#81 Chairman of Hyundai Dealer Council speaks out, Selling 6,000+ cars in one county, Behind the scenes of Hyundai/Amazon partnership, Do dealers and car makers still need eachother? | Andrew Wright, Managing Partner at VINart Dealerships

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Andrew Wright, Managing Partner of VINart Dealerships where we discuss: What's next for the Hyundai/Amazon partnership, selling 6,000+ cars yearly in one county, whether dealers and car makers still need each other, and much more.

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Topics:

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:03:21) - Andrew’s background and career

(00:06:29) - VINart Group

(00:08:49) - What are the benefits you see from being in the Lehigh Valley?

(00:13:19) - Shifting from mainstream brands to luxury

(00:15:00) - What brands are you bullish on?

(00:17:14) - What challenges is Hyundai facing?

(00:20:51) - Becoming chair of the Hyundai dealer council

(00:23:10) - Dealers and manufacturers need each other more than ever

(00:27:21) - What brand would you bet on if you were a used-car dealer?

(00:31:13) - Operations and service

(00:38:01) - Amazon & The future of the dealer/customer relationship

(00:47:10) - What are you seeing in terms of consumer health?

(00:54:19) - Is anything keeping you up at night?

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