Dean Evans

Executive Vice President | Cars.com

Keynote:

Trends Driving The Future of Automotive Retail – Why Marketplaces Aren’t the Enemy

Dean will share how the automotive landscape is transforming from listings sites to marketplaces and solutions platform providers and what this means for your dealership. Discover how successful dealerships today have adapted to inventory challenges by transforming their Sales and Marketing strategies and the tools that have made this change possible. Learn how the pandemic has changed the way shoppers buy vehicles and how the most successful dealers have been able to adapt and find in-market customers.

Charles Chesbrough

Senior Economist and Senior Director of Industry Insights | Cox Automotive

Keynote:

Dealership Market Outlook: 2022

Learn about the vehicle market outlook for the coming year and what dealers should be doing today to capitalize on upcoming opportunities. Don’t miss Charles Chesbrough, Senior Economist of Cox Automotive, as he takes the stage at Presidents Club to give dealers a glimpse into the future of the economy and its impact on dealerships.
Discover how changes to the market will affect operations, staffing and marketing strategies among dealerships in 2022. Charles will be focusing his presentation on specific challenges that dealerships face today:

• What is the chip shortage going to do to my inventory going forward?
• How should I be approaching my used car inventory?
• How should I approach staffing for the coming year?
• What impact are EVs having today?