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- Phil Pecoraro, Operating Partner at Murdock CDJR
- Jason Swiech, Sr. Product Marketer, F&I at CDK Global
- Jimmy Anderson, GM at Checkered Flag Porsche
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Everything else ➤ dealershipguy.com The Hidden System Behind the Country's Fastest-Growing EV Dealer Empire | Industry Spotlight
08/08/2026 | 33 mins.In this episode of the Industry Spotlight, joining host Sam D'Arc are Alex Lawrence, CEO and co-founder of EVauto, and Chris Roig, Director of Sales Engineering at Netchex, to discuss how the country's largest EV-only dealer group is scaling into new states without letting payroll and HR become the bottleneck.
Alex reveals a payroll tax scare that nearly caught EVauto off guard and how a surprise refund from the IRS became a turning point.
Now growing toward 4,000 cars a year across three states, he explains why he trusts AI to approve timecards and overtime, and how automation flags problems like a 40 percent overtime spike before they hit the books.
Chris breaks down why switching payroll providers never means touching the dealer management system, and how EVauto is scaling into new markets without stacking headcount in the back office.
This episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast is brought to you by Netchex.
Topics:
02:50 Painful Tesla Hunt Spawned An Empire.
04:45 Zero Floorplan Debt, Nine-Figure Revenue.
06:50 Cringey TikToks Sold Thousands Of Cars.
09:00 Payroll Tax Blindside Fast-Growing Dealers.
11:20 DMS Integration Separates Real Solutions.
16:40 Paperwork Scales Worse Than Rooftops.
18:00 Employee Experience Starts Before Day One.
20:35 Netchex Assumes IRS Compliance Liability.
24:00 New State Means Instant Payroll Learning Curve.
26:50 AI Agents Automate Routine Approvals.
29:50 AI Handles 80%, Humans Manage Exceptions.
31:30 Every Role Justifies Why AI Can't Do It.
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Everything else ➤ dealershipguy.com- Today's show features:
- Bob Kuehl, Vice President of Fixed Operations at Zeigler Automotive Group
- David Meltzer, Owner at David Meltzer Enterprises
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Everything else ➤ dealershipguy.com "That Job Is Gone!" AI Already Killed This Dealership Job (+ How to Prepare for It) | Matt Muilenburg, Chief Product Officer at Impel
06/08/2026 | 43 mins.Matt Muilenburg is the Chief Product Officer at Impel, a company building the AI platform used by thousands of dealerships to run sales, service, and fixed operations.
He has spent thirty years working in dealer technology, starting at the Cobalt Group in the early internet era. He has focused on the impact of artificial intelligence on dealership operations over the last several years.
Topics:
09:55 The Trade-In Lead Killing Profits.
18:40 Smallest Dealers Face Biggest Existential Risk.
21:40 First $100K Goes To Fixed Ops.
25:00 50% Of Dealers Use AI Unknowingly.
27:00 Employee ChatGPT Use Is A Legal Timebomb.
37:10 BDC Role Obsolete Within 12 Months.
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Everything else ➤ dealershipguy.comLaethem on Growth, Gage on Process, "Car Dealership Kid" on Service-Sales | Daily Dealer Live
05/08/2026 | 59 mins.Today's show features:
- Jeff Laethem, President at Ray Laethem Buick GMC
- Malcolm Gage, General Manager at Park Place Motorcars Arlington
- Peter McKay, Owner at Car Dealership Kid
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