A podcast for Independent Used Car Dealers to get help on how to improve their dealerships and their life. As current used car dealers, Luke and Jeff find the best advice from industry experts and other successful dealers. If you want to learn and grow your business with like minded used car dealers tune in each week. "Dealers Helping Dealers"
The Independent Dealer Podcast
Claim This Podcastby Jeff Watson & Luke Godwin
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A podcast for Independent Used Car Dealers to get help on how to improve their dealerships and their life. As current used car dealers, Luke and Jeff find the best advice from industry experts and other successful dealers. If you want to learn and grow your business with like minded used car dealers tune in each week. "Dealers Helping Dealers"
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Recent Episodes
July 30, 2026
#442 - NIADA Expo Vendor Roundup: The Tools Nobody's Talking About Yet
<p>In this episode of the Independent Dealer Podcast, Jeff Watson and Luke Godwin hit the expo floor at the NIADA 2026 National Convention in Denver, Colorado to introduce independent dealers to vendors they may not know yet – and a couple of product categories the industry has been waiting on longer than it realizes. Four stops, four conversations, zero fluff. Just tools that could actually move the needle on how you appraise, acquire, list, recon, and sell cars in 2026.</p><p>What You'll Learn:</p><p>How PAVE uses AI and a smartphone to produce a consistent condition report, damage assessment, and retail listing photos in under two minutes – no photo booth, no manual process, and full integration with your CRM or DMS</p><p>How CarVid automates your entire Facebook Marketplace operation – posting, reposting, deleting, and responding to buyer inquiries with an AI that dealers say nobody has ever identified as a bot – and how the buying side tool scans new listings every ten minutes so you never miss a street buy</p><p>Why Accurate OEM remanufactured catalytic converters are a third of the price of new OEM, come with a 12-month 12,000-mile warranty, guaranteed fitment via VIN lookup, and ship two-day to 47 states – and why that solves one of the most expensive and frustrating recon headaches in the independent space</p><p>How Aviloo's three-minute OBD battery health test is already the standard at auctions across Europe and why it is coming to Mannheim and every major U.S. auction – and why dealers buying EVs today without one are flying blind on a $15,000 to $18,000 risk per unit</p><p>Why Jeff is scared to test his EV inventory and what Brett at Aviloo said that changed the way he thinks about battery health as a buying and marketing tool – not just a liability</p><p>How a free battery check event can pull EV owners into your lot, get their car on a hoist, and turn a service visit into a street buy opportunity in one conversation</p><p><br></p><p>If you are an independent dealer who walked the hall in Denver and missed these booths – or did not make it to NIADA this year – this episode is your shortcut to what was worth stopping for.</p><p>Support the businesses that support the podcast:</p><p>Buckeye Risk Services - Reinsurance and wealth strategies for independent dealers.</p><p><a href="https://theindependentdealer.com/buckeye" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://theindependentdealer.com/buckeye</a></p><p>Blytz - BHPH payment processing with fast funding and text-to-pay.</p><p><a href="https://theindependentdealer.com/blytzpay" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://theindependentdealer.com/blytzpay</a></p><p>Ituran GPS - Asset protection and customer management for BHPH and retail dealers.</p><p><a href="https://theindependentdealer.com/ituran" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://theindependentdealer.com/ituran</a></p><p>Follow & Connect:</p><p>Website: www.theindependentdealer.com</p><p>Facebook Group: @independentautogroup</p><p>Luke Godwin: @lukegodwin</p><p>Jeff Watson: /sendtojeffw</p><p>Like, subscribe, and share this with a dealer who needs to hear it.</p>
July 27, 2026
#30 - Monday Minute | If You Could Only Track 5 Numbers, What Would They Be?
Host Jeff and Host Luke discuss how independent dealers can simplify their business by tracking only five essential numbers to drive success.
July 23, 2026
#441 - Drive Through South Georgia and All You'll See Is Rainey Stickers
Jeff Watson and Luke Godwin interview Thomas Rainey of Rainey Used Cars and Ariad Sommer of Ituran GPS about scaling a dealership with GPS technology.
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