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10 lessons learned from every Car Dealership Guy Podcast guest

$168,000 and counting: Walters Automotive on the savings that came with ditching checks and cards

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Sep 9, 2026

$168,000 and counting: Walters Automotive on the savings that came with ditching checks and cards

One SEO veteran on what ChatGPT actually looks at before recommending a dealership

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Sep 4, 2026

One SEO veteran on what ChatGPT actually looks at before recommending a dealership

Founder of Stern Auto Group reflects on 65 years in the business

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Sep 1, 2026

Founder of Stern Auto Group reflects on 65 years in the business

Honda dealer walks CDG Founder Yossi J. Levi through one shop's million-dollar turnaround

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Aug 21, 2026

Honda dealer walks CDG Founder Yossi J. Levi through one shop's million-dollar turnaround

"That job is gone!" How AI already killed this dealership job (+ how to prepare for it)

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Aug 17, 2026

"That job is gone!" How AI already killed this dealership job (+ how to prepare for it)

"The poison is out": Confessions of a former broker-addicted car dealer

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Aug 12, 2026

"The poison is out": Confessions of a former broker-addicted car dealer

The Ford whisperer who turns broken dealerships into empires

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Aug 5, 2026

The Ford whisperer who turns broken dealerships into empires

"I never took their money!" Why some manufacturers tried to blacklist this "Car Mom"

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Aug 3, 2026

"I never took their money!" Why some manufacturers tried to blacklist this "Car Mom"

"Values rose!" The EV bloodbath that never happened (and what smart dealers are doing now)

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Aug 3, 2026

"Values rose!" The EV bloodbath that never happened (and what smart dealers are doing now)

Why most dealership couples fail (and how the best ones succeed)

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Jul 24, 2026

Why most dealership couples fail (and how the best ones succeed)

The secret plan to create America's next dealer owners (and what comes next)

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Jul 21, 2026

The secret plan to create America's next dealer owners (and what comes next)

"Stop missing calls!" The 90% service scheduling secret most dealers are ignoring

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Jul 15, 2026

"Stop missing calls!" The 90% service scheduling secret most dealers are ignoring

"AI can't see!" The AI phase after agentic that will reshape how dealers run every department (+ how to use it)

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Jul 7, 2026

"AI can't see!" The AI phase after agentic that will reshape how dealers run every department (+ how to use it)

The vibe coding security bomb hidden inside your dealership (and what every dealer building AI tools needs to know)

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Jun 25, 2026

The vibe coding security bomb hidden inside your dealership (and what every dealer building AI tools needs to know)

"Follow the money!" Profits are down 16%. The buy-sell market is ripping. (Here's why and what top operators know)

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Jun 21, 2026

"Follow the money!" Profits are down 16%. The buy-sell market is ripping. (Here's why and what top operators know)

"We tripled the store!" — Critical playbooks for used cars, service growth, and beating big groups

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Jun 18, 2026

"We tripled the store!" — Critical playbooks for used cars, service growth, and beating big groups

"Copy the best!" Rick Hendrick's #1 business decision in 50 years (and why Zeigler just copied it)

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Jun 12, 2026

"Copy the best!" Rick Hendrick's #1 business decision in 50 years (and why Zeigler just copied it)

"You're sitting on gold!" Why most dealerships are sitting on hidden fortunes and what top operators know

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Jun 10, 2026

"You're sitting on gold!" Why most dealerships are sitting on hidden fortunes and what top operators know

The 60-second car deal: One dealer's bet on the future of retail (and the numbers behind it)

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Jun 4, 2026

The 60-second car deal: One dealer's bet on the future of retail (and the numbers behind it)

"The score lies!" Why credit scores are failing first-time buyers (and what the top 1% of dealers are doing)

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May 29, 2026

"The score lies!" Why credit scores are failing first-time buyers (and what the top 1% of dealers are doing)

"Own it, don't owe it!" The dealer debt trap nobody is talking about (and what operators need to know)

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May 27, 2026

"Own it, don't owe it!" The dealer debt trap nobody is talking about (and what operators need to know)

Turning tragedy into a billion-dollar dealership group (and the lessons learned along the way)

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May 21, 2026

Turning tragedy into a billion-dollar dealership group (and the lessons learned along the way)

How AI-powered sourcing is solving used-car acquisition (+ scaling secrets)

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May 18, 2026

How AI-powered sourcing is solving used-car acquisition (+ scaling secrets)

How bad data is cannibalizing your AI strategy (+ how to fix it)

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May 18, 2026

How bad data is cannibalizing your AI strategy (+ how to fix it)

“Warranty is exploding!” How dealerships are capturing the $32B revenue surge

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May 15, 2026

“Warranty is exploding!” How dealerships are capturing the $32B revenue surge

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Sep 9, 2026

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$168,000 and counting: Walters Automotive on the savings that came with ditching checks and cards

Featuring Jonathan Kienle, the Director of Ops at Walters Automotive Group, and Truett Dwyer, Co-Founder and CEO of Clerq

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Sep 4, 2026

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4 min read

One SEO veteran on what ChatGPT actually looks at before recommending a dealership

Featuring Zach Billings, CEO at Wikimotive

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Sep 1, 2026

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5 min read

Founder of Stern Auto Group reflects on 65 years in the business

Featuring Laddie Stern of Stern Auto Group and guest host Matthew Haiken

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Aug 21, 2026

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7 min read

Honda dealer walks CDG Founder Yossi J. Levi through one shop's million-dollar turnaround

Featuring Frank Esparza, General Manager at Tracy Honda

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Aug 17, 2026

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6 min read

"That job is gone!" How AI already killed this dealership job (+ how to prepare for it)

Featuring Matt Muilenburg, Chief Product Officer at Impel

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Aug 12, 2026

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5 min read

"The poison is out": Confessions of a former broker-addicted car dealer

Featuring Matt Haiken, President of Prestige Auto Group

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Aug 5, 2026

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5 min read

The Ford whisperer who turns broken dealerships into empires

Featuring Eddie Stivers, President at Stivers Auto Group

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Aug 3, 2026

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5 min read

"I never took their money!" Why some manufacturers tried to blacklist this "Car Mom"

Featuring Kelley Stumpe, Founder and CEO at The Car Mom

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Aug 3, 2026

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5 min read

"Values rose!" The EV bloodbath that never happened (and what smart dealers are doing now)

Featuring Jimmy Douglas, Founder & CEO at Plug

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Jul 24, 2026

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4 min read

Why most dealership couples fail (and how the best ones succeed)

Featuring Kelly and Rob Ruth, Bob Ruth Ford

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Jul 21, 2026

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5 min read

The secret plan to create America's next dealer owners (and what comes next)

Featuring, Perry Watson IV, President of NAMAD

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Jul 15, 2026

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5 min read

"Stop missing calls!" The 90% service scheduling secret most dealers are ignoring

Featuring Mike Martucci, General Manager at Jim Ellis Kia, and Kevin Esmezyan, Chief Product Officer at Matador AI

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Jul 7, 2026

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5 min read

"AI can't see!" The AI phase after agentic that will reshape how dealers run every department (+ how to use it)

Featuring AJ McGowan, VP of Research and Development at Reynolds & Reynolds

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Jun 25, 2026

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5 min read

The vibe coding security bomb hidden inside your dealership (and what every dealer building AI tools needs to know)

Featuring Paul J Daly and Kyle Mountsier, Co-founders at More Than Cars

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Jun 21, 2026

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5 min read

"Follow the money!" Profits are down 16%. The buy-sell market is ripping. (Here's why and what top operators know)

Featuring Alan Haig, President at Haig Partners

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Jun 18, 2026

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4 min read

"We tripled the store!" — Critical playbooks for used cars, service growth, and beating big groups

Featuring Kyle Coleman, Rob Ruth, Scott Simons

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Jun 12, 2026

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4 min read

"Copy the best!" Rick Hendrick's #1 business decision in 50 years (and why Zeigler just copied it)

Featuring Aaron Zeigler, President of Zeigler Auto Group, Johnny McKellar, who leads NationsGuard for Hendrick Automotive Group, and CEO Rick Hendrick

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Jun 10, 2026

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5 min read

"You're sitting on gold!" Why most dealerships are sitting on hidden fortunes and what top operators know

Featuring Vic Keller, Founder and CEO at Experience Ventures

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Jun 4, 2026

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5 min read

The 60-second car deal: One dealer's bet on the future of retail (and the numbers behind it)

Featuring Jon Alcorn, Operating Partner at Dogwood Automotive Group

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May 29, 2026

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5 min read

"The score lies!" Why credit scores are failing first-time buyers (and what the top 1% of dealers are doing)

Featuring Ben Atkinson, VP of Auto Lending at Upstart, and Evan Driscoll, General Sales Manager at Audi Jacksonville

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May 27, 2026

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5 min read

"Own it, don't owe it!" The dealer debt trap nobody is talking about (and what operators need to know)

Featuring Marcello Sciarrino, Co-Owner at Island Auto Group

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May 21, 2026

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4 min read

Turning tragedy into a billion-dollar dealership group (and the lessons learned along the way)

Featuring Corina Straub Diehl, CEO and President at Diehl Automotive Group

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May 18, 2026

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5 min read

How AI-powered sourcing is solving used-car acquisition (+ scaling secrets)

Featuring Sam Hatch, General Manager at JRR Motor Sales

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May 18, 2026

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5 min read

How bad data is cannibalizing your AI strategy (+ how to fix it)

Featuring Brian Abrams, VP of Data and AI at CDK Global

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May 15, 2026

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4 min read

“Warranty is exploding!” How dealerships are capturing the $32B revenue surge

Featuring Jim Roche, CEO of WarrCloud