In this episode of The David Spisak Show, David hosts Finn Ewing of Ewing Auto Group, the owner of three dealerships in the DFW market and Brendan Harrington the owner of a dealership in Fort Worth to discuss the challenges facing the auto industry in 2023. The conversation centers around the transition year, which follows two record profit years, and the ch ... Show More
Oct 8
Ron Frey: Most Dealers Will Get AI Wrong
Plenty of dealers are hoping AI is the magic bullet. Ron Frey says if you think it is, you're wrong.He's earned the right to say it. Ron was a founding partner and COO at TrueCar, Chief Strategy Officer at AutoNation, and Global Chief Strategy Officer at CDK Global. He's delivere ... Show More
1h 2m
Oct 1
Danelle Delgado: What Makes Great Salespeople Great
Danelle Delgado is known worldwide as the Millionaire Maker. She is the CEO of Engage Training and The Internal Alliance, a bestselling author, and a business and results strategist whose training systems are used by entrepreneurs, sales teams, and major dealer groups like Carter ... Show More
59m 47s
Sep 24
Peter Cooper: Why Customers Don’t Want to Come to Your Dealership
Peter Cooper opened his Lexus store in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1990, in a market that would never let him be the biggest dealer in America. So he chased something harder to copy: becoming people's favorite place to do business. More than 20 years ago, he went one price, single ... Show More
1h 8m
Nov 2023
Decarbonizing the automotive industry with data transparency
To tackle today’s challenges, the automotive industry is currently undergoing a major shift to electrification. Data transparency across the entire supply chain and new ways of collaboration are required. In this episode, Gunter Beitinger, Head of Factory Digitalization & Head of ... Show More
21m 10s
Apr 2025
A Nightmare Tariff Scenario for the Auto Industry — ft. Tim Higgins
Ed opens the show by discussing Trump’s tariffs, xAI’s purchase of X, and OpenAI’s record-breaking funding round. Then Tim Higgins, Wall Street Journal columnist covering the automobile industry, joins the show to break down how the auto tariffs will impact the car industry and t ... Show More
55m 22s
Dec 2023
Dec. 29, 2023 | Automotive retail 2023 year in review
Automotive News senior editors Melissa Burden and Dan Shine discuss the biggest auto retail stories in 2023, including increasing pessimism among dealers, marquee mergers and acquisitions, and the impact of the UAW strike on service departments.
23m 53s
Nov 2024
UX and Marketing in the Automotive Industry
<p>Drawing from his extensive career, Sary shares insights into how augmented reality, voice interfaces, and electric vehicles are revolutionizing automotive design and marketing. He also explores the dynamic interplay between engineering and marketing, offering practical lessons ... Show More
54m 11s