It’s a New Year – cheers! Thank you for listening to our show and we wish you a happy and prosperous 2023.
In this episode, Mike and I share our insights on Cox Automotive’s Jonathan Smoke’s auto retail predictions for 2023.
Having managed dealership operations for many years, we both feel strongly that challenges are coming – but nothing that we haven’t seen before. We are car people which means we always persevere through the tough times to come out on top.

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In our music segment:
We each share a story of a concert gathering we attended that had, shall we say, extracurricular circumstances. If you’re a regular listener, you know that we are both products of Los Angeles’ punk/new wave scene and we’ve lived to tell about some of our antics. Give it a listen!
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If you’re a car person (worked in dealerships like us) we want to hear from you. We might even want you to be our guest!
Kathi: kathi@krusecontrolinc.com
Mike: mikethecarguy@outlook.com
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