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"Values Rose!" The EV Bloodbath That Never Happened (and What Smart Dealers Are Doing Now) | Jimmy Douglas, Founder & CEO at Plug
30/07/2026 | 40 minToday I'm joined by Jimmy Douglas, Founder & CEO at Plug.
He breaks down why the top used EV dealers turn inventory in 30 days instead of 59 while selling for 3% more, and shares the arbitrage move of stocking a competitor's EV so you capture a sale that was happening anyway.
Topics:
00:47 Tax Credits Killed EV Residuals.
08:20 Selling A Computer On Wheels.
18:29 Live With An EV For One Month.
21:35 Stack Teslas For Massive Arbitrage.
27:25 Detroit's Global EV Future Is Bleak.
39:52 Build More Bays Than You Need.
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Everything else ➤ dealershipguy.comDell on Used Cars, Miller on Embedded Insurance, Midgett on GM Search | Daily Dealer Live
29/07/2026 | 1 hToday's show features:
- Rob Dell, Vice President at Bob Ruth Ford
- Jeremy Miller, Director of National Partnerships at In the Car
- Kelly Midgett, Owner at Kelly’s Automotive
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Everything else ➤ dealershipguy.com"The Million Dollar Swing!" How One GM Drove $1M in Profit Growth in a Year & The Numbers Behind It | Frank Esparza, General Manager at Tracy Honda
28/07/2026 | 35 minToday I'm joined by Frank Esparza, General Manager at Tracy Honda.
Frank walks through how his Honda store in Tracy, California, turned a stagnant pay plan into more than a million dollars in net profit growth in twelve months.
He breaks down enforcing minimum sales standards, why he moved his advertising budget from broad reach to buyers already in the market, and how a lending partner is approving finance deals that traditional banks reject outright.
Topics:
03:00 Raising Standards Drove $1M Growth.
09:20 The Marketing Company That Worked.
13:00 Lower Funnel Marketing Was A Disaster.
28:00 Fix Your Funnel, Fix Your Gross.
32:00 The Passport Home Run.
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Everything else ➤ dealershipguy.comBaldwin on Dealer Group Expansion, Sansone/Sherman on Leadership & Culture | Daily Dealer Live
27/07/2026 | 50 minToday's show features:
- Paul Sansone III, General Manager at Sansone Jr’s Keyport Kia
- Billy Sherman, Sales Manager at Sansone Jr’s Keyport Kia
- Travis Baldwin, Vice President at Best Deal Auto Sales
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Everything else ➤ dealershipguy.comFixed Ops Friday w/ Mike Stanton, Danny Negalha, & Chris Skinner | Daily Dealer Live
24/07/2026 | 58 minToday's show features:
- Mike Stanton, President & CEO at National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA)
- Danny Negalha, Corporate Fixed Ops Director at McGovern Automotive Group
- Chris Skinner, Fixed Operations Director at Granbury Nissan
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