vAuto Podcast
Episodes
3 Top Priorities to Drive Scale and Speed in Used Vehicle Reconditioning
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the vAuto Podcast, Mike Boyd, director of business development for iRecon, shares the three top priorities dealers and managers sho...
How ProfitTime 2.0 and Strong Retail Demand Will Benefit Dealers
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this vAuto podcast episode, vAuto founder Dale Pollak provides a detailed look at the all-new ProfitTime 2.0, and shares why he believes this syste...
Dealer Voices: “We Know Exactly What We're Doing”
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the vAuto Podcast Retail Revival series, host Randy Kobat and Scott Oller of Suntrup Automotive Group, St. Louis, discuss how a cen...
Finding Opportunity in a High-Cost Wholesale Market
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this vAuto podcast episode, Patrick Janes, director of business development for vAuto’s Stockwave, highlights how dealers can find advantage in a...
Dialogue Series Wrap-Up: vAuto’s Dale Pollak Highlights Key Market Conditions as 2020 Closes
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this vAuto Podcast episode, vAuto founder Dale Pollak responds to dealers who asked for guidance and insight on used market conditions in the final...
Digital, Virtual, Remote: What the Consumer Wants
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this vAuto podcast episode, Brian Finkelmeyer, senior director of new car solutions for vAuto, and guest David Barash, finance director at Glassman...
Adapting to New Rules in the New Car Market
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this vAuto podcast episode, host Lance Helgeson and Brian Finkelmeyer, senior director of new car solutions for vAuto, discuss how dealers can thri...
Dealer Voices: “I’m Literally Running Out of Cars to Sell”
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the vAuto Podcast Retail Revival series, host Randy Kobat and Nick Anderson, general manager at Chuck Anderson Ford, Excelsior Spri...
An Independent Dealer’s View of Inventory Acquisition and the Road Ahead
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this vAuto podcast episode, Eric Nelson of Nelson Auto, Mt. Prospect, IL, and Patrick Janes, director of business development for Stockwave discuss...
Dealer Voices: “We Love the Science of the Automotive Business”
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the vAuto Podcast Retail Revival series, host Randy Kobat and Dan Garwatoski, sales manager at Nissan North, Columbus, OH, discuss ...
How Recon Estimates Hurt Your Appraisal Success
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this vAuto podcast episode, host Lance Helgeson and iRecon founder Mike Boyd discuss how inaccurate reconditioning estimates in appraisals can unde...
Dealer Voices: “Find Out What it is That Makes You Different”
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the vAuto Podcast Retail Revival series, host Randy Kobat and Cary Donovan, dealer principal at Rolling Stock Specialty Auto Sales,...
A Stocking Prescription for the Current Market
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this vAuto podcast episode, host Lance Helgeson and vAuto founder and Cox Automotive executive vice president, Dale Pollak, discuss current market ...
Dealer Voices: “You Have to Adapt to Your Market”
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the vAuto Podcast Retail Revival series, host Randy Kobat and Bobby Sight, operations director at Rob Sight Ford, Kansas City, disc...
Reckoning with Today’s New Vehicle Realities
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this vAuto podcast episode, host Lance Helgeson and Brian Finkelmeyer, director of new vehicle business development for vAuto, discuss the current ...
A View of Online Inventory Acquisition in the Current Market
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this vAuto podcast episode, host Lance Helgeson, Rob Berman, used vehicle manager at Nate Wade Subaru, Salt Lake City and Patrick Janes, director o...
Dealer Voices: “Building the case for what the vehicle’s worth today”
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the vAuto Podcast Retail Revival series, host Randy Kobat and Jonathan Hakes, used vehicle inventory director at Dorschel Auto Grou...
Why Retail Demand Remains Strong Despite Economic Conditions
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this vAuto podcast episode, host Lance Helgeson and vAuto founder and Cox Automotive Executive Vice President Dale Pollak discuss two questions on ...
Dealer Voices: “We’re on the Right Path.”
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the vAuto Podcast Retail Revival series, host Randy Kobat and Phillip Gill, general sales manager of Tom Gill Chevrolet, Florence, ...
Dealer Voices: “Treat Other People Like We Want to be Treated”
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the vAuto Podcast Retail Revival series, host Randy Kobat and Jeff VanderWal, founder and president of Clear Shift, a Littleton, CO...
Pandemic Helps Dealer Increase Reconditioning Efficiency
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this vAuto podcast episode, host Lance Helgeson, Jim Farkas, general manager of Germain Honda of Ann Arbor, MI, and Mike Boyd, director of business...
How the Car Business Will/Won’t Change with COVID-19
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this vAuto Podcast episode, host Lance Helgeson and vAuto Founder Dale Pollak discuss key operational take-aways from the automotive industry’s r...
A Business Plan-Focused Return to Auction Buying
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this vAuto podcast episode, host Lance Helgeson, Jonathan Self, used car director for independent dealer Texas Auto and Patrick Janes, director of ...
Dealer Voices: “We Are Excited About Where We’re Going”
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the vAuto Podcast Retail Revival series, host Randy Kobat and Trent Waybright, vice president of pre-owned operations for Kelley Au...
How Dealers Handle Reconditioning in the Current Crisis
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this vAuto podcast episode, host Lance Helgeson and Mike Boyd, director of business development and founder of iRecon, discuss how dealers are adju...
A Call to Return to Retail-Back Acquisitions
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this vAuto podcast episode, host Lance Helgeson and vAuto founder and executive vice president Dale Pollak discuss Dale’s prescription for dealer...
Dealer Voices: “How Do You Want to Buy the Car?”
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the vAuto Podcast Retail Revival series, host Randy Kobat and John Malishenko of Germain Auto Group, Columbus, OH, discuss how the ...
How Dealers Are Merchandising Vehicles to Promote Safe, Socially Distant Sales
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, vAuto podcast host Lance Helgeson and Russ Daniels, director of product marketing for HomeNet, Stockwave, and iRecon, discuss how dea...
Dealer Voices: “We’re Actually Up in April”
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the vAuto Podcast Retail Revival series, host Randy Kobat and independent dealer Bradley Berndt of Autohaus on Velp, Green Bay, WI,...
ProfitTime’s Role in the Current Pandemic
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this vAuto podcast episode, host Lance Helgeson and vAuto founder Dale Pollak discuss the value ProfitTime can bring to dealers as they work to liq...
Should You Step Up or Back in New Cars?
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this vAuto podcast episode, host Lance Helgeson and Brian Finkelmeyer, senior director of new car solutions for vAuto, discuss the question of whet...
Dealer Voices: “It’s an Entryway into the Future of Retail Automotive”
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this special Dealer Voices podcast, host Randy Kobat joins David J. Long, a leader at Hansel Auto Group, Santa Rosa, CA, to discuss how David is he...
Why Inventory Liquidation is Right for Right Now
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this vAuto podcast episode, host Lance Helgeson and vAuto founder Dale Pollak discuss why Dale believes dealers must adopt a liquidation strategy i...
Social Distance and Digital Deals: Today and In The Future
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, vAuto podcast host Lance Helgeson joins Mike Gibel, general manager of Ira Jack Chevrolet Cadillac (Saco, ME), and Matt Kondik, imple...
Dealer Voices: Moving the Market to My Store
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this vAuto podcast Retail Revival series installment, host Randy Kobat and Jake Sodikoff, dealer principal at Steven Nissan, Harrisonburg, VA, disc...
Making Sense of Wholesale Valuations and Vehicle Sales
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, vAuto podcast host Lance Helgeson and Patrick Janes, director of business development for Stockwave, discuss how the current crisis h...
Why Stocking More to Sell More is Risky Business
06 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this vAuto podcast episode, host Lance Helgeson and vAuto founder Dale Pollak discuss the dangers dealers face when they stock more used vehicle in...
NADA 2020: New Vehicle Trends with Brian Finkelmeyer
17 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
NADA 2020: New Vehicle Trends with Brian Finkelmeyer by vAuto Podcast
NADA 2020: Inventory Acquisition Observations with Patrick Janes
17 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
NADA 2020: Inventory Acquisition Observations with Patrick Janes by vAuto Podcast
Challenging Your Thinking: The Research Behind the Car Buying Process
31 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the vAuto Podcast, Brent Adamson, a Distinguished Vice President at Gartner joins Randy Kobat, Senior Vice President of vAuto, Home...
2020 New Car Trends
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the vAuto podcast, we say goodbye to the 2019 trends and look ahead to 2020 and NADA. Hear Brian Finkelmeyer and Lance Helgeson dis...
A Sneak Peek at Dale Pollak's Newest Book
10 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A Sneak Peek at Dale Pollak's Newest Book by vAuto Podcast
The New Math
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The New Math by vAuto Podcast
You Can't Advertise a Payment You Can't Fund
15 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the vAuto Podcast, President/CEO of OfferLogix, Jerry Thompson and Cox Automotive Rates & Incentives Practice Leader, Todd Somervil...
Elements of a Used Vehicle Department Turnaround
25 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Elements of a Used Vehicle Department Turnaround by vAuto Podcast
Understanding Rates & Incentives
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Understanding Rates & Incentives by vAuto Podcast
Unlock Profit Potential With the ProfitTime Trifecta
20 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Unlock Profit Potential With the ProfitTime Trifecta by vAuto Podcast
Attracting and Maintaining Customers
04 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Attracting and Maintaining Customers by vAuto Podcast
Elements of Successful Vehicle Merchandising
12 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
During this episode, Russ Daniels, Senior Manager, Product Marketing for HomeNet and vAuto, discusses what steps to take in order to have a successful...
Internal or External Reconditioning: What is best for you and your dealership?
15 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the vAuto Podcast, Mike Boyd, founder of iRecon, returns to the show to discuss whether or not dealers should outsource the recondi...
Hidden New Car Opportunities from an Automotive Visionary
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, vAuto’s Brian Finkelmeyer talks with automotive retail visionary Michael Maroone, for a thought-provoking look at the challenges an...
Evolution of Auction Purchase Metrics
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the vAuto Podcast, Patrick Janes, director of Stockwave business development, discusses three important metrics dealers should use ...
Why It's Time for ProfitTime
20 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the vAuto Podcast, Dale Pollak, Founder of vAuto, discusses the origins behind Provision ProfitTime, the game-changing method that ...
Rethinking Your Used Vehicle Reconditioning
05 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 2 of the vAuto Podcast, Mike Boyd, founder of iRecon, joins the show to discuss the state of reconditioning across the industry. While the ...
New Car Success in 2019
22 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Our new podcast series kicks off on a powerful note, with guest Brian Benstock, general manager and vice president of two of the world’s most succes...