Inside Automotive with Jim Fitzpatrick, powered by CBT News
Inside Automotive with Jim Fitzpatrick, powered by CBT News
Podcast Description
Inside Automotive is a groundbreaking show that offers a captivating blend of dealership news, automotive retailing best practices, and cutting-edge industry insights from top executives and analysts. Featuring trailblazing industry insiders, this show offers a comprehensive look into the latest happenings within dealerships, highlighting key trends and developments. Through interviews with successful dealers, expert analysis, and practical advice, viewers gain valuable knowledge on implementing effective strategies, improving operations, and navigating the ever-changing automotive landscape. For more like this visit us at CBTNews.com.
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The show delves into themes such as dealership best practices, market trends, and the impact of technology on the automotive sector, with episodes covering topics like AI integration in car dealerships, automotive M&A activity, and the effects of California's EV regulations on dealerships.
Inside Automotive is a groundbreaking show that offers a captivating blend of dealership news, automotive retailing best practices, and cutting-edge industry insights from top executives and analysts. Featuring trailblazing industry insiders, this show offers a comprehensive look into the latest happenings within dealerships, highlighting key trends and developments. Through interviews with successful dealers, expert analysis, and practical advice, viewers gain valuable knowledge on implementing effective strategies, improving operations, and navigating the ever-changing automotive landscape. For more like this visit us at CBTNews.com.
We sit down with dealer-owner and NADA board member Jeff Aiosa to unpack how expiring EV tax credits, shifting production, and affordability pressures are reshaping demand. We dig into used EV values, plug‑in hybrids as a bridge, and a realistic road to price and range parity.
• leasing demand cliff after 45W credit ends
• used EV depreciation driving approachable prices
• ACV challenges and improving valuation discipline
• production pullback to match true EV demand
• plug‑in hybrids as low-friction bridge tech
• sales culture, research-heavy buyers, and delivery experience
• tariffs, shared cost pressures, and affordability
• Mercedes strategy to protect share and attract younger buyers
• 2025 SAR near 16 million and stable used pricing
• long-run optimism grounded in parity and infrastructure
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