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Welcome to The Daily Dealer—your go-to roundup of the top auto industry headlines for the day—keeping you informed and ahead.  This episode is brought to you by Ikon Technologies – Ikon Technologies was founded by dealers, for dealers, to solve the daily challenges your dealership faces. Our no-cost Lot Management Platform, with Find the Car, Find the Keys™ technology, makes finding inventory easy, while our patented Smart Marketing platform and Dealer-branded Connect app drives customer loyalty and drive revenue growth back to your dealership. Schedule a demo today to see how Ikon Technologies can help drive your dealership’s success by visiting ikontechnologies.com Today’s top stories: 1. Dealer wait times, delays pick up in 2024, hurting customer satisfaction https://news.dealershipguy.com/p/dealer-wait-times-delays-pick-up-in-2024-hurting-customer-satisfaction-2025-01-21 2. Ford is paying back dealers up to $240K for EV chargers https://news.dealershipguy.com/p/ford-to-refund-dealers-who-installed-ev-chargers-payouts-up-to-240k-2025-01-22 3. German automakers brace for impact as Trump eyes tariffs https://news.dealershipguy.com/p/german-automakers-brace-for-impact-as-trump-eyes-tariffs-2025-01-22 Have a tip for our editorial team? Send us your scoop at [email protected]. Prefer to read? check out the full articles highlighted in this episode here: https://news.dealershipguy.com Check out Car Dealership Guy’s stuff: CDG News ➤ https://news.dealershipguy.com/ CDG Jobs ➤ https://jobs.dealershipguy.com/ CDG Recruiting ➤ https://www.cdgrecruiting.com/ My Socials: X ➤ https://www.twitter.com/GuyDealership Instagram ➤ https://www.instagram.com/cardealershipguy/ TikTok ➤ https://www.tiktok.com/@guydealership LinkedIn ➤ https://www.linkedin.com/company/cardealershipguy/ Threads ➤ https://www.threads.net/@cardealershipguy Facebook ➤ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077402857683 Everything else ➤ dealershipguy.com This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions.

Welcome to The Daily Dealer—your go-to roundup of the top auto industry headlines for the day—keeping you informed and ahead.  This episode is brought to you by Ikon Technologies – Ikon Technologies was founded by dealers, for dealers, to solve the daily challenges your dealership faces. Our no-cost Lot Management Platform, with Find the Car, Find the Keys™ technology, makes finding inventory easy, while our patented Smart Marketing platform and Dealer-branded Connect app drives customer loyalty and drive revenue growth back to your dealership. Schedule a demo today to see how Ikon Technologies can help drive your dealership’s success by visiting ikontechnologies.com Today’s top stories: 1. Lexus dealers top Brand Scorecard with near-perfect reputation https://news.dealershipguy.com/p/lexus-dealers-tops-brand-scorecard-with-near-perfect-reputation-2025-01-21 2. Trump ends "EV mandate" first day in office, could impose tariffs by Feb. 1 https://news.dealershipguy.com/p/trump-ends-ev-mandate-weighs-25-mexico-canada-tariffs-in-first-day-in-office-2025-01-21 3. Federal regulators launch series of probes into Ford, General Motors, Honda https://news.dealershipguy.com/p/federal-regulators-launch-series-of-probes-into-ford-general-motors-honda-2025-01-21 Have a tip for our editorial team? Send us your scoop at [email protected]. Prefer to read? check out the full articles highlighted in this episode here: https://news.dealershipguy.com Check out Car Dealership Guy’s stuff: CDG News ➤ https://news.dealershipguy.com/ CDG Jobs ➤ https://jobs.dealershipguy.com/ CDG Recruiting ➤ https://www.cdgrecruiting.com/ My Socials: X ➤ https://www.twitter.com/GuyDealership Instagram ➤ https://www.instagram.com/cardealershipguy/ TikTok ➤ https://www.tiktok.com/@guydealership LinkedIn ➤ https://www.linkedin.com/company/cardealershipguy/ Threads ➤ https://www.threads.net/@cardealershipguy Facebook ➤ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077402857683 Everything else ➤ dealershipguy.com This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions.

Welcome to The Daily Dealer—your go-to roundup of the top auto industry headlines for the day—keeping you informed and ahead.  This episode is brought to you by Ikon Technologies – Ikon Technologies was founded by dealers, for dealers, to solve the daily challenges your dealership faces. Our no-cost Lot Management Platform, with Find the Car, Find the Keys™ technology, makes finding inventory easy, while our patented Smart Marketing platform and Dealer-branded Connect app drives customer loyalty and drive revenue growth back to your dealership. Schedule a demo today to see how Ikon Technologies can help drive your dealership’s success by visiting ikontechnologies.com Today’s top stories: 1. Certified pre-owned car sales expected to slide as inventory tightens https://news.dealershipguy.com/p/certified-pre-owned-car-sales-expected-to-slide-as-inventory-tightens-2025-01-20 2. TikTok’s role in car buying behavior is small but growing https://news.dealershipguy.com/p/tiktok-s-role-in-car-buying-behavior-is-small-but-growing-2025-01-20 3. Automakers challenge federal automatic emergency braking rule in court https://news.dealershipguy.com/p/automakers-challenge-federal-automatic-emergency-braking-rule-in-court-2025-01-20 Have a tip for our editorial team? Send us your scoop at [email protected]. Prefer to read? check out the full articles highlighted in this episode here: https://news.dealershipguy.com Check out Car Dealership Guy’s stuff: CDG News ➤ https://news.dealershipguy.com/ CDG Jobs ➤ https://jobs.dealershipguy.com/ CDG Recruiting ➤ https://www.cdgrecruiting.com/ My Socials: X ➤ https://www.twitter.com/GuyDealership Instagram ➤ https://www.instagram.com/cardealershipguy/ TikTok ➤ https://www.tiktok.com/@guydealership LinkedIn ➤ https://www.linkedin.com/company/cardealershipguy/ Threads ➤ https://www.threads.net/@cardealershipguy Facebook ➤ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077402857683 Everything else ➤ dealershipguy.com This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions.

Welcome to The Weekly—your go-to roundup of the top five auto industry headlines. This week's top stories:  1. Hendrick Automotive dominates Reputation rankings for fourth straight year 2. New car prices rise four months in a row to near-record high 3. 2025 auto market: affordable new car inventory rises, used car supply shrinks 4. Dec. sees slight credit access boost as auto loan rates decline 5. California wildfires likely to push auto insurance rates, loan deferrals higher Have a tip for our editorial team? Send us your scoop at [email protected]. This episode is brought to you by: Experian – Experian Automotive is your go-to source for data-driven insights that fuel the automotive industry. Whether you’re looking for vehicle history solutions, comprehensive marketing insights, credit or fraud solutions, or market statistics, we can customize our data insights to help solve any challenge you face. If you are attending NADA, visit us at Booth #627 to see if we can help! Or visit us at https://www.experian.com/lp/automotive/nada-show-2025 Have a tip for our editorial team? Send us your scoop at [email protected]. This episode is brought to you by: Team Velocity – Check out their Automotive Leadership Roundtable, an insightful panel hosted by the Car Dealership Guy himself, Yossi Levi, bringing together top industry insiders and experts. Don’t miss the full discussion here: https://www.youtube.com/live/NVX41sdMy-o?si=SFaAsKC0PL2tSePm Prefer to read? Take a look at the companion newsletter for this episode here: https://news.dealershipguy.com Check out Car Dealership Guy’s stuff: CDG News ➤ https://news.dealershipguy.com/ CDG Jobs ➤ https://jobs.dealershipguy.com/ CDG Recruiting ➤ https://www.cdgrecruiting.com/ My Socials: X ➤ https://www.twitter.com/GuyDealership Instagram ➤ https://www.instagram.com/cardealershipguy/ TikTok ➤ https://www.tiktok.com/@guydealership LinkedIn ➤ https://www.linkedin.com/company/cardealershipguy/ Threads ➤ https://www.threads.net/@cardealershipguy Facebook ➤ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077402857683 Everything else ➤ dealershipguy.com This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions.