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Car Dealership Guy

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Car Dealership Guy

@GuyDealership

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@GuyDealership
Jun 18
Profits Are Down 16%. The Dealership Market Is Ripping. Here's Why. My conversation with Alan Haig, President at @HaigPartners: 0:20 Why Buy-Sells Boom As Values Drop. 1:45 The Profit Number Dealers Can't Hide. 5:35 39% More Stores Sold. 6:10 The Brand Haig Just Upgraded. 9:20
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Park Outside recalls just jumped nearly 50% in one week: The reason: Stellantis recalled 1 million+ Jeep Wranglers and Gladiators over a fire risk that exists even when the vehicle is off. Still, this isn't a Stellantis-only story. Honda had an 800K+ unit recall recently.
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" The big thing is that you need to have a bit of empathy in the situation and show them in a gentle and respectful way, "This is where you fit into the market." Subprime deals are testing how stores think about customer value. Peter Massimilla Jr, Internet Sales Manager at
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Car Dealership Guy
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Andddddd ….. JLR North American CEO Joe Eberhardt just quit.
Car Dealership Guy
@GuyDealership
Jul 1, 2025
Jaguar sales down a whopping 97% — here’s why: - Killed all gas models before new EVs arrived - Dealers ran dry, nothing to sell - Rebrand confused loyal buyers - Tariffs halted US exports too No cars = no sales.
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Car Dealership Guy
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The first sign of "brand pressure" often shows up inside the dealership. Patrick Haggerty, President/General Manager at Faulkner Infiniti of Willow Grove, explains why empty bays and quiet sales floors can shape a retailer’s dialogue with the OEM. " If we wanna continue to grow
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Car Dealership Guy
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[NEWS] 137K+ catalytic converters were stolen in 2025, per Carfax: Rhodium has more than doubled in value over the past year, hitting $11,000 per ounce in March. Hybrid converters are selling for up to $1,400 on the black market because they carry more precious metals. And one
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Car Dealership Guy
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[NEWS] Ford is recalling ~45K F-150s over incomplete prior recall repair: Ford is recalling nearly 45,000 model-year 2014 F-150s after a previous safety recall repair was incorrectly recorded as complete. The missing software update could cause the transmission to unexpectedly
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Car Dealership Guy
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Any original ideas for what we should do with the handle @dealership? Something’s we’ve considered: - a dealership version of Zillow gone wild - reposting dealership UGC - a dealership “insiders” hotline
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" I think we're losing the life or the heart of car sales is the interpersonal connectivity, and it's kind of going away." Incomplete lead data is becoming a bigger problem in subprime. Peter Massimilla Jr, Internet Sales Manager at McGovern CJDR, explains why missing customer
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Car Dealership Guy
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[NEWS] Fed holds steady on rates in Warsh’s first meeting: New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh wrapped his first FOMC meeting with rates unchanged at 3.5% to 3.75%. It was the fourth straight hold, and most members don't expect cuts before year-end. Annual inflation hit 4.2% in May, its
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Car Dealership Guy
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AI’s impact may be easier to see in the broader economy than in dealership profits. Alan Haig, President of @HaigPartners, explains why he expects AI-driven productivity gains to eventually show up on the retail automotive bottom line.
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Car Dealership Guy
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➤ Stream the latest episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast now on your favorite platform—brought to you by @Experian_Auto, @matador_ai, and @HaigPartners Youtube: carguymedia.com/4exVyUy Apple Podcasts: carguymedia.com/4xBMtTe Spotify: carguymedia.com/4fSFq2j
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Car Dealership Guy
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Jun 18
Replying to @GuyDealership and @HaigPartners
Watch it on X, or stream it on your favorite platform: Youtube: carguymedia.com/4exVyUy Apple Podcasts: carguymedia.com/4xBMtTe Spotify: carguymedia.com/4fSFq2j
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Car Dealership Guy
@GuyDealership
Jun 18
The “buyers hate the F&I office” narrative keeps getting weaker: New CDK data shows only 6% of shoppers felt overwhelmed during their F&I interaction this year. That’s down from 22% in 2025. 30% also said they felt comfortable. And 22% even said they felt excited. Given how
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