Most recently there has been a bold new wave washing over the automotive dealership landscape. Beginning with TrueCar, whose CEO bragged about using data to eliminate dealerships and lower profits below True Cost. He arrogantly taunted us with claims of "Transparency" which has become the "Buzz Word" of every vendor using our own data to virtually put us out of business, to steal our customers information, and sell it, pass it on to their affiliate companies, and otherwise resell it to…
ContinueAdded by James A. Ziegler on January 15, 2012 at 10:00am — 90 Comments
Yesterday I conducted an interview with Scott Painter, CEO of TrueCar. I asked him some tough questions and he candidly provided the answers. Answers that I didn't always agree with, but he did answer my questions. I commend Scott Painter for reaching out to people like myself and Jim Ziegler.
There is no doubt that Mr. Painter is very passionate about his business. He believes in what he is doing and he's defending his vision, and I can't fault the man for attempting to…
Added by Jerry Thibeau on December 14, 2011 at 9:56am — 11 Comments
Jim Ziegler asks...
I am hearing a lot of discussion about True Car and ZAG. I continually scratch my head and wonder if desperate dealers are doing the marketing limbo "How Low Can You Go?"
Are we so bad at what we do that we have to line up and pay vendors to lose money? AND, who is giving these…
Added by James A. Ziegler on November 27, 2011 at 5:30pm — 1860 Comments
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