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#13 Subscribing vs Owning, How Autonomy makes money, Future of mobility, Handling a $20M swing in value, EV predictions | Scott Painter, Founder & CEO of Autonomy
In this episode, I'm speaking with Scott Painter, Founder and CEO of Autonomy.
00:00 - Intro
02:03 - Elon's "thought exercise" for Scott
07:47 - Scott's entrepreneurial journey
15:12 - The Softbank Saga
23:06 - Inspiration & The Innovator's Dilemma
30:25 - Building Autonomy
39:46 - The economics of a subscription-based model
50:40 - Autonomy's ideal customer
57:22 - What does Scott drive?
01:00:53 - Wrapping up
Follow Scott:
Scott's Twitter & LinkedIn.
Autonomy's website.
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2023-06-09
1:03:57
#12 Art of appraising cars, How much money auto wholesalers make, Cars to avoid, Building a 140K-person online car community | Chad Cunningham, Exotic Car Buyer
In this episode, I'm speaking with Chad Cunningham, aka WholesaleChad, an exotic car buyer with GiveMeTheVIN.
00:00 - Intro
01:49 - Chad's background
05:48 - How wholesaling works
13:31 - Achieving consistent profitability
17:17 - The "vibe" factor at auctions
23:47 - Becoming a top-performing wholesaler
29:14 - How Chad appraises cars
35:30 - Which cars to stay away from
40:38 - Navigating trade-in offers & used car prices
45:45 - Wholesale Car Club
56:45 - CDG face reveal?
59:52 - Wrapping up
Follow Chad:
Chad's website.
Give Me The VIN's website.
Wholesale Car Club on Facebook.
Please take a moment to visit this episode's sponsor:
Fullpath – Discover Automotive's Leading Customer Data and Experience Platform.
Turn your first-party data into customers for life with Fullpath.
Check out the website for more and follow me on Twitter @GuyDealership!
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This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions.
2023-06-02
1:04:48
#11 Acquiring the domain Cars.com, Signing up first 100 dealers, Pulse on the car market, EVs, DTC, Disrupting vehicle trade-ins | Alex Vetter, CEO of Cars.com
In this episode, I’m speaking with Alex Vetter, co-founder and CEO of Cars.com.
00;00 - Intro
01:25 - Acquiring *the* domain
02:44 - 25th year anniversary
05:13 - Company background
09:08 - Keeping up with the pace of tech
12:03 - Tailwinds & headwinds
13:24 - Where are we headed as an industry
18:38 - EV search share
21:38 - Direct-to-Consumer
26:07 - Wholesale and Retail
36:31 - Leaning into AI
40:13 - The Future of Cars.com
Find Alex on Twitter @tavetter.
Check out the website for more and follow me on Twitter @GuyDealership!
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This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions.
2023-05-30
43:40
#10 Dealer's secret weapon, How ChatGPT will change the car business, what dealers know about you, CDG's crazy car buying idea | Aharon Horwitz, Co-Founder & CEO of Fullpath
In this episode, I'm speaking with Aharon Horwitz, co-founder and CEO of Fullpath.
(00:00) Intro
(01:23) Fullpath's story
(03:45) What Fullpath does for dealers & consumers
(06:20) Leveraging 1st-party data
(13:56) Business metrics
(16:56) Best/worst marketing strategies
(22:20) How AI can help dealers & consumers
(33:34) CDG's vision for AI-powered car-buying
(41:54) Wrapping up
Learn more about Fullpath.
Check out the website for more and follow me on Twitter @GuyDealership!
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This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions.
2023-05-20
43:23
#9 Why we still have vehicle shortages, new and used car price predictions, when we’ll get back to normal & that time CDG bought 50 Chevys at auction | Jonathan Smoke, Chief Economist, Cox Automotive
In this episode, I'm speaking with Jonathan Smoke, Chief Economist at Cox Automotive.
(00:00) Intro
(00:51) Our unique market environment
(04:12) Jonathan's background
(08:45) The Great Digitization
(11:46) That time CDG bought 50 Chevys at auction
(13:40) Are we in a K-shaped recovery?
(18:45) Domestic vs International supply constraints
(26:00) When do we get back to 2019 price levels?
(33:45) Forecasting new vs used car prices
(38:19) Advising a new car buyer
(41:42) Jonathan's take on EVs
(47:38) DJ Smoke's recommended listening
You can find Jonathan here:
Twitter @SmokeonCars
Smoke on Cars insights at Cox Automotive
This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions.
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CarDealershipGuy — the internet's viral car dealer and market commentator — shares unbiased and transparent insights into the car market. Join 50,000+ weekly listeners who tune in to hear from auto industry leaders, innovators and CarDealershipGuy himself. For more free insights, visit dealershipguy.com and follow CarDealershipGuy on Twitter (@GuyDealership). Interested in advertising with CarDealershipGuy? Join the sponsor waitlist here: cdgpartner.com