Interviews

Sometimes in the automotive retail industry, the idea of good technology that helps dealers and consumers help, buy, and sell cars comes from someone in the industry that feels like there should be an easier way to list, sell, and buy. Our guest today at CBT News did just that. Rod Buscher, Founder of Blinker joins us to share...

Is your car dealership spending money on marketing to make money on investments? Brian Finkelmeyer, Director of Conquest at vAuto, chats with Jeremy Beaver, Chief Operating Officer of the Del Grande Auto Group, about what a dealership can do to make sure they are seeing a positive return on investments. Del Grande Auto Group is in the heart of Silicon Valley and...

Rory Vaden, Co-Founder of Southwestern Consulting, Joins the network to talk about overcoming procrastination and developing good discipline and how mastering a balance in the workspace can help you take your productivity to the next level. As a dealership, how long does your team need to do certain things like working hard, being disciplined, staying motivated, etc.? Basically, when will...

The host of Progressive Retail and frequent CBT Automotive Network contributor, Cory Mosley joins Jim Fitzpatrick to discuss the steps dealers and managers should be taking to ensure they are putting their employees on the right paths to success. Within our interview, we touch on topics like benchmarks, mid-year evaluations, and why training is important. We are now turning the corner...

As we close out the first quarter and tally up the numbers for May, the industry seems to move forward with a healthy stride. To learn more on what drove this past quarter to be a success and what we can expect for the remainder of 2018, Erin Kerrigan, Managing Director for Kerrigan Advisor joins Bridget Fitzpatrick and CBT News to talk...

CBT Automotive is joined again by industry leader Dale Pollak to talk about the highly anticipated launch of vehicle subscriptions in the automotive industry and learn what he believes we will see in the future with the business model. Owning a car is becoming more expensive. From the initial price of a vehicle to insurance, and occasional maintenance, for too many...

Most of the data that dealers collect comes from their CRM. We spoke with Bill Wittenmyer, a partner at ELEAD1ONE, to talk about where he believes the direction of data among the automotive industry is heading and how dealerships can set themselves up to receive and capitalize on major opportunities. Over the last ten years, the retail auto industry has...

Rideshare companies, direct to consumer sales models, recruiting, tariffs and if that is not enough over 4 million off-lease cars are hitting the market this year. There is a lot going on in the Automotive industry theses days. To help break everything down for our viewers we are joined Executive Vice President of Cox Automotive, vAuto Founder, and Author,...

On Friday, the Trump administration placed tariffs on all imported Steel and Aluminum from Mexico, Canada, and the EU. To talk more about how the automotive industry can be directly impacted, CBT News is joined by Cody Lusk, AIADA president, and Brad Strong AIADA chairman. After the news broke that tariffs were being placed on steel and aluminum the auto...

The automotive industry is feeling a little uneasy since it was announced last week that President Donald Trump has placed a tariff on both steel and aluminum. The news breaks around the same time that the automotive industry sees record numbers in both sales and overall performance. To Learn more about how the President’s rule could influence the automotive...