Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Patrick Coleman, President of Jim Coleman Automotive Group where we discuss: How hes winning in a saturated market with 9 dealerships, His secret weapon for used inventory acquisition, Is Cadillac poised for a massive rebound? and much more.

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Topics:

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:01:36) - Patrick’s background and career

(00:08:24) - How do you differentiate yourself in this market?

(00:11:06) - How are you redeploying capital?

(00:13:15) - The state of Nissan and pursuing acquisitions

(00:18:03) - Building culture within a dealership

(00:20:24) - Dealership operations

(00:25:26) - Autotech

(00:27:52) - The state of the market

(00:30:53) - What brands have the most upside in the next two years?

(00:33:53) - Thoughts on EVs

(00:35:33) - How do you think about future-proofing the business?

(00:40:00) - What’s exciting to you these days?

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