Car Dealership Guy Podcast

#21 Secrets of buying and selling dealerships, Best and worst auto franchises, Lessons from $5.5B of dealership buy-sell transactions, Have dealership profits peaked? | Alan Haig, President & Founder, Haig Partners

Aug 4, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

How to Achieve Automotive M&A

2min

The Importance of Talent in Auto Nation

2min

The Importance of a General Manager

2min

How to Avoid a Death Spiral in Dealerships

3min

How to Create Competition in the Sale Process

3min

How to Sell a Store in Six Months

2min

How to Find a Good Buyer

3min

The Strength of the Entrepreneur

1min

10.

The Demand for M&A in the Automotive Industry

4min

11.

The Rise of Single Point Dealerships

2min

12.

How to Reconcile Valuations and Profits in 2021

2min

13.

How to Sell a Used Car Dealership

2min

14.

The Peak Value of Car Dealerships

2min

15.

The Consensus About the Oversupply of EVs

5min

16.

The Importance of Creativity in the Automotive Industry

3min

17.

The Demand for Toyota Dealerships

4min

18.

How to Value Your Stores in 2019

3min

19.

Auto Nation's Earnings Come Down Significantly

3min

20.

The Future of Ford Dealerships

3min

21.

How to Be a Good Partner to Your Dealers for EVs

2min

22.

The Future of Eevee's Tesla

4min

23.

The Future of Dealerships

3min

24.

How to Sell Your Business for 100 200 300 Million Dollars a Year

3min

25.

How to Price Independent Dealers

2min

26.

How to Transition to an Independent Dealer M&A Market

5min

27.

The Importance of Brand Value in Business

3min

28.

The Importance of Delegating to a Franchisee

4min

29.

How to Start a Use Car Dealer Franchise

2min

30.

The Risk of Taking a Risk in Auto Retail

3min

31.

The Longest Podcast I've Done This Far

2min

In this episode, I'm speaking with Alan Haig, President & Founder of Haig Partners, LLC.

00:00 - Intro

01:51 - Alan's background

10:07 - The journey to founding Haig Partners

20:21 - The state of dealership M&A

50:11 - Best & worst brands for consumer experience

59:36 - Will this hot market continue throughout the decade?

1:03:54 - The independent dealer market of the future

1:20:57 - Wrapping up

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Car Dealership Guy Podcast

#21 Secrets of buying and selling dealerships, Best and worst auto franchises, Lessons from $5.5B of dealership buy-sell transactions, Have dealership profits peaked? | Alan Haig, President & Founder, Haig Partners

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