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S4E18 - Consumer Buying Trends Dealers Need To Know

S4E18 - Consumer Buying Trends Dealers Need To Know

Update: 2025-10-08
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Marc Bland, Head of New Business and Growth Audiences for S&P Global, breaks down the trends he’s seeing across customer bases, the segment OEMs are overlooking, how to engage more buyers and his opinion on TikTok car sales.


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Episode Breakdown
0:00  - Marc's insight on OEM sales and consumers
3:33  - What’s important for dealers to pay attention to
7:14  - Who is driving buyer growth?
9:09  - How dealers can engage fast growing buyer populations
12:51  - Ways dealers can hit gross margins
17:10  - Generational buying trends
21:23  - Is there a segment OEMs are overlooking?
26:20  - Best Bets: TikTok car sales, small EV buyers adoption


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S4E18 - Consumer Buying Trends Dealers Need To Know

S4E18 - Consumer Buying Trends Dealers Need To Know

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