Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Alan Haig, President and Founder of Haig Partners where we discuss: Best and worst auto franchises right now, Why dealerships are selling at record pace, What's next for car market and his personal letter to Elon Musk. This episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast is brought to you by: Lotlinx - Get the best possible market advantage on every vehicle transaction. Optimize operations and boost profits using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. Learn more @ https://lotlinx.com/ Car Dealership Guy Industry Job Board - Connecting world-class talent with top-notch companies in Automotive. Find your next role—or start hiring today—at https://jobs.dealershipguy.com/ Haig Partners - Haig provides expert advice based on extensive retail dealership buy-sell experience to lead a confidential and customized sale process helping dealership owners maximize the value of their life's work. Learn more @ https://haigpartners.com/ Interested in advertising with Car Dealership Guy? Drop us a line here Interested in being considered as a guest on the podcast? Add your name here Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:23) - The state of the market (00:05:26) - Where do you see the industry heading over the next 12 months? (00:08:14) - Thoughts on Stellantis (00:09:16) - What brands are performing poorly? (00:15:26) - How is the market still strong in this environment? (00:19:06) - Is there fear in the dealer community? (00:24:49) - Thoughts on dealership facility upgrade requirements (00:28:29) - What are you seeing in terms of EV investments? (00:33:09) - The state of Ford (00:35:47) - What brands are high in demand? (00:42:39) - Foreign entrants (00:45:44) - Writing a letter to Elon Musk (00:50:56) - Predictions Check out Haig Partners here. Check out Car Dealership Guy’s stuff: CDG News - https://news.dealershipguy.com/ CDG Jobs - https://jobs.dealershipguy.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cardealershipguy/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@guydealership X - https://x.com/GuyDealership LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/cardealershipguy/ Everything else - dealershipguy.com This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions.