Are Dealers Losing the Middle-Income Buyer? AI Car Deals, Fed Hike | CBT Live (09.23.26)
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Trump hosts Xi, Honda plans $2.5B hybrid plant, BMW opens i3 reservations
Top Stories Trump hosts Chinese President Xi, U.S. dealers watching closely. Read More Honda plans up to $2.5 billion hybrid plant as Ohio leads site race. Read More BMW opens U.S. reservations for the new i3 a week early. Read More Bentley unveils first EV as luxury brand targets new buyers. Read More Featured interviews Set...
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Set more appointments, close more deals with RevDojo’s proven prompts
On today's episode of Inside Automotive, Kyle Disher, Founder and CEO of RevDojo, returned to the studio for a live test of dealership phone skills. Disher tossed a stack of money into the air, covering the anchor desk as he prepared to live mystery shop on the phone. Disher secretly offered...
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Stellantis dealer Joe Laham talks MAAP, Chinese cars, powertrain options
On today's edition of CBT Live, Joe Laham, President of Premier Companies, joins the show to discuss Stellantis' new minimum allowable advertised price (MAAP) requirements taking effect October 1. Laham...
Fred Emich outlines what Volkswagen dealers need from the brand
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Chris Hudson prepares dealers for the next era of AI car buyingÂ
Dealers may not need to wait for AI to completely transform the car-buying process before putting the technology to work. Chris Hudson, General Manager of Mark Miller Subaru, joins today's CBT...
Potomac Core CEO Dan Varroney on what the Fed’s rate hike means for dealers
Higher borrowing costs are landing on car buyers already stretched by rising prices at the grocery store and the gas pump. On today's edition of CBT Live, Dan Varroney, Economic...
Used car coach David Long’s process to move more cars faster
Every dealership has a process for selling cars and managing people. Top leaders get more out of those processes by starting with the attitude and energy they bring each day....
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The numbers behind a dealership's service department can tell a much different story than the number of cars moving through the lane. Jumping right into today’s CBT Live segment, we’re...
Erin Kerrigan sees record buy-sell activity in 2026
The dealership buy-sell market maintained its record pace through the first half of 2026, with 224 transactions completed and the trailing 12-month total reaching a record 462, according to Erin...
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Stellantis dealer Joe Laham talks MAAP, Chinese cars, powertrain options
On today's edition of CBT Live, Joe Laham, President of Premier Companies, joins the show to discuss Stellantis' new minimum allowable advertised price (MAAP) requirements taking effect October 1. Laham said the policy brings Stellantis in line with brands like Audi, BMW, Volvo and Mazda, which have had similar pricing...
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Frank Carbone on Holman’s legacy, expansion and the next 100 years
Frank Carbone started out parking cars and changing oil at a Ford store in Fort Lauderdale when he was just a teenager. Today, he oversees nearly 60 dealerships representing 32 brands as President of Retail Automotive at Holman. The company has doubled in size twice in the past 10 years....
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Don’t hand China the keys to America’s auto industry
America has an opportunity to expand automotive manufacturing and capture more of the investment, technology, and skilled employment behind every vehicle. Chinese automakers’ growing ambitions make that opportunity more urgent. They also raise a question our industry needs to answer carefully: What kind of investment strengthens American automotive competitiveness? An American...
