{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"“It'll Eat You Alive!” Turning Tragedy Into a Billion-Dollar Dealership Group (And the Lessons Learned Along the Way) | Corina Straub Diehl, CEO and President at Diehl Automotive Group","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/it-ll-eat-you-alive-turning-tragedy-into-a-billion-dollar-dealership-group-and-the-lessons-learned-along-the-way-corina-straub-diehl-ceo-and-president-at-diehl-automotive-group","audioUrl":"https://chrt.fm/track/C6AG88/traffic.megaphone.fm/CREUR7280253078.mp3","description":"Today I'm joined by Corina Straub Diehl, CEO and President at Diehl Automotive Group.\n\nAfter the sudden loss of her husband in 2007, Corina ignored advice to sell the business and instead scaled it into a 24-store powerhouse generating over a billion dollars in revenue. \n\nThis conversation breaks down her \"rebel\" leadership style, her aggressive 5-year ROI acquisition strategy, and why she views collision centers as the ultimate customer retention tool. \n\n\n\nThis episode is brought to you by:\n\n\n\n1.  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I mean, I'm sure I could put the Honda store, the Subaru store or Toyota.","canonicalId":"brand:honda","priority":0.25,"confidence":0.95,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Honda is a Japanese automaker with a large dealer network in the U.S. In this segment, the speaker mentions a potential “Honda store” as part of how their dealership group evaluates franchise opportunities.","simplifiedExplanation":"Honda is a car brand. Here, it’s mentioned as one of the brands they could potentially sell or add stores for."}},{"startTime":152.3,"endTime":158.8,"type":"brand","title":"Subaru","url":"/glossary/subaru","quote":"Yeah. I mean, I'm sure I could put the Honda store, the Subaru store or Toyota.","canonicalId":"brand:subaru","priority":0.25,"confidence":0.95,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Subaru is a Japanese automaker known for vehicles like the Outback and Forester, and it has a U.S. franchise dealer model. The speaker lists Subaru alongside other brands when discussing how they might structure or sell dealership stores.","simplifiedExplanation":"Subaru is a car brand. In this conversation, it’s brought up as another dealership brand they could consider."}},{"startTime":182.0,"endTime":187.9,"type":"term","title":"broker","url":"/glossary/broker","quote":"We had a broker contact us. We get that a lot, which is great because we, anybody that'll bring us something that's great, we'll, we'll look at","canonicalId":"term:broker","priority":0.45,"confidence":0.8,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"A broker is a third party who helps arrange business transactions, often by connecting buyers and sellers and facilitating negotiations. The speaker says they “get that a lot” when brokers contact them about dealership-related opportunities.","simplifiedExplanation":"A broker is a middleman who helps match people who want to buy and sell businesses. Here, brokers reach out to the dealership group with deals to consider."}},{"startTime":192.7,"endTime":201.3,"type":"term","title":"franchise","url":"/glossary/franchise","quote":"Toyota is a fabulous franchise for anybody, not just us.","canonicalId":"term:franchise","priority":0.55,"confidence":0.85,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"A franchise is an authorized dealership relationship where a brand grants a dealer the right to sell and service its vehicles under brand rules. In this segment, the speaker calls Toyota “a fabulous franchise,” meaning it’s a particularly attractive authorized dealership opportunity."}},{"startTime":201.3,"endTime":215.1,"type":"brand","title":"Volkswagen","url":"/glossary/volkswagen","quote":"And then he had a VW store on that campus as well. And we have AVW store.","canonicalId":"brand:volkswagen","priority":0.35,"confidence":0.7,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Volkswagen (VW) is a German automaker that also operates through franchised dealerships. The speaker mentions having a VW store on the same campus as their Toyota stores, highlighting multi-brand dealership operations.","simplifiedExplanation":"Volkswagen is a car brand. The speaker is saying they also have a VW dealership at the same location as their Toyota stores."}},{"startTime":261.3,"endTime":279.4,"type":"term","title":"blue sky","url":"/glossary/blue-sky","quote":"Everything's a negotiation. 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They’re saying they consider that when negotiating a dealership purchase."}},{"startTime":279.4,"endTime":285.8,"type":"concept","title":"underperforming store","url":"/glossary/underperforming-store","quote":"And if it's an underperforming store, obviously, we're willing to pay a little more versus we bought a machine store that is just running","canonicalId":"concept:underperforming-store","priority":0.4,"confidence":0.7,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"An underperforming store is a dealership location that isn’t meeting expected sales or profitability targets. The speaker ties this to negotiation strategy—being willing to pay more for a store they believe can be improved.","simplifiedExplanation":"An underperforming store is a dealership that isn’t doing as well as it should. They’re saying they’ll adjust what they pay depending on whether they think they can turn it around."}},{"startTime":285.8,"endTime":292.28,"type":"concept","title":"machine store","quote":"And if it's an underperforming store, obviously, we're willing to pay a little more versus we bought a machine store that is just running","canonicalId":"concept:machine-store","priority":0.35,"confidence":0.55,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"“Machine store” is dealership jargon for a high-performing, consistently productive store—one that runs like a well-oiled “machine.” The speaker contrasts it with an underperforming store to explain how valuation and negotiation differ.","simplifiedExplanation":"A “machine store” is a dealership that’s already doing great and producing results consistently. They’re contrasting that with a store that needs improvement."}},{"startTime":373.4,"endTime":379.1,"type":"concept","title":"ROI","url":"/glossary/roi","quote":"And then you mentioned we assess the deal. Like what are you assessing for? ... It has to pencil. I mean, I'm looking for a five year ROI on these stores.","canonicalId":"concept:roi","priority":0.55,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"ROI (return on investment) is a way to judge whether buying or improving a dealership will pay back the money put into it. In this segment, the CEO says she looks for a five-year ROI, meaning she wants the store to become profitable relative to what it costs within that timeframe.","simplifiedExplanation":"ROI means “how much you get back” compared to what you put in. Here, she’s saying she wants the dealership to become worth the investment within about five years."}},{"startTime":373.4,"endTime":384.1,"type":"concept","title":"deal has to pencil","url":"/glossary/deal-has-to-pencil","quote":"Obviously, cool price. Besides that. It has to pencil. I mean, I'm looking for a five year ROI on these stores.","canonicalId":"concept:deal-has-to-pencil","priority":0.35,"confidence":0.8,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"“Has to pencil” is dealership/finance slang meaning the numbers work out on paper—typically after factoring in purchase price, operating costs, and expected profit. It’s a shorthand for whether the acquisition or investment is financially viable.","simplifiedExplanation":"“Has to pencil” means the deal’s math has to make sense. If the costs and expected profits don’t add up, it’s not a good deal."}},{"startTime":389.1,"endTime":399.7,"type":"concept","title":"notes","quote":"When we get into a store, we pull zero dollars out of the store until it's really profitable and we've paid a good portion of the notes down.","canonicalId":"concept:notes","priority":0.3,"confidence":0.65,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"In dealership financing, “notes” usually refers to debt instruments (loan notes) used to fund the purchase or operations. The speaker says they pull zero dollars out until they’ve paid down a good portion of those notes, meaning they prioritize reducing debt before taking profits.","simplifiedExplanation":"“Notes” here means the loan payments/debt they owe. They’re saying they don’t take money out of the business until they’ve paid down most of that debt."}},{"startTime":932.2,"endTime":947.1,"type":"concept","title":"integration plan","url":"/glossary/integration-plan","quote":"So when it comes to acquisitions, first of all, yeah, we spoke about what are you assessing for? How do you go about an integration? Right? You just bought these two stores. What is your integration plan?","canonicalId":"concept:integration-plan","priority":0.45,"confidence":0.8,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"An integration plan is the structured approach a dealership group uses after buying stores to decide how to combine processes, teams, and systems. The speaker discusses whether to let acquired stores operate independently (“run on their own island”) or centralize operations across the group.","simplifiedExplanation":"An integration plan is how a company brings newly purchased stores into the same way of doing business. It can mean keeping them mostly independent, or making them follow the parent company’s rules and systems."}},{"startTime":942.7,"endTime":947.1,"type":"concept","title":"centralized","url":"/glossary/centralized","quote":"Do you do you let them kind of run on their own island? Are you heavily centralized? What does that look like for your group?","canonicalId":"concept:centralized","priority":0.25,"confidence":0.7,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Centralized operations means the dealership group standardizes key decisions and processes across multiple stores rather than letting each location run independently. The speaker uses this as a contrast to a more independent, store-by-store approach after acquisitions.","simplifiedExplanation":"Centralized means the company runs things in a consistent way across all locations. Instead of each store doing its own thing, the group sets the rules and processes."}},{"startTime":1013.5,"endTime":1033.1,"type":"concept","title":"operating system","url":"/glossary/operating-system","quote":"And honestly, we have essentially left that we changed the operating system, right? What does that mean? What operating system? I want to tell you they had CDK.","canonicalId":"concept:operating-system","priority":0.35,"confidence":0.75,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Here, “operating system” is used in a business/IT sense, not the computer OS itself—meaning the dealership’s underlying software and process platform. The speaker clarifies this by referring to CDK and the DMS, showing that tech changes are part of how they run and standardize stores.","simplifiedExplanation":"In this context, “operating system” means the dealership’s main software and workflow setup. It’s basically how the store runs behind the scenes, not just the computer’s basic system."}},{"startTime":1027.0,"endTime":1033.1,"type":"term","title":"DMS","url":"/glossary/dms","quote":"What does that mean? What operating system? I want to tell you they had CDK. Oh, you changed the DMS. I thought you meant like you changed the way to restore runs.","canonicalId":"term:dms","priority":0.6,"confidence":0.85,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"DMS stands for Dealer Management System, the software platform dealerships use to manage core processes like sales, inventory, customer records, and service scheduling. The speaker contrasts changing the “operating system” with changing the DMS, highlighting how dealership groups modernize their tech stack after acquisitions.","simplifiedExplanation":"DMS means Dealer Management System. It’s the main computer system a car dealership uses to keep track of customers, cars, and service work."}},{"startTime":1027.0,"endTime":1052.9,"type":"company","title":"CDK","url":"/glossary/cdk","quote":"It is. And that store had been around 100 years. And honestly, we have essentially left that we changed the operating system, right? What does that mean? What operating system? I want to tell you they had CDK. Oh, you changed the DMS.","canonicalId":"company:cdk","priority":0.55,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"CDK is a dealership software provider whose systems are widely used to run parts of a car dealership’s operations (like sales and service workflows). In this segment, the speaker says CDK “held us to the fire,” implying the software/vendor requirements and constraints affected how the dealership group operated during the transition.","simplifiedExplanation":"CDK is a company that makes software dealerships use to run day-to-day tasks. The host is saying that CDK’s system and rules made things more demanding during their changeover."}},{"startTime":1053.3,"endTime":1105.0,"type":"company","title":"Techie on","quote":"And techie on has been a wonderful. How long have you been with them? We've probably been with techie on about five years. Well, yeah, we've watched them grow, but they've been wonderful for us.","canonicalId":"company:techie-on","priority":0.35,"confidence":0.55,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"“Techie on” appears to be a dealership software vendor the speaker credits for supporting their dealership group. 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He'll thrive in there.","canonicalId":"concept:cdg-circles","priority":0.2,"confidence":0.5,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"“CDG circles” appears to be an internal or industry network the speaker wants her son to join. The context suggests it’s about dealership leadership community and mentorship rather than a vehicle or mechanical topic.","simplifiedExplanation":"“CDG circles” sounds like a network or group in the dealership community. She wants her son to be part of it so he can learn and grow with other leaders."}}],"speakers":[{"id":"s1","name":"Car Dealership Guy","role":"host"}],"transcripts":[{"url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/it-ll-eat-you-alive-turning-tragedy-into-a-billion-dollar-dealership-group-and-the-lessons-learned-along-the-way-corina-straub-diehl-ceo-and-president-at-diehl-automotive-group/transcript.vtt","type":"text/vtt"}]}