#126 Q4 Auto Market Forecast: The need-to-know trends and predictions, Buying habits of Gen Z car shoppers, Why overnight test drives sell cars | David Thomas, Director of Content Marketing at CDK Global
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Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with David Thomas, Director of Content Marketing at CDK Global where we dive into a Q4 auto market forecast: How Gen Z is buying cars, Have we reached an EV sales equilibrium, why overnight test drives sell cars, Trends and predictions for the quarter ahead.
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Topics:
(00:00:00 ) - Intro
(00:00:53 ) - Catching up with David
(00:02:30 ) - CDK’s Ease of Purchase study
(00:08:40 ) - EV sales trends
(00:15:32 ) - Will there be brand dispersion in Q4?
(00:19:13 ) - EV shopper journey studies
(00:26:17 ) - Buying patterns across age groups
(00:30:47 ) - The Dealership as a workplace study
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