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Auto Collabs

Auto Collabs

Hosted by More Than Cars Media Network

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Episodes

263

Latest episode

Oct 2026

Language

EN

About the show

Collaboration through connection. Hosted by Paul J Daly, Kyle Mountsier, and Michael Cirillo, Auto Collabs is your connect point to the human side of the retail automotive industry: what motivates its leaders, how they navigate change, and what keeps them pushing forward. It’s beyond-the-business-card conversations with real people powering dealerships, technology platforms, and everything in between. From the team behind the More Than Cars movement, this podcast is built on one big belief: thriving people create thriving businesses. With candid conversations, industry insight, and just enough unfiltered banter to keep things interesting, Auto Collabs delivers authentic stories that inspire real collaboration. // Auto Collabs is produced by Automotive State of the Union (ASOTU). Learn more at https://www.asotu.com

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October 22, 202628 min

Why Dealerships Need to Stop Working in Silos with Dan Gaughan

What happens when you've spent nearly 30 years seeing the automotive industry from every side of the table? You start realizing that some of the biggest dealership problems have less to do with technology and more to do with how people understand each ...

October 15, 202626 min

Why the LA Auto Show Is About More Than Just New Cars with Andy Steinhauser

What do cruise ships and car dealerships have in common? More than you'd think, especially when it comes to making people feel welcome. Andy Steinhauser, Director of Sponsorship and Business Development for the LA Auto Show, joins Paul J Daly, Kyle Mou...

October 8, 202629 min

How Mobile Service Won Back Dealership Customers Who Disappeared | Amir Alahwal

A mobile service van can look like an expensive side project—right up until it starts bringing back customers the dealership hasn’t seen in years. Amir Alahwal shares how Mercedes-Benz of Temecula turned mobile service into a real retention strategy af...

September 10, 202622 min

What Happens When Amazon’s Convenience Meets the Dealership with Carlos Mojica

Amazon has trained consumers to expect convenience, transparency, and fulfillment. But when it comes to selling cars, Carlos Mojica sees one important difference: Amazon still needs the dealer. Carlos, Senior Manager of Retail Development at LaFontaine...

September 3, 202627 min

Your Dealership AI Is Only 90% Right. That’s the Problem.

Your Dealership AI Is Only 90% Right. That’s the Problem. AI can make messy data look usable. But AJ McGowan says that gets a lot more dangerous when you expect AI to actually run dealership workflows. AJ, VP of Research and Development at Reynolds and...

August 27, 202623 min

Why Association-Dealer Relationships Should Start Before There’s a Fire With Zach Doran

Zach Doran believes dealer relationships are built long before there’s a problem to solve. As president of the Ohio Auto Dealers Association, he’s pushing the organization beyond traditional advocacy and member services by creating more reasons for dea...

August 25, 202625 min

Is GEO Real, or Is It Just SEO With Another Acronym? | Chad Graves

Everyone is talking about how AI search is changing changing how dealerships are evaluated, how reputation gets interpreted, and which marketing metrics still tell the full story. Chad Graves of Reunion Marketing joins Paul and Kyle to unpack what’s ha...

August 13, 202631 min

Why the Car Business Has to Stop Sitting on the Bleachers with Don Hall

Don Hall has spent decades fighting for car dealers. That doesn’t mean he’s afraid to tell one when he’s wrong. The president of the Virginia Automobile Dealers Association joins Paul, Kyle, and Michael for a conversation that goes well beyond legislat...

August 6, 202625 min

Why The Same Bad Car Keeps Getting Sold At Auction with Travis Baldwin

After watching the same bad vehicles circulate through auctions, one independent dealer decided to build the solution himself. Dealer Defender is tackling one of the biggest challenges facing independent auto dealers: wholesale arbitration and the lack...

June 25, 202627 min

Why Most Automotive AI Projects Fail with John Coles

AI is being broadly adopted in the automotive industry, but many companies are implementing it without a clear understanding of the customer problem they're trying to solve. In this episode of Auto Collabs, John Coles of ACV explains why successful AI ...

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