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Your Car Dealer Podcast

71 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★ - 15 ratings

If you are a used car dealer this podcast is going to take your game to a whole different level! Stop zoning out during your commute or while you're doing that busy work around the office or your backyard. Our FREE podcast is going to give you some fantastic ways to make more money during times that you might have otherwise been wasting time!

We believe that we will add a minimum of $200 of value for every hour of the Your Car Dealer Podcast that you fully digest. Let us earn a spot in your rotation today and have a listen to the top hacks and best practices from some of the most successful auto dealers and sales people in the country.

Regardless if you are just getting started or you have been in business for a few years but have hit a plateau. Perhaps you are in that small group of used car dealers where things are rolling and you can't imagine that you could make any improvements.

Your Car Dealer Podcast is dedicated to offering used car dealers the best tips and tricks in the business for FREE! Do you want to increase sales, while decreasing overhead? Of course, you do and we can help. With over 20 years of experience, Your Car Dealer Bond LLC (YCDB) has developed a podcast that not only helps auto dealers increase their ROI, but will even help you train sales staff and your F&I folks out there in an efficient way.

Training is one of the most expensive exercises a dealership must perform but it's even more expensive if they neglect the opportunity to invest in their staff. Knowledge is power and we are infusing used car dealers across the country with the ultimate tool belt needed to take your business to another level in 2018!

Here are just a few of the priceless nuggets you will gain from listening to Your Car Dealer Podcast:
1. How to go from selling 3 cars a month to 6 in less than 60 days.
2. How to go from selling 5 cars a month to 8 in less than 75 days.
3. The 80/20 rule! How are you spending your time?
4. The Law of 300%. How to leverage this tried, tested, and true method to get over that hump.
5. I need some fresh ideas on how to get more traffic to my dealership.
6. I ran out of friends and family to sell cars to, what do I do now?
7. My sales people are doing more walk-through's but the needle isn't moving?
8. How to create a SWOT analysis for your dealership so you understand your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
9. To be honest, I'm a new or underperforming sales person. What steps can I take today to start succeeding today?
10. I'm starting to get burnt out. I don't mind working the long hours, even if that means sacrificing time away from my family. What frustrates me is that I feel like I'm spinning my wheels and not getting ahead or I feel under-appreciated at my dealership.
11. How to decrease your dealer bond rate?
12. How to decrease your dealer insurance rate?
13. What insurance coverages I absolutely need and what can I live without?

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Let me Buy My Used Car Dealers

October 04, 2020 13:46 - 38 minutes - 35 MB

**Explicit lyrics** Part 2 of 2. The auto industry has come to look to the Your Car Dealer Podcast for insights and info on how used car dealers can succeed in the current business climate.   The concept of buying you guys a virtual beer tops off this week of content. Just getting peeling back the layers this week, giving you guys a real look at who Mike Ramos really is as if we are just getting to know each other.   Valuable dealer-related content to be delivered later this week, ...

Trending Your Dealership's Growth

August 21, 2020 04:19 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MB

Used Car Dealers wondering how to trend out their figures as get into late August 2020 should listen to this episode. Mike Ramos also shares some social media insights that will really help your website's SEO.   Mike Ramos is humbled and has an increased fire to put out more content for you guys. A new episode coming this weekend where Mike's buys you a virtual beer.   Here are a few videos that will help you understand how Mike Ramos started Your Car Dealer Bond: https://youtu.be/...

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August 17, 2020 23:13

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August 17, 2020 23:09

Your Car Dealer Resource Center

August 05, 2020 14:04 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MB

Used Car Dealers are limited as to where they can look for quality information without getting the hard sales pitch. Hundreds of dealers look to the Your Car Dealer Podcast for strong resources, recommendations, and insights and this small podcast just exceeded 14,000 downloads.    Mike Ramos is humbled and has an increased fire to put out more content for you guys.   Here are the videos mentioned in this podcast episode that focus on explaining 3 specific car dealer insurance covera...

Used Car Dealer Business Owners know...

July 30, 2020 20:59 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MB

Used Car Dealer business owners everywhere are feeling the effects of a rough 1st half of 2020. The last thing anyone needs is more of the same tired DMV being adversarial to its own used car dealers.   Truth be told there are some great inspectors that work for the California DMV like Inspector Partoza or Inspector Macias. Even some of the management seems fairly "on-the-ball" but for the most part, DMV inspectors use their power in a very sinister way.   Their decisions and short-s...

Attention Used Car Dealers:

July 10, 2020 14:00 - 26 minutes - 23.7 MB

Attention used car dealers in 2020…Part 2   Mike Ramos finishes up the discussion on spending the right amount of time working ON the business, as opposed to working IN the business. I'd love to hear about your story of how this episode may have helped you.   #UsedAutoDealers #CarDealersBusiness #YourCarDealerPodcast #YourCarDealerBond #UsedCarDealerAcademy   Let's connect on social… @yourcardealerbond on Youtube or Instagram and share your story if you don't m...

Attention Used Car Dealers...

July 09, 2020 17:53 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MB

Attention used car dealers in 2020…   Are you spending the right amount of time working ON the business, as opposed to working IN the business? Let me put it this way, how much time do you spend working on your production vs .your production capability?   #UsedAutoDealers #CarDealersBusiness #YourCarDealerPodcast #YourCarDealerBond #UsedCarDealerAcademy     Let's connect on social… @yourcardealerbond on Youtube or Instagram and share your story if you don't ...

Is the Juice of Pioneering Worth the Squeeze

July 02, 2020 01:09 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MB

Are you creating a unique used car dealer business model?   As we pioneer different things in the used car dealer industry, I often ask myself if it's all worth it? Some things have worked out really well and then I've also had some stinkers.   Now coming out of the lockdowns, we as small business owners have to find the sweet spot between reinventing any wheels and developing a unique enough experience for our customers to set ourselves aside from the pack.   #UsedAutoDeal...

How Resistance is Affecting Your Used Car Dealers Business

June 18, 2020 21:26 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MB

Attention Used Car Dealers:   Do you ever wonder why you are getting resistance to do the things that require you to take immediate action?   Picking up the pieces in the 2nd half of 2020 will require focused but creative action-taking on your part. Resistance is standing in your way.   #UsedAutoDealers #UsedCarDealersBusiness #YourCarDealerPodcast #YourCarDealerBond     I'd love to hear about it! Connect with me @yourcardealerbond on Youtube or Instagram ...

Is your Used Car Dealership ready for

June 09, 2020 21:46 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MB

The pain is real for used car dealers across the country! As our dealers pick up the pieces from the strain COVID, protesting, and rioting put on the industry, now we are tasked with establishing our new normal.   While I don't want to seem cavalier about this, what were you able to accomplish during the stay-at-home orders for the health of the business? What were you able to come up with while you were stuck in the lab that you can leverage for a better future?   #UsedAutoDealers ...

3 Ways to Improve your Used Car Dealership

March 26, 2020 01:15 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MB

First and foremost, my heart goes out to any used car dealer that has lost someone to CoVid 19. My heart also hurts for anyone in jeopardy of losing your dealership due to this unfortunate worldwide epidemic. Mike Ramos (founder of Your Car Dealer Bond LLC) shares 3 quick thoughts on how to thrive once the economy does jump back on-line.   #UsedAutoDealers #UsedCarDealersBusiness #CoVid19 #YourCarDealerPodcast #YourCarDealerBond     Email Mike Ramos directly at mi...

What is Your Goal for 2020 as a Thriving Used Car Dealer

February 27, 2020 20:47 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MB

Do you have your business goals set up for 2020? Do you think you need to modify your used car dealer business model or does the business need to morph? Mike Ramos discusses this in detail this week in the Your Car Dealer Podcast.   Used car dealers need to keep up with the times and their business model needs to evolve to stay relevant.   #UsedCarDealers #UsedCarDealersBusiness #YourCarDealerPodcast #YourCarDealerBond   Do you want to support a family-owned, hard w...

What is Your Goal for 2020 as a Thriving Used Car Dealer

February 27, 2020 20:47 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MB

Do you have your business goals set up for 2020? Do you think you need to modify your used car dealer business model or does the business need to morph? Mike Ramos discusses this in detail this week in the Your Car Dealer Podcast.   Used car dealers need to keep up with the times and their business model needs to evolve to stay relevant.   #UsedCarDealers #UsedCarDealersBusiness #YourCarDealerPodcast #YourCarDealerBond   Do you want to support a family-owned, hard w...

How Paying Attention to the Details

February 20, 2020 00:45 - 43 minutes - 41.3 MB

Attention used car dealers! Do you ever feel like you are getting caught up in the wrong details of the business? Perhaps you are doing well but seem to lose sight of some of the smaller details that seem to be standing in the way of really expanding your dealership?   Mike Ramos, Your Car Dealer Podcast host, discusses this issue and how paying attention to the small details can increase your dealership's profitability.   #YourCarDealerBond #UsedAutoDealers #CarDealerProf...

Your Car Dealer Podcast is back (update in 2020)

February 07, 2020 05:33 - 45 minutes - 22.1 MB

The Your Car Dealer Podcast is back with a vengeance! Find out straight from the horse's mouth on what happened with Mike Ramos. Mike tells his personal story and gets you ready for what to expect from the first podcast dedicated to the success of the used car dealer industry. Get your dealership ready for ultimate success in 2020 and let us know how we can help! Catch us on Instagram @yourcardealerbond #YourCarDealerPodcast #UsedCarDealer #MikeRamos #YourCarDealerBond  

Multi-Tasking as a Used Car Dealer Owner -

November 04, 2019 21:32 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MB

Warning …explicit language used in this episode.   As a used car dealer owner, doing multiple things at the same time can be a valuable skill but the skill has to be honed. There is a fine line between being super productive and doing too much!   Mike Ramos, president and founder of Your Car Dealer Bond LLC, discusses this in detail and presents some perspective for how to best utilize the tool of multi-tasking to grow your business.   #YourCarDealerBond #UsedAutoDealer ...

California Independent Auto Dealers

October 26, 2019 00:00 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MB

Independent Auto Dealers (aka. used car dealers) in California met a semi-annual convention recently and here is part 2 of some of my notes from the event.   I'm Mike Ramos, the founder of Your Car Dealer Bond LLC and the humble host of the Your Car Dealer Podcast. In part 2 here, I'm discussing buy here-pay here BHPH and some of my other interactions at the recent IADAC (Independent Auto Dealers Association of California) convention in Sacramento, CA.   Here's a link to part 1 ...

California Independent Auto Dealers Association

October 22, 2019 19:32 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MB

Independent Auto Dealers (aka. used car dealers) across the country are starving for more info and any worthwhile tips or tricks to help them get an advantage in this competitive economy.   In today's episode, Mike Ramos discusses his experience with speaking to a high-level DMV Branch Chief and some of the vendors that may be able to add value to your dealership.   As a used car dealer, most states have an association that helps in a variety of ways. Here's part 1 of 2 of the insigh...

Turning Milestones into Momentum

October 10, 2019 20:24 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MB

Do you ever get so caught up in the daily car dealer operations and setting up stretch goals that you don't take inventory of accomplishments?   Mike Ramos (president of Your Car Dealer Bond) talks in detail about some of the current milestones that we have accomplished in 2019. The process of memorializing your milestones is not only incredibly satisfying but it will electrify you!    Strategize like a successful used car dealer as we get close to 2020 by gaining momentum from your ...

How Used Car Dealers get Motivated -

September 24, 2019 23:51 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MB

Do you have a DMV car dealer license and sometimes lack the motivation to do things you know you need to do in order to make your business grow? Do you dislike tasks that you know will help the health of your dealership if you do them?   Ever wonder why you have to force yourself to do some of these things that you know are super important? Mike Ramos talks about how to motivate yourself to tackle all the mission-critical things you don't like doing in part 2 of 2.   Hopefully yo...

How Used Car Dealers Stay Motivated...

September 24, 2019 22:29 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MB

How do used car dealers stay motivated when they face so many ups and downs? Mike Ramos, (president of Your Car Dealer Bond LLC) discusses something that you won't hear anywhere else about how to take your dealership to the next level.   Most business owners have a dusting of having a short attention span when it comes to performing tasks that they dislike. But what if these tasks are critical to the success of your auto dealer business? What if the key you leveling up your dealership is...

Why Successful Used Car Dealers Control...

September 09, 2019 22:39 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MB

The most profitable used car dealers I know protect their time and environment like their lives depend on it. At the end of the day, they are right. Time is money and your time is super limited, which is why everyone protects their time so well.   But what about your environment? Curious how much that affects a used car dealer in 2019 and what you could do to leverage this knowledge in your favor? Stick around and Mike Ramos discusses it in detail.   From getting creative to having t...

The Insider’s Guide to Scheduling Family Members on

September 08, 2019 00:48 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MB

I'm willing to bet that you have questions about if you can list your family members on your used car dealer insurance policy, even if they are not part of the business.   After seeing the interest you guys had in the episode on best practices related to operating your dealer inventory for personal purposes…   http://cal-surety.libsyn.com/can-i-drive-my-used-car-dealer-inventory-for-personal-use   I started to think about drilling down a little further for you guys. Most auto de...

Used Car Dealers Inside Tips...

August 29, 2019 21:17 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MB

Imagine that the answer to your biggest challenges as a used car dealer in 2019 is accessible by becoming more resourceful. This doesn't mean that you need to have the answers to all your questions, you just have to creatively find out where to look for these answers.    Mike Ramos discusses a passage from a book he is reading and getting a lot of value from right now. This episode of the Your Car Dealer Podcast explores an idea discussed in Happy Pocket Full of Money written by David Ca...

Used Car Dealers - Leveraging your Strengths to Profitability

August 22, 2019 15:00 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MB

Explicit language used this episode of the Your Car Dealer Podcast.   As a used car dealer in 2019 and going into 2020, there is a growing problem in the industry. It's creeping in slowly and daily to dismantle great car dealerships systematically.   The problem is a lack of focus on what got you to the dance. Most used car dealers have a particular expertise, are really good in a certain area. What is that for you? Where are you the best in class (or as close to it as possible)?  ...

Used Car Dealers - Profitable Inventory Sourcing

August 18, 2019 10:50 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MB

As a Used Car Dealer in 2019 finding better ways to source your inventory is mandatory! Where should you be getting your inventory from and should you be getting 100% of your inventory from the auction?   I just had a used car dealer email me this when I asked why she was leaving the business:   -  - -   - - -  -  - - -  - -  -   - - -  -   - - -  -  - -  -  - - - -  - - - - - - - - I was losing too much money every month. Even though I was an online dealer, I still had to pay for ...

Reconditioning your Used Car Dealer Inventory Part 2

August 13, 2019 20:49 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MB

This is part 2 of an episode that you guy probably caught last week. This week I complete my thought about reconditioning your used car dealer inventory. I also go a step beyond for you guys if you stick around to the end of the episode.   Hear how best practices for reconditioning your inventory as a used car dealer but also how I would leverage recon to make you more money!   Most used car dealers don't do this, which is why you should!! This is a gold mine waiting to be cracked! ...

Best Practices for Reconditioning...

August 09, 2019 07:22 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MB

Do you have questions on best practices for reconditioning your inventory as a used car dealer? Most motor vehicle dealers do, especially if they are not doing all the recon themselves. Mike Ramos discusses this in detail in this week's episode of the Your Car Dealer Podcast.   How does your expense load factor into inventory reconditioning? Something else Mr. Ramos discusses in part 1 of 2 on this in-depth episode that is really dedicated to the newly licensed dealers.   Have you wo...

Priceless Nuggets from my Favorite Business Mentor

July 29, 2019 09:27 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MB

Have you ever had a great mentor that helped you take your professional game to a level you thought was unachievable? Have you ever played a sport for a great coach that inspired you to give it your best every day?   The used car dealer industry is flooded with mentors but only the ones that have an interest in helping you succeed! Most knowledgeable auto dealers don't share their best practices and certainly don't bend over backward to help you build a thriving business.   This is t...

Can I Drive my Used Car Dealer Inventory for Personal Use?

July 22, 2019 22:44 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MB

I recently had a great question that came in from one of my retail used car dealers, Bryan out of the Santa Fe Springs, California. Here was the exact question:   Good afternoon Mike, you helped me get a bond for my retail dealer business. I noticed you have videos on YouTube on how-to steps. By any chance do you have info now how I can buy a car at the auction and transfer it to my name for personal use?    Here was my answer: Do you want to: keep a specific car long term that yo...

Used Car Dealers - Improve Your Credit right NOW!

July 18, 2019 22:25 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MB

Are you a used car dealer and need to start working on your credit? Are you having trouble figuring out where to start besides paying off a bunch of the old debt?   Are you paying more than $600 for your $50K used car dealer bond? If so, this episode of the Your Car Dealer Podcast is for you! Listen as Mike Ramos discusses how to lower your cost of financing so you can maximize your profits as a dealer.   Perhaps you don't have bad credit but you have no credit at all. Mike talks abo...

Used Car Dealers need to Understand...

July 13, 2019 21:54 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MB

Taking a step back for every used car dealer is critical at the mid-point of every year. Let's see how we've done, take inventory if you will.   Let's get ahead of the competition with a series of the best possible moves for your particular situation. Don't be scared, there's nothing to fear about leveling up and making more money because you are selling more cars every month!   Here's the Amazon link I mention in this episode… https://amzn.to/2LA3E3w   Copy, paste that link, a...

Attention Used Car Dealers | Do you ever wonder why your Marketing DOESN'T seem to work?

July 09, 2019 08:48 - 39 minutes - 36 MB

Most used car dealers that struggle to make a real profit have the same thing in common, their marketing is not cost-effective. Their client acquisition cost is far too high, which throws off the economics of a cost-effective dealership.   For Your Car Dealer Bond needs, please hit this link: https://www.cal-surety.com/auto-dealer-bond/   #YourCarDealerBond  #CaliforniaCarDealer  #CarDealer  #UsedCarDealer    Mike Ramos, president and founder of Your Car Dealer Bond LLC, discus...

Used Car Dealers are getting Killed out there!

July 04, 2019 19:26 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MB

With half the year behind us, I can safely say that we have been in the fight of our lives to help used car dealers survive and thrive in 2019's business climate.  #CarDealer  #UsedCarDealer  #YourCarDealerBond   Mike Ramos shares personal stories of how his business: Your Car Dealer Bond LLC and how they are getting past their challenges. If you have a dealer business that is struggling or is doing anything other than thriving, you should listen to this episode.   This episode get...

Drilling Down Used Car Dealer Insurance!

June 22, 2019 18:58 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MB

Do you have tons of questions about used car dealer insurance? How would you like to get those questions personally explained to you by a 20-year dealer insurance expert in plain English?   Such complex subject matter takes at least a decade to fully understand with the proper training. Nearly every insurance agent or broker on this planet that sells used car dealer insurance has never worked for an insurance carrier.   Mike Ramos is now the founder of Your Car Dealer Bond LLC but pr...

Car Dealer Insurance - Understanding and Reducing Your Risk!

June 10, 2019 05:32 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MB

Used Car Dealers need to understand and know how to reduce their insurance risk. Mike Ramos delivers another important episode of the Your Car Dealer Podcast.   As a licensed used car dealer in 2019, you will have the opportunity to shift your risk to an insurance company. This company will issue you a tailored insurance contract or insurance policy that will be customized to protect you and your dealership.   #CarDealerInsurance      #UsedCarDealer      BIG thanks for checking o...

Your Car Dealer Podcast Memorial Day Episode

May 28, 2019 04:11 - 25 minutes - 51.3 MB Video

The team at Your Car Dealer Podcast pays tribute with this Memorial Day episode. Mike Ramos (Your Car Dealer Bond) starts the podcast paying homage to the fallen soldiers.   We also spend some time discussing some of the more common reasons that dealers give up their DMV dealer license. The harsh truth is that some of them should have never gotten into the dealer business.   #YourCarDealerBond    #YourCarDealerPodcast     #CarDealerLicense   For other dealers, they were simply un...

Used Car Dealers - Profit First and Expense Loads!

May 26, 2019 19:28 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MB

Are you a licensed used car dealer and now need to start thinking about how to manage your expenses?   As a licensed auto dealer, there is no shortage of known and unknown expenses. Every car dealer and business owner in California has to be concerned with, in 2019. This episode Mike Ramos (founder and president of Your Car Dealer Bond LLC) gets into some simple ways to annualize your business and payroll expenses and best methods to budgeting.   #UsedCarDealer    #YourCarDealerBond ...

Used Car Dealers - Learn the Art of the Pivot!

May 17, 2019 17:05 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MB

Used car dealers get a treat this week when Mike Ramos details out the Art of the Pivot. In life and as a #UsedCarDealer owner in 2019, being able to critically think your way through situations is vital to the success of your business.   Listen to this how to sidestep your way to success whether you have been in the business for 2 months or 10 years.   Mike Ramos shares a great resource of used auto dealers to help them understand dealer insurance.   If you are a reader, h...

Used Car Dealer Expert Gives Valuable Insight (2019)

May 01, 2019 19:48 - 46 minutes - 43.2 MB

Used Car Dealer Expert gives Valuable insights in 2019! Listen as Mike and Scott go back and forth through some of the auto industry's most important aspects. Scott, who has a wide range of experience in the auto industry, which all started with buying a group of guys a beer!! (Listen to Podcast for full story!) Fast forward about 10 years down the road and with plenty of experience as a sales man, and then the experience of working his way up through different dealerships holding differ...

Used Car Dealer Foundation Episode

April 25, 2019 04:10 - 37 minutes - 34 MB

Used Car Dealer Foundation Episode will help auto dealers across the country. Mike Ramos gets into detail for the new and struggling dealers out there!     #UsedCarDealer #AutoDealerIndustry   If you are a California used car dealer, you have tons of competition that want to sell your customer their next car. They literally want to take food out of your mouth and you job is to make sure that doesn't happen. The big questions is how do you prevent them from doing it??   How do you...

Used Car Dealer Podcast | Interview with a Real Retail Auto Dealer!!

April 14, 2019 01:17 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MB

Used Car Dealer owners feast on this episode! The Your Car Dealer Podcast has a treat for you. In this segment we introduce you to John Vo, the owner of Ascend Autos.   John has been licensed California Used Car Dealer owner a little over 1 ½ years, and is located in Pomona, Ca.   Your Car Dealer Podcast with our own Mike Ramos interviews Mr. Vo about his experiences in the Used Car Dealership Industry. Take a listen as John goes in to details about some of the biggest hurdles he has...

7 Habits of Super Successful Used Car Dealership Owners!

March 23, 2019 18:39 - 1 hour - 56.4 MB

Used Car Dealership insights for 2019 this week are provided by Mike Ramos, president of Your Car Dealer Bond LLC! If we want to know what the most successful used car dealers are doing, let's have a deeper look. Here are the 7 Habits of Highly Effective California Used Car Dealers... 1) These prosperous auto dealers don't set their ceiling too low. Success follows your vision and if you only see yourself being a little bit successful, it will be tough to level up from that point. 2)...

Used Car Dealership | How to start with little Investment!

March 16, 2019 20:53 - 37 minutes - 39.4 MB

Used Car Dealership...what you need to know if you are getting your DMV dealer license in 2019! California used car dealers are in one of the most competitive markets in the country and most don't actually make any money. For some, it can also be very costly to get their dealership license established because they waste a lot of time along the way. #UsedCarDealership What do you need to know before getting your CA DMV license? Mike Ramos explains this week in the most recent episode of...

Used Car Dealer Tips are for Hacks!

March 09, 2019 16:00 - 59 minutes - 67.6 MB

Used car dealer tips tricks, and hacks will only get you so far in the most competitive dealer markets and don't let anyone tell you different. California used auto dealers, in particular, have to modernize their skills, image, and mindset in order to achieve success in 2019.   Mike Ramos answers some used car dealer questions about how to improve the visibility to your business.   Do you want to take your wholesale or retail used car dealer marketing strategies to the next level...

Used Car Dealer | Trick To Being A More Successful In 2019

March 03, 2019 22:41 - 55 minutes - 61.7 MB

Used Car Dealer | Trick To Being A More Successful In 2019!   It's not luck or chance but a series of best practices that create success for used auto dealers. In 2019, the auto industry is more competitive than ever and having a solid foundation for the business. #CarDealer #UsedCarDealer Mike Ramos breaks down the concept of setting up your competition models to give yourself the best chance at success possible. Regardless if you recently got your CA car dealer license or you hav...

The California DMV - Pulling Back the Curtain!

February 28, 2019 03:32 - 56 minutes - 63 MB

Thanks for tuning into the Your Car Dealer Podcast. Your Car Dealer Bond Present the newest episode where Mike Ramos exposes the California Department of Motor Vehicles.   If you're a used car dealer in California then you've experienced how bad the DMV is at their job. From harassing good auto dealers to losing documents and having a bad attitude about it, the California Occupational Licensing Department is the worst and no one could possibly dispute it.   Mike goes into great ...

Getting a California Used Car Dealer License in 2019?

February 19, 2019 07:04 - 24 minutes - 24 MB

Are you getting a California used car dealer license in 2019? Do you want to make sure that you are not wasting time and money trying to figure out how to get your dealership off the ground?   The Your Car Dealer Podcast is at it again with some great new content for used auto dealers in 2019. Mike Ramos discusses some of the most important steps of getting your DMV dealer license.   Mike and Teresa De La Cruz continue with this series for those that want to start flipping cars ...

Fear and How it Affects a Used Car Dealership in 2019!

February 15, 2019 00:34 - 1 hour - 87.2 MB

  Doing business as a used car dealer in California is not simple. It takes a lot of hard work. The one who succeeds puts in the extra effort and pain and gets to the top where he belongs. Making constant contacts with the clients is of the utmost importance. Following through with a prospect needs to be done diligently. In this podcast with Mike Ramos and ChasDre, you will know the importance of follow through in your used car dealer business.   Used car dealers in California ofte...

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