real buddy...

"There's a lot of "Grandstanding" happening and it's the ones you aren't selling that will be the issue"

In this episode, Bob talks about how dealerships are getting "vendor-itus", and then also discusses the indisputable role that independent dealers will play in the future of the automotive industry.   Bobs article, pg. 6-7, "The Value & Future of the Used Car Dealer" was featured in May 2022 issue of Mid-Atlantic Regional Dealer Association Publication: https://www.midatlanticautodealersunited.org...

Click here for a short video (4:32) showing how VinTel works with Accu-Trade. Click here for a full length video (31:26) showing more VinTel details.  

In this episode, Bob explains how independent dealers can be seen as the oil in the automotive engine.

What is the future of wholesale marketplaces and what needs to change for us to get there? With the new EKG / OBDII reader, arbitrations are no longer an issue for anyone. Get the full mechanical health of any VIN instantly and eliminate your headaches. Setting the base price and hunting the best end user is the answer. Regional pricing is a thing of the past, there is no such thing in the broader...

A Good Deal Consists of Peace of Mind: Why giving every incoming vehicle an "EKG" scan makes sense.

In this episode, Bob has some more comments on the situation in Ukraine.

This week, Bob talks about the recent acquisition of Adesa U.S. by Carvana.

This week, Bob talks about what's happening in Ukraine, and its potential effect on the auto industry.

"Why I Chose Cars.com as the Best Home for What I Built" - Robert Hollenshead

MMR pricing is currently not realistic, as car rental companies have been paying inflated prices. MMR does not take "no sales" into account. And there have been a high number of no sales happening. In 2022, normalcy should be coming back to the wholesale markets. But there will still be pains in the meantime. There is still a disconnect between what sellers think their vehicles are worth, vs what...

MMR does not take into account the best end user, or the NO SALES at the auction. Rental car companies are now aggressively buying in wholesale, and they know that they will make back their money via rental fees. This changes the game for anybody bidding against them. More new cars will soon be coming to dealerships. The wholesale market is cooling off a bit, but rental car companies are still kee...

In the NEWS: Tesla-Hertz Deal Is Great News—for Carvana Stock: https://www.barrons.com/articles/carvana-cvna-stock-hertz-tesla-51635347289 Hertz Teams With Uber, Carvana in Big Shift to Electric Cars: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/hertz-teams-uber-carvana-major-110000354.html Tesla Hertz deal. Hertz is bulking up its global fleet with a hundred thousand electric vehicles from Tesla. This is in...

Are you racing to the bottom in an appreciating used car market? When supply ceased in 2020, used car pricing stared to climb, and they haven't slowed since. You can't deny the data. Used cars are wholesaling for more today, than they sold for new! Why would you retail a car for less than you can replace it for? "A VIN IS A COMMODITY that has never increased in value because they're made readily a...

Vroom to buy finance company United Auto Credit Corporation (UACC) in $300 million deal. It's brilliant. No question is brilliant for one simple reason. The brilliance of Carvana. The brilliance of the people who founded and run Carvana is that they don't sell cars. Why would you believe they sold cars? They don't, they sell finance. What you pay for a car. It could be completely irrational. It do...

In today's day and age, consumers are shopping for convenience, not price. But, how are you going to compete in the current market if you don't have any inventory? In this week's episode, Bob shares why dealers need to start getting creative (because you can't breathe yesterday's air), and how we can help you find more inventory with: - Private party acquisitions - Service lane offers - Virtual ap...

Let's just dive right into things. I know. I know it's a, it's an interesting market and you got some, a couple of points you want to talk about, so let's do it All right. Surely. So it's, it's going to sound a little crass. I'm afraid. But I, I guess we've never been accused of being good or really polite about things. You know, as we're watching this thing and it was starting to settle down a li...

In this episode Bob shares how VIN-specific retail history is helping dealers source red-hot cars. (you can learn this too by joining our new webinar series starting August 10th, 2021)  What if you knew where every car has been, for how long and how much? That would be helpful information when you're trying to make a purchasing decision. These indicators help you understand the desirability of any...