About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of LotGPT on dealership technology and inventory management, featuring insights from Randy Kobat.

In this episode of Dealer Talk with Jen Suzuki , I sit down with Randy Kobat from LotLinx to break down one of the biggest shifts happening in dealership technology right now. We move past the hype of generic AI tools like ChatGPT and into what actually drives results on the ground. LotGPT is built specifically for dealerships, using real inventory, real market data, and real shopper behavior to deliver precise, actionable insights. We talk about why generic AI often falls short, how data security plays a bigger role than most realize, and what it looks like to treat AI as a true team member with a defined role inside your store. If you want to stop guessing, protect gross, and move inventory smarter, this conversation will change the way you think about AI in your dealership. What's really turning heads is how quickly dealers are adopting this. Over 6,000 dealerships are already using LotGPT, and it's not because it sounds good, it's because it works immediately. Dealers are seeing fast wins like identifying which vehicles are at risk before they age out, reallocating wasted ad spend within minutes, improving VDP performance, and uncovering exactly where the breakdown is between…

People in this episode

Host: Jen Suzuki

Guest: Randy Kobat

Topics covered

• dealership technology
• AI tools
• inventory management
• data security
• dealer adoption

Keywords

• LotGPT
• ChatGPT
• dealership technology
• AI
• inventory management
• data security
• dealer adoption

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LotLinx, eDealer Solutions

Products: LotGPT, ChatGPT

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