Welcome to Full Throttle Season 2, episode 6, where Jason Stein interviews Rob Cochran, President & CEO of #1 Cochran. Topics of discussion include inventory, interest rates, how to avoid cyber attacks in the future, and much more! 

0:00 Intro 
2:28 The CDK Situation
5:16 Rethinking Contingency 
10:28 Interest Rates and the Auto Industry 
14:00 Disruptive Risks for Dealers
19:24 China

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For our 25th Episode of Full Throttle, we are joined by Jonathan Smoke, Chief Economist at Cox Automotive. Topics of discussion include the recent CDK shutdown and its impact on dealers, consumer demand for automobiles, the Fed and rate cuts, EVs, and much more. 

0:00 Intro 
2:38 The CDK Shutdown 
5:15 Dealer Resiliency 
7:10 Consumer Demand has been Sluggish 
12:10 Pent Up Demand 
13:12 Rate Cuts 
17:05 The Impact of EVs on Pricing 
21:46 China’s Impact on the US Auto Industry

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For our 24th episode of Full Throttle, we are joined by Champ Rawls, Partner & Succession Advisor at The Rawls Group. Topics of discussion include the state of the auto industry, handling family dynamics in business, key metrics for succession, and much more. 

0:00 Intro 
2:40 Champ's Macro View on the Automotive Industry
8:04 What People Underestimate about Succession
10:32 Handling Family Dynamics 
13:25 Key Metrics and Considerations
16:52 Future Investments that Dealers Should Consider 

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For our 23rd episode of Full Throttle, we are joined by Dimitris Psillakis, President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA. Topics of discussion include Dimitris's experience in the American market, how the market is changing, the company's desirability rankings in Presidio's recent quarterly report, and much more!  

0:00 Intro 
5:17 How the American Market is Changing 
11:39 The Digital Transformation 
14:16 Desirability 
16:59 Mercedes-Benz' Dealer Partners 

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For our second episode in our second season of Full Throttle, we are joined by Tony Rimas, Vice President of Global Revenue at XPEL. Topics of discussion include Tony's history with Chase Fraser and FM Capital, aftermarket opportunities, XPEL's impact on dealerships, the growth of the company and a future that is global.

0:00 Intro 
3:09 Tony's History with FM Capital 
5:25 What Does XPEL Do?
9:03 How XPEL works with Dealers 
11:40 The State of the Industry from a Private Equity Perspective 

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For our 21st episode of Full Throttle we are joined by Pearl Percy, Chief Corporate Development Officer at JM Family Enterprises. Topics of discussions include her history working for several major brands outside of the auto industry, what brought her to the auto industry, and some of the technologies that her and her team are working to implement at JM Family Enterprises. Subscribe and don't miss our upcoming automotive industry interviews! 

0:00 Intro 
2:35 Pearl's History 
6:12 The Core Mission at JM Family 
9:00 JM Family and New Technology 
13:04 Is the Auto Industry Lagging?

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Welcome to a special edition of Full Throttle and our first "Pop-Up" episode.  The Presidio Group recently released their 4th Quarter 2023 Quarterly Report, and who better than to break it down than Presidio's own President, George Karolis. He is our guest today on the first Pop-Up episode of Full Throttle.  

0:00 Intro 
1:55 The Great Normalization Continues 
3:45 Presidio's Partnership with NCM
7:42 The Dealer Direction Survey 
10:29 Brand Desirability Rankings 
11:36 M&A 

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For our 20th episode of Full Throttle, we are joined by Chase Fraser, Managing Partner at Fraser McCombs Capital. Topics of discussion include Chase's history with Red McCombs, pattern recognition, Fraser McCombs' fourth fundraise, and more. Subscribe and don't miss our upcoming automotive industry interviews! 

0:00 Intro 
3:05 Chase's History with Red McCombs
7:19 The Previous 3 Funds 
11:55 Pattern Recognition 
15:04 Why Dealer Technology 

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For our 19th episode of Full Throttle, we are joined by Kevin Malik, CEO of RunBuggy. Topics of discussion include how the idea for RunBuggy came about, whether or not RunBuggy is a revolutionary idea, where RunBuggy will go from here, and much more. Subscribe and don't miss our upcoming automotive industry interviews! 

0:00 Intro 
3:00 Kevin's Background and Experience
6:30 The Problem that RunBuggy Has Fixed 
10:31 The Largest Challenge in Kevin's Role 
16:12 How is RunBuggy Embracing AI 
19:33 What's Next for RunBuggy

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For our 18th episode of Full Throttle, we are joined by WarrCloud Founder and CEO, Jim Roche. Topics of discussion include how Jim came up with the idea for WarrCloud, the process of creating the company, and much more. Subscribe and don't miss our upcoming automotive industry interviews! 

0:00 Intro
4:56 What WarrCloud Does
10:23 The Unexpected Aspects of the WarrCloud Journey 
14:29 How Can Dealer's Ensure that Vehicles are Safe 
18:08 WarrCloud's Quarterback 

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