{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"The #1 Bottleneck in Car Sales: Broken Tech Integrations—and How to Fix Them | Sanjiv Yajnik, President of Financial Services at Capital One","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/the-1-bottleneck-in-car-sales-broken-tech-integrations-and-how-to-fix-them-sanjiv-yajnik-president-of-financial-services-at-capital-one","audioUrl":"https://chrt.fm/track/C6AG88/traffic.megaphone.fm/CREUR9824168179.mp3","description":"Today I’m joined by Sanjiv Yajnik, President of Financial Services at  Capital One. We cover why tech integrations are still the biggest challenge for F&I, how lenders are anticipating an EV market slowdown, why \"6%\" is the most important number in dealership leads and much more.  \n\n\n\nThis episode is brought to you by:\n\n\n\n1. vAuto - As the industry’s premier provider of end-to-end inventory management solutions, vAuto gives every dealer—from a single point store to the largest groups—the data, insights and tools they need to maximize returns from the new and used vehicle inventory investments.\nKnown for its game-changing inventory management innovations, vAuto provides AI-powered predictive data science to help dealers see their future and consistently make the right, ROI-minded decisions with every vehicle they appraise, acquire, price and retail. Visit @ https://www.vauto.com  \n\n\n\n2. WarrCloud - Your warranty claims process shouldn’t drain your profits—or your people. 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