Used Car Dealer Podcast

In episode #12 Zach interviews Bob Hollenshead, the largest independent wholesale operator in North America and an automotive serial entrepreneur. Bob has deep expertise in the used marketplace as it relates to wholesale and auctions. His data companies have also powered some of the leading trade applications including TrueCar Trade and Autotrader.ca. Some of the topics discussed on the podcast include: 1. Discuss the change from March/April when COVID-19 first started to take mindshare to now and what Bob has observed in the used car marketplace2. What are some of the new and maybe unusual ways that Bob's company has had to clean and sanitize cars to be "COVID-19 friendly or compliant" and what was that like to implement3. Given the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the used car marketplace, what has been the biggest surprise for Bob4. Used car dealerships have been adapting to the change brought on by COVID-19, one new challenge is evaluating the trade, especially if done virtually. What are some suggestions Bob has for used car dealerships to put the right number on a trade? 6. Bob has years of wisdom in the auto industry, some of our listeners are just getting into the car business, what is Bob's advice for them from the wholesale/auction viewpoint? For the transcribed version please visit this site - https://blog.sellyautomotive.com/blog/bob-hollenshead-largest-wholesale-operator-in-north-americaListen to our other podcast episodes:https://www.sellyautomotive.com/podcastOur Blog for Auto Dealers:https://blog.sellyautomotive.com/blogDownload our Free Guide for Automotive CRM:https://www.sellyautomotive.com/guidesRelated Press:https://www.sellyautomotive.com/pressFollow Us On:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SellyAutomotiveTwitter: https://twitter.com/sellyautomotiveLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a1-software-group-llc

In this episode Steve and Zach revisit Carvana (Episode #2) post-COVID-19 and discuss the following:1) Carvana at $20B market cap, Vroom IPO, and disruption2) Steve's experience w/ Carvana3) Digital Retail for used car dealers and sourcing inventory4) Where do we go from here?Like, Subscribe and keep fighting the good fight!Listen to our other podcast episodes:https://www.sellyautomotive.com/podcastOur Blog for Auto Dealers:https://blog.sellyautomotive.com/blogDownload our Free Guide for Automotive CRM:https://www.sellyautomotive.com/guidesRelated Press:https://www.sellyautomotive.com/pressFollow Us On:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SellyAutomotiveTwitter: https://twitter.com/sellyautomotiveLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a1-software-group-llc

In this episode, Zach interviews serial entrepreneur Matt Watson. Matt was the Co-Founder and CTO of Vin Solutions CRM which was an automotive SaaS company he bootstrapped and sold for over $135M to Cox Automotive.Episode Highlights: 1) Matt and Zach go deep into the journey of building a fast scaling SaaS company while bootstrapping 2) Balancing customer requests and product feedback in a CRM (complex product) 3) Matt's experience with Tesla and thoughts on online car sales 4) His journey building his new company Stackify based on problems from Vin Solutions  5) What's next in the auto industry, a futures discussionListen to our other podcast episodes:https://www.sellyautomotive.com/podcastOur Blog for Auto Dealers:https://blog.sellyautomotive.com/blogDownload our Free Guide for Automotive CRM:https://www.sellyautomotive.com/guidesRelated Press:https://www.sellyautomotive.com/pressFollow Us On:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SellyAutomotiveTwitter: https://twitter.com/sellyautomotiveLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a1-software-group-llc

In this episode, Zach interviews Andrew Gordon, who's the founder of DealerScience which was a digital retail product acquired by TrueCar (Nasdaq: TRUE)in December 2018. Andrew discusses digital retail as well as his journey as an entrepreneur in automotive software.Listen to our other podcast episodes:https://www.sellyautomotive.com/podcastOur Blog for Auto Dealers:https://blog.sellyautomotive.com/blogDownload our Free Guide for Automotive CRM:https://www.sellyautomotive.com/guidesRelated Press:https://www.sellyautomotive.com/pressFollow Us On:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SellyAutomotiveTwitter: https://twitter.com/sellyautomotiveLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a1-software-group-llc

In this episode, Steve and Zach discuss topics top of mind for dealers selling through the COVID-19 marketplace including inventory management, software, changing messaging for COVID-19, and more!Listen to our other podcast episodes:https://www.sellyautomotive.com/podcastOur Blog for Auto Dealers:https://blog.sellyautomotive.com/blogDownload our Free Guide for Automotive CRM:https://www.sellyautomotive.com/guidesRelated Press:https://www.sellyautomotive.com/pressFollow Us On:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SellyAutomotiveTwitter: https://twitter.com/sellyautomotiveLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a1-software-group-llc

The guest for episode #7 is Steve Greenfield, the Founder & Ceo of Automotive Ventures. Steve has over 20 years in the automotive retail/software space and has overseen over $1B in acquisitions in auto software including vAuto and Vin Solutions. During the podcast Steve discusses:1) Inventory and wholesale market post-COVID-19 2) Digital retail and the saturation of software players in the market3) Implementing digital retail and setting expectations4) Futures for 2020 and beyond This is an episode you will not want to miss!Listen to our other podcast episodes:https://www.sellyautomotive.com/podcastOur Blog for Auto Dealers:https://blog.sellyautomotive.com/blogDownload our Free Guide for Automotive CRM:https://www.sellyautomotive.com/guidesRelated Press:https://www.sellyautomotive.com/pressFollow Us On:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SellyAutomotiveTwitter: https://twitter.com/sellyautomotiveLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a1-software-group-llc

In episode #6 Zach and Steve have a dynamic conversation with Cox Automotive's Director, Enterprise Dealer Partnerships (EDP) Sales Strategy Amardeep Kumar. Amardeep shares his story of how he got into the automotive industry as well as his thoughts on: digital retail, used cars, and recommendations for dealers to whether the COVID-19 economy of today's market. Listen to our other podcast episodes:https://www.sellyautomotive.com/podcastOur Blog for Auto Dealers:https://blog.sellyautomotive.com/blogDownload our Free Guide for Automotive CRM:https://www.sellyautomotive.com/guidesRelated Press:https://www.sellyautomotive.com/pressFollow Us On:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SellyAutomotiveTwitter: https://twitter.com/sellyautomotiveLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a1-software-group-llc

In episode #5 we have a special and timely episode on COVID-19 aka Corona Virus and our thoughts on what dealers can do in these times and commentary on our experience of the COVID-19 virus while out in Asia earlier this year. Listen to our other podcast episodes:https://www.sellyautomotive.com/podcastOur Blog for Auto Dealers:https://blog.sellyautomotive.com/blogDownload our Free Guide for Automotive CRM:https://www.sellyautomotive.com/guidesRelated Press:https://www.sellyautomotive.com/pressFollow Us On:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SellyAutomotiveTwitter: https://twitter.com/sellyautomotiveLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a1-software-group-llc

In this episode, Zach and Steve discuss some of the trends from 2019 including digital retail and Facebook marketplace. Steve also gives his perspective on inventory management and benchmarking in 2020 and beyond.-------------------Listen to our other podcast episodes:https://www.sellyautomotive.com/podcastOur Blog for Auto Dealers:https://blog.sellyautomotive.com/blogDownload our Free Guide for Automotive CRM:https://www.sellyautomotive.com/guidesRelated Press:https://www.sellyautomotive.com/pressFollow Us On:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SellyAutomotiveTwitter: https://twitter.com/sellyautomotiveLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a1-software-group-llc

In episode #3 Zach does a 1v1 interview with Tom Hampton who is a 3rd generation car guy. Tom has been going independent dealer to independent dealer with his team in Texas and has logged over 50,000 hours with his team over the last 13 years.-------------------Listen to our other podcast episodes:https://www.sellyautomotive.com/podcastOur Blog for Auto Dealers:https://blog.sellyautomotive.com/blogDownload our Free Guide for Automotive CRM:https://www.sellyautomotive.com/guidesRelated Press:https://www.sellyautomotive.com/pressFollow Us On:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SellyAutomotiveTwitter: https://twitter.com/sellyautomotiveLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a1-software-group-llc