In this episode, David Spisak and Todd Smith break down why most dealerships are unknowingly renting their data—and how data ownership is becoming the foundation for AI, efficiency, and profitability in automotive retail.

AI is everywhere in dealerships—but why isn’t it working? In this episode Danny Zaslavsky breaks down the missing piece most dealer tech stacks don’t have.

Live from NADA 2026, David Spisak and Mark Queen reveal how service-lane acquisition, dealership AI, and cycle time leaks cost dealers six figures.

Live from NADA at the Encore in Las Vegas, I sat down with Inga Maurer of McKinsey & Company to cut through the noise and talk about what’s really shaping the automotive market right now. Flat volume. Rising costs. Affordability pressures that 0% financing can’t solve. And an AI gold rush that could either sharpen your strategy — or make you look exactly like everyone else.

Live from NADA 2026, David Spisak sits down with Tekion Founder & CEO Jay Vijayan to unpack what real AI innovation looks like in automotive retail. From unified data platforms and secure AI agents to service scheduling automation and technician intelligence.

Used car acquisition is still the biggest challenge facing dealerships. In this episode, Dom Pope shares how dealerships can compete with Carvana and CarMax without relying on auctions.

Most car shoppers don’t know what they want, and that’s not a problem. Learn how AI and data are reshaping automotive retail in this conversation with Cars Commerce’s Matt McDonald.

Former Toyota executive Jack Hollis joins David Spisak to discuss leadership, dealer relationships, and what the next decade of retail automotive will demand. From EVs and affordability to reinvention after a 30-year career, this episode offers grounded perspective from someone who’s seen the industry from the inside.

If you’ve ever felt like used cars were treated as “the other department,” or you’ve struggled with acquisition, trade capture, or keeping up with CarMax, Carvana, and a rapidly shifting marketplace, this conversation will challenge the way you think—and the way you operate.

In this episode of The David Spisak Show, I sit down with Rusty West, a builder, systems thinker, and one of the most consequential architects of modern automotive pricing, payments, and digital transaction logic,to unpack the ideas that reshaped an industry long before the industry had language for them.

In this episode of The David Spisak Show, I sit down with Joe Neiman, founder of Dealer Club and one of the sharpest minds in wholesale, to have an honest conversation about the side of the business most dealers don’t want to talk about… but absolutely should.

In this episode of The David Spisak Show, I sit down with Adam Cherin, Variable Operations Director at Hudson Automotive Group, for a conversation that goes way deeper than rooftops, revenue, or expansion headlines.

In this episode of The David Spisak Show, I sit down with Kevin Tynan, Director of Research at The Presidio Group, for a conversation that cuts past headlines, hype, and talking points—and gets to the real mechanics of the automotive industry.

In this episode, I sit down with someone I’ve admired for decades, and someone who’s quietly shaped more of the modern auto tech landscape than most people will ever realize: Robert Burnett, legendary M&A leader for Reynolds & Reynolds and now the driving force behind 1876.

In this episode, David Spisak sits down with Todd Cooperider, the founder of Esoteric Detail, one of the most respected names in automotive preservation to unpack a quiet revolution happening inside modern retail automotive… one that most dealers won’t notice until their competitors are already cashing the checks.

In this episode, I sat down alone with a microphone and a heart full of gratitude… the kind that comes from years of hard chapters, unexpected blessings, and the people who showed up when life didn’t make it easy.

Most people think the revolution in automotive is “AI.”

But what if the real disruption, the one that will separate the next decade’s winners from everyone else, is something far quieter?

What if it’s the moment your systems start making decisions faster than your people can understand them?

At The Presidio Group Tech Summit, I sat down with Pearl Percy, Chief Development Officer at JM Group, for a conversation that perfectly captures where our industry is heading. Surrounded by art and innovation at the Denver Art Museum, we dug into what’s really driving progress in automotive, and spoiler alert it’s not just about technology.

In this episode, I sit down with Brandon Hale, Executive General Manager of Fletcher Jones Audi, to unpack a 25-year journey that’s as gritty as it is inspiring.

In this episode, I sit down with Bill Cariss, President and CEO of Holman Growth Ventures, to explore how one of the most respected names in automotive quietly reinvented itself for the future, without losing the soul that built it.