#52 Building a $6B car sales software empire, Electric vehicle revolution's slow start, China's strategy entering US car market | Brian MacDonald, CEO of CDK Global

In this episode, I'm speaking with Brian MacDonald, CEO of CDK Global This episode is brought to you by: Valvoline - Valvoline can help drive your service department by streamlining operations and increasing revenue with hands-on technician and sales advisor training, state-of-the-art service lane technology, and a robust preventive maintenance chemical program. They even have programs to help you sell more cars and increase trade-ins! Learn more @ https://partner.valvolineglobal.com/dealership CDK Global - Empowering dealers with the tools and technology to build deeper customer relationships. Learn more @ https://www.cdkglobal.com/dealership-xperience-platform Interested in advertising with CarDealershipGuy? Drop us a line here Interested in being considered as a guest on the podcast? Add your name here Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:52) - Brian’s career in the industry (00:02:23) - Experiences at CDK and transitioning to Sunoco (00:09:26) - Evs & the future of the dealership (00:13:32) - What services and technology are you offering dealerships? (00:16:40) - How are you staying ahead of dealership needs? (00:18:03) - What are your top focuses today? (00:20:48) - How are you approaching integrating all dealership products into one solution? (00:22:42) - What are you looking for when considering an acquisition? (00:25:51) - Thoughts on AI (00:29:46) - At what point does a dealership typically adopt software like CDK? (00:32:41) - Are you seeing SaaS fatigue in dealerships? (00:35:30) - Will we see some international OEM players enter the US market over the next decade? (00:38:51) - Plans for the NADA conference (00:40:09) - How can people get in touch? Check out CDK Global here. Check out the website for more (https://dealershipguy.com) and follow me on X @GuyDealership! (https://x.com/guydealership) This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions.