When buy here-pay here dealers Luke Godwin and Jeff Watson attend an auto industry conference, everyone knows who they are. As hosts of The Independent Dealer Podcast, they have built a loyal following by sharing insights from their businesses and picking the brains of industry experts.

During the 2024 BHPH United Summit in Las Vegas, Godwin and Watson managed to find time between leading two sessions, attending many others and interacting with their legion of fans to join the Auto Remarketing Podcast to discuss dealers learning from dealers, the hot topics discussed at the event and more.

Kevin Roberts, director of industry insights and analytics at CarGurus, joined the show from the Auto Intel Summit + National Remarketing Conference for a conversation about the data metrics that dealers should watch to maximize profitability and how he prepares for conferences as a solo speaker, moderator and panelist.

Plus, he shares what a typical day looks like for an automotive analyst before delving into used-car affordability trends and much more.

Brodie Cobb, CEO of The Presidio Group, joins Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby for a discussion about why dealer groups and auto industry incumbents have become busy investors in early-stage tech companies, the varying strategies of strategic vs. financial investors, what areas of automotive are seeing increased M&A, plus much more.

As an extension of our conferences and live events, Cherokee Media Group is launching a new print and podcast series called "Consignor Conversations," where we interview leading remarketing executives from commercial consignors.

We begin the series with an interview of Stephanie Compton, vice president of asset remarketing at Exeter Finance and CMG's 2023 National Remarketing Executive of the Year, who chatted with senior editor Joe Overby during April's Auto Intel Summit + National Remarketing Conference in Cary, N.C.

Talking about blockchain gets Brad Smith excited about its significant potential in automotive and elsewhere in financial services. The vice president of product management at Experian explained his reasons during this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast recorded at this year’s Auto Intel Summit+National Remarketing Conference in Cary, N.C.

PayNearMe executive vice president and chief marketing officer Anne Hay went through some of the highlights of the latest company study on repayments and consumer preferences for online and other alternative methods. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Hay also addressed a question she said she gets regularly about whether traditional cash payments will ever go away.

Allied Solutions sales specialist John Elias spent time during this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast explaining one of the most complex parts of auto finance. When a triggering event occurs, dealerships, finance companies and product providers all must navigate through a potential maze of processes to get consumers their refunds. Elias takes listeners through potential pitfalls and offers an array of recommendations to potentially avoid compliance problems.

In this episode Ray Scarpelli, of Ray Chevrolet and Ray Chrysler Dodge Jeep and Ram in Fox Lake, Ill., shares how his family got into the car business.

He’s a third-generation dealer — his father and grandfather are still involved in the stores.

He talks about his career in the car business and how he uses his trophy-winning fantasy football chops to appear on podcasts to promote the family business and to share his insights on fantasy players for the Bears.

Ray is prime example of what the Auto Remarketing's Dealers Under 40 program, presented by ATN, is all about!

Conecta Marketing Group founder and CEO Andres Huertas discussed two important topics for dealerships and finance companies following his appearance as one of the expert speakers at this year’s Auto Intel Summit+National Remarketing Conference. Along with recommendations to boost communications between stores and credit providers, Huertas also explained how dealers and lenders can avoid misunderstandings about Hispanic car buyers.

It’s been a busy year since Jeff Martin became chief executive officer of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association. In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Martin takes us through what’s happened during that span as well as what attendees can expect from the annual NIADA Convention, which is scheduled for June 17-20 in Las Vegas.