Are Car Dealerships Doomed?
It's podcast time again! A day early, because of the holiday. This week we discuss glass cleaner, NASCAR at Atlanta, and whether car dealerships are doomed.
Our guest is Greg Migliore from VerticalScope, and he’ll discuss the future of online car-buying with us. TTAC contributor Matthew Guy and I discuss the best glass cleaners, and what went down in the NASCAR race outside Atlanta. We also preview the Chicago Street Race.
One note -- we've talked about the future of the Chicago Street Race being undecided. One thing I've forgotten to mention is that if the street race doesn't return, it's not necessarily the end for NASCAR in Chicago -- Chicagoland Speedway sits an hour away from the city, and Road America is just over the border and up the road in Wisconsin.
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We thank Matthew Guy and Greg Migliore for their time and Matt Posky for editing. Most of all, we thank you for listening!
We’ll see you next time!
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Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.
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No, dealerships will survive because of state franchise laws and state laws against direct sales from manufacturers to consumers. Why do you think mega-dealers are huge donors in state politics?
Some outrageous and frankly shocking statements made in this podcast, along with 3 solid business tips. Anyone who considers themselves to be an automotive enthusiast should definitely invest the time to listen, or you could stay ignorant. (I listened, Putin did not, whose example would you rather follow.)