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Featured Interviews
Gary Rome shares the leadership philosophy behind his Hyundai Dealer of the Year success
Building an award-winning dealership starts long before a customer walks into the showroom. For Gary Rome Auto Group, success is rooted in employee culture, community involvement and customer trust. Gary Rome, President and CEO of the automotive group, joins us on the latest episode of Inside Automotive to discuss how his Hyundai store earned the 2026 Hyundai Dealer of the Year Award and the Board of Excellence Award. Watch the full segment here.
3 key steps to fixing an underperforming dealership
Turning around an underperforming store takes more than fresh advertising. It means fixing culture, tightening processes, and having financial discipline. That’s the challenge Scott Simons, Owner of Simons Automotive Group, took on when he bought Simons Chevrolet GMC, then an underperforming store, in the small town of Whiteville, North Carolina, last year. Simons joins host Adam Marburger on today’s episode of Training Camp for a closer look at how he took the store from 24 units a month to 103, growing gross profit 115% year over year while holding expenses to a 4% increase, and pushing customer satisfaction to 280% of objective. Watch the full segment here.
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Sen. Bernie Moreno pushes Connected Vehicle Security Act, says bill protects dealers and U.S. auto industry
Welcome to a special edition of Inside Automotive. On today’s episode, we’re bringing you on location in St. Louis, where CBT News Co-Founder Jim Fitzpatrick is joined by Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno, who says the momentum is behind building the Connected Vehicle Security Act, legislation aimed at preventing vehicles with ties to foreign adversaries from entering the U.S. market. Watch the full segment here.
