Criscione on Margin Compression, Highstreet on Liability, WE Auto on Culture | Daily Dealer Live

About this episode

The episode features discussions on margin compression, liability, and automotive culture with various industry experts.

Today's show features: - Kenneth Criscione, Finance Manager at Harte Auto Group - Rich Stazzone, Director of Business Development at Highstreet Automotive - Mike Keese, Agency President at Highstreet Automotive - Dana Wines, Director of Training at WE Auto - Valerie Niedermeier, Director of Community Relations at WE Auto This episode is brought to you by: OPENLANE – OPENLANE brings easy, intelligent digital wholesale to dealers across the country, and was once again voted the most preferred digital wholesale marketplace by dealers. If you’ve never used OPENLANE before, or it’s been a while since you have, you’re eligible to earn up to $2,500 in buy or sale fee credits. Learn more at https://openlane.com/cdg. Highstreet Automotive – Highstreet Automotive specializes in insurance solutions for automotive dealerships, working with operators across the country to help manage risk, control costs and protect long-term profitability. Explore solutions at https://carguymedia.com/432QKkG Check out Car Dealership Guy’s stuff: CDG Circles ➤ https://cdgcircles.com/ CDG News ➤ https://news.dealershipguy.com/ CDG Jobs ➤ https://jobs.dealershipguy.com/ CDG Recruiting ➤…

People in this episode

Host: Car Dealership Guy

Guests: Kenneth Criscione, Rich Stazzone, Mike Keese, Dana Wines, Valerie Niedermeier

Topics covered

• margin compression
• liability
• automotive culture
• insurance solutions
• dealership profitability

Keywords

• margin compression
• liability
• automotive culture
• insurance solutions
• dealership profitability

Sponsors

OPENLANE, Highstreet Automotive

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harte Auto Group, Highstreet Automotive, WE Auto

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