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CBT Live
CBT Live is CBT News' daily show for auto dealers who want to stay ahead of the industry, not just react to it. Airing weekdays at noon ET, hosts talk with dealer principals, OEM leaders, and industry experts about the trends, numbers, and decisions moving the car business right now.
Episodes
- CBT Live
Is Your Mindset Holding Your Dealership Back? Beyond Belief, Benstock, Abraham (10.28.26)
Brian Benstock and Jay Abraham launch Beyond Belief, a new CBT News series on rethinking what's possible in your dealership, with the stories behind it from…
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Can Mobile Service Keep Customers Loyal? Hidden Fees, VinSolutions Probe (10.27.26)
Jim Sabino of All American Auto Group on turning the first service visit into a loyal customer, Zach Shefska of CarEdge on hidden fees and buyer trust, plus…
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Audi Plans First U.S. Plant in Georgia, Scout Ruling, Dealer Data, Spisak (10.26.26)
Audi plans its first U.S. plant in Georgia, a federal judge keeps California dealers' Scout lawsuit alive and Len Bellavia breaks down the ruling, plus April…
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Car Payments Head for an October Record, Mobile Service, Back to the Floor (10.23.26)
October car payments are forecast to hit a record $823, Tesla targets Cybercab deliveries by year end, and Ben Affleck directs Ford's new Raptor campaign…
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29% of Financed Trade-Ins Underwater, Baddie in a Benz Returns, GM Hybrids (10.22.26)
Nearly 3 in 10 financed trade-ins on new-car deals are underwater, plus GM's hybrid plans and the return of Jeremy Raaymaker, the creator behind Baddie in a…
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Where Is AI Actually Paying Off for Dealers? RAV4 Crunch, Fed Hike Seen (10.21.26)
Where is AI actually paying off for dealers? Ben Sporn of VIP Auto Group joins us, plus Toyota's RAV4 shortage, a Reuters poll that sees a December Fed hike…
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Who Takes Over When AI Hands Off Your Leads? GM Profit Jumps, Ford Recall (10.20.26)
Who takes over when AI hands off your dealership's leads? Durran Cage of Cage Auto joins us in studio, plus GM's nearly 22% profit jump, Ford's recall of more…
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What's Keeping Dealers Up at Night? NYC Sues CarGurus, Tesla vs. Porsche (10.19.26)
Bridget Fitzpatrick and Jim Fitzpatrick are joined by Matthew Groves, CEO of the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association, and Karl Brauer, Executive Analyst at…
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Are Headlights Too Bright? Penske Going Private, Tesla Roadster (10.16.26)
Jason Becknell sits in for Jim and Bridget Fitzpatrick and is joined by Lauren Fix, automotive expert, founder of Car Coach Reports and co-host of “The Drive…
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What It Takes To Build Resilient Dealership Teams (10.15.26)
Leading Through Uncertainty: How Business Owners Can Keep Teams Motivated and Finish Q4 Strong GUESTS Tyler Dickerhoof, Founder, Impact Driven Leader THIS…
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Is the $787 Car Payment the New Normal? CPI 3.7%, Andrea Sells Cadillac (10.14)
Bridget and Jim Fitzpatrick are joined by Jessica Caldwell, Head of Insights at Edmunds, and Andrea Anderson, Salesperson at Andrews Cadillac, known as "Andrea…
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How One Hyundai Store Sold 606 Vehicles In September (10.13.26)
Affordability shifts buyers toward hybrids and older used vehicles, U.S. EV sales rebound and Stellantis reports lower North American shipments, plus Parth…
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Is Mindset Holding Your Store Back? Winning Today's Car Buyers (10.12.26)
Hurricane Isaias recovery and Volkswagen Group's 14.3% delivery drop, plus Marsh Buice on the leadership mindset it takes to keep moving through challenges and…
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Can Chinese Carmakers Break Into the U.S.? Porsche Slides, Kain Ford Sold (10.09.26)
Porsche deliveries fall 16%, a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows cost-of-living strain, and Michael Dunne on Chinese automakers in the U.S. Bridget Fitzpatrick and Jim…
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Are Dealers Investing More in AI Than People? Car Guy Coffee, Marburger on F&I (10.08.26)
Car Guy Coffee's Fred Lennartz and Lou Ramirez on developing dealership people, and Adam Marburger on F&I and building stronger teams. Jim Fitzpatrick and…
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Will AI Replace Dealership Staff? California CARS Act, FTC Drops Asbury (10.07.26)
AI is rearranging dealership jobs, the California CARS Act is now in effect, and the FTC has dropped its case against Asbury Automotive. Jim and Bridget…
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20% of Financed Buyers Pay What? Plus Dealer AI, Carvana-Stellantis (10.06.26)
One in five financed new-car buyers now pays $1,000 or more a month, plus a dealer who built his own AI tools and what Carvana's Stellantis relationship means…
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How Good Dealers Fall Out of Compliance, Tom Wood U, Valuations (10.05.26)
How good dealers drift out of compliance, what Tom Wood University has built, and record dealership valuations. Jim Fitzpatrick and Bridget Fitzpatrick are…
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What Is Carvana Getting Right? Real AI Adoption, GM vs. Toyota (10.02.26)
Peter Cooper on what dealers can learn from Carvana, Jen Suzuki on what real AI adoption looks like inside a store, and GM holds off Toyota in Q3 sales. Jim…
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Senator Bernie Moreno gives exclusive update on Connected Vehicle Security Act (10.01.26)
Sen. Bernie Moreno on where the Connected Vehicle Security Act stands in Washington and what the auto industry needs to know right now. Jim Fitzpatrick is…
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Consumer Confidence Hits Lowest Since 2014, Conversica AI, Q4 Mindset (09.30.26)
Consumer confidence fell to its lowest level since 2014, Sen. Bernie Moreno says Mercedes-Benz will not be banned under the Chinese vehicle bill, plus ADP…
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How Houston's No. 1 Chevy Store Uses AI, Fixed Ops, CarMax Up 13.8% (09.29.26)
Antione Burks of Mac Haik Chevrolet on keeping Houston's No. 1 volume Chevy store on top and where AI fits, Lee Harkins of M5 Management Services on fixed ops…
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What's Really Happening With Used Car Sales? The Good GM, Oil Tops $107 (09.28.26)
Derek Hansen of Cox Automotive on what's really happening with used car sales and inventory heading into Q4, plus JC Prats, The Good GM, on how he uses social…
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Washington's Mixed Signals on Chinese Cars, Stellantis MAAP, $24,595 Impreza (09.25.26)
Washington is sending dealers mixed signals on Chinese automakers as Trump and Xi extend their trade truce, plus a Stellantis dealer on MAAP pricing and…
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Detroit 3 Headed for Record-Low U.S. Share, Chinese Brands, Scout Fight (09.24.26)
Cox Automotive expects the Detroit 3 to finish the quarter at their lowest U.S. market share on record, dealers are watching whether Trump and Xi change…
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Are Dealers Losing the Middle-Income Buyer? AI Car Deals, Fed Hike (09.23.26)
Households earning more than $150,000 now account for 43% of new car sales, what Mark Miller Subaru has learned since the first AI agent-to-AI agent car deal…
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BYD Blocked, Nasdaq Record, the Profits That Can Kill Your Dealership Sale (09.22.26)
27 House Democrats urge President Trump to keep Chinese automakers out of the U.S., why a compliance problem can cut what a dealership is worth, and a look at…
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The 2% Fee That Cost a Dealer Group $1.9M, Stellantis Caps Ad Prices (09.21.26)
A 2% sales commission cost a luxury dealer group $1.9 million, Stellantis limits how low its dealers can advertise, and Kerrigan Advisors reads the Q2 buy-sell…
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Hyundai CEO's China Warning, NJ Allows Off-Site Service, Toyota's David Christ (09.18.26)
Hyundai's CEO warns Chinese automakers could gain ground in the U.S., New Jersey lets dealers run service away from the showroom, and Toyota's David Christ on…
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Fed Raises Rates, Toyota and the China Question, Tariff Fears Ease (09.17.26)
The Fed's first rate hike since 2023, Toyota's 12-day supply and the China question, and why dealers are less worried about tariffs. GUESTS John Murphy…
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FTC Pricing FAQs, GM Misses Hybrid Boom, Toyota's David Christ (09.16.26)
The FTC's new pricing FAQs for dealers, why GM dealers are missing the hybrid boom, and a preview of a new interview with Toyota's David Christ. Jim and…
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Diesel Above $6, 70% Service Retention, Lasco & Treviño (09.15.26)
Diesel above $6 a gallon and what is driving oil prices, how The Niello Company keeps about 70 percent of its service customers, and a new interview with Ken…
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$10K Car-Loan Deduction, Trump Open to Chinese Plants, Tesla Takes 52% of EVs (09.14.26)
The IRS finalizes a deduction of up to $10,000 a year in new-car loan interest, President Trump says Chinese automakers could build in the U.S. if they hire…
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Mexico Tariff Talks, Ford Defends Its China Ties, Copart to Buy ACV (09.11.26)
A U.S.-Mexico tariff deal within reach, Ford answering Washington on China, and Copart's $1.9 billion deal for ACV Auctions. Bridget and Jim Fitzpatrick are…
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Used Values Soften, Sentiment falls, and a Dealer Closes on Weekends (09.10.26)
Bridget and Jim Fitzpatrick are joined by Jonathan Dawson of Cherokee Mitsubishi and Skyler Chadwick of Cox Automotive. TODAY'S HEADLINES Manheim's used…
CBT LiveFord's China Ties, Carvana's Reach, and Record M&A (09.09.26)
On today's CBT Live, Jim and Bridget cover the Transportation Department's letter to Ford over its China ties, wholesale used-vehicle pricing trends, and GM's…
CBT LiveHybrids Surge, JLR Cuts 4,000 Jobs & Seelye Ditches Commissions (09.08.26)
On today's CBT Live, Jim and Bridget cover Canada's retaliatory tariffs, JLR's plan to cut 4,000 jobs, and Volkswagen's sale of a German factory for defense…
CBT LiveKia's Eric Watson, Lauren Fix, and a Chinese EV Ban? (09.04.26)
On today's CBT Live, Jim and Bridget cover the industry's push to permanently block Chinese vehicles from the U.S. market, Ford's new EV built in China for…
CBT Live1.6M Views on One Delivery, Mexico's Tariff Push, and Ford's Truck Rebound (09.03.26)
On today's CBT Live, Jim and Bridget cover a dip in buyer purchase ease, Sonic's acquisition of Porsche Walnut Creek, and Mexico's push for tariff relief. Then…
CBT LiveAn FTC Warning, BYD Sales, and Kia Sets Sales Record (09.02.26)
On today's CBT Live, Jim and Bridget cover the FTC's warning on fake dealership websites, Hyundai's push to take Amazon Autos international, and Volvo's sales…
CBT LiveFuel Rules, VW's Reset, and Skipped Maintenance (09.01.26)
On today's CBT Live, Jim and Bridget cover the Trump administration's fuel-economy rollback, Hyundai's four-year sales low after strikes in South Korea, and…
CBT Live$20M GM Lawsuit, Toyota Tariffs, and Tech Loyalty (08.31.26)
Jim and Bridget Fitzpatrick cover a $20M lawsuit against GM, Toyota and Honda's exposure to Canadian tariffs, a study on tech and brand loyalty, and…
CBT LiveCanada vs. Trump, Toyota Dips, and Driver Cameras (08.28.26)
Jim and Bridget Fitzpatrick cover U.S.-Canada tariff talks, Toyota's July sales dip, new drowsy-driving camera research from NHTSA, rising gas prices, and a…
CBT LiveChinese Cars, Hybrids, and The Dealer of 2050 (08.27.26)
Jim and Bridget Fitzpatrick cover a new report on Americans' openness to Chinese-made vehicles, Hyundai's hybrid push, a 2050 outlook on dealership ownership…
CBT LiveCanada hits back, Honda, and AI Warnings (08.26.26)
Jim and Bridget Fitzpatrick cover Canada's retaliatory tariffs, Honda's potential new U.S. plant, a sixth straight month above 16 million SAAR, the China-built…
CBT LiveTariffs, Fixed Ops, and Toyota vs. GM (08.25.26)
Jim and Bridget Fitzpatrick cover new 50% tariff threats on Canadian autos, Toyota's push toward the U.S. sales crown, a generational shift among dealership…
CBT LiveCanada, FTC, SAAR, and Bridget is back! (08.24.26)
Jim and Bridget Fitzpatrick launch CBT Live with a look at the week's top dealer news, US-Canada trade talks collapsing, a $4M FTC settlement against a Nissan…