{"version":"1.1.0","producer":"fm.getcarcurious","layer":"official","episode":{"title":"Toyota Seriously HAS NO MORE CARS | How Did This Happen? (UPDATE) | Episode 1094","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/toyota-seriously-has-no-more-cars-how-did-this-happen-update-episode-1094","audioUrl":"https://pdrl.fm/3359a6/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/14b42e71-1f9c-41b2-944f-bc8f2b3a3cb9/episodes/b92807fd-abff-431a-9fdf-ffd1b715d9c8/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=14b42e71-1f9c-41b2-944f-bc8f2b3a3cb9&awEpisodeId=b92807fd-abff-431a-9fdf-ffd1b715d9c8&feed=gkrQ6WSC","description":"Today on CarEdge Live, Ray and Zach are joined by Tyler from Ackerman Toyota. Tune in to learn more! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. 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They’re using it as an example of how Toyota’s supply decisions determine what cars that dealer can stock and sell."}},{"id":438441,"startTime":1566.4,"endTime":1570.2,"type":"concept","title":"allocations","url":"/glossary/allocations","quote":"when you talk about those 10 different regions,\n\nit's the allocations work to the region\nand then to the dealer, as far as my understanding is.","canonicalId":"concept:allocations","priority":0.55,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"In auto retail, “allocations” are how a manufacturer distributes limited production to regions and then to individual dealers. When demand exceeds supply, allocations determine which dealers get more cars and which get fewer, directly shaping local inventory.","simplifiedExplanation":"Allocations are how car companies decide which dealerships get the limited cars they can build. If a dealer has a bigger allocation, they’ll have more cars to sell."}},{"id":438442,"startTime":1577.9,"endTime":1580.7,"type":"person","title":"Damon Rose","url":"/glossary/damon-rose","quote":"literally hear our quotes from Damon Rose,\n\nthe vice president of sales for Toyota North America.","canonicalId":"person:damon-rose","priority":0.3,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Damon Rose is identified here as the vice president of sales for Toyota North America. His quote is used to support the discussion about how Toyota is managing supply and dealer allocations during a period of constrained inventory.","simplifiedExplanation":"Damon Rose is a Toyota executive in charge of sales for Toyota North America. The hosts quote him to explain how Toyota is handling car supply and getting cars to dealers."}},{"id":438443,"startTime":1580.7,"endTime":1583.6,"type":"company","title":"Toyota North America","url":"/glossary/toyota-north-america","quote":"the vice president of sales for Toyota North America.\n\nIt's so hot, we're counting inventory in our supply right now, not days.","canonicalId":"company:toyota-north-america","priority":0.2,"confidence":0.85,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Toyota North America is the regional organization responsible for Toyota’s sales and distribution across the continent. In this segment, it’s the context for Damon Rose’s role and the supply/allocation decisions being discussed.","simplifiedExplanation":"Toyota North America is Toyota’s organization that handles sales and distribution for the region. Here, it’s mentioned because the quote is from a Toyota sales leader in that organization."}},{"id":438444,"startTime":1583.6,"endTime":1588.5,"type":"concept","title":"inventory in our supply right now, not days","url":"/glossary/inventory-in-our-supply-right-now-not-days","quote":"It's so hot, we're counting inventory in our supply right now, not days.\n\nSo my sense here, dad, just reading that one quote,","canonicalId":"concept:inventory-in-our-supply-right-now-not-days","priority":0.45,"confidence":0.75,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"This refers to how automakers track supply constraints: instead of talking about “days” of inventory, they’re counting how many vehicles are available in the pipeline. It’s a way to communicate that the bottleneck is current supply volume, not just how long existing stock will last."}},{"id":438445,"startTime":1730.1,"endTime":1730.1,"type":"concept","title":"inventory turnover","url":"/glossary/inventory-turnover","quote":"the fact that they're turning their RAV4 inventory, they're turning almost 97% of their RAV4 inventory on a monthly basis.","canonicalId":"concept:inventory-turnover","priority":0.45,"confidence":0.85,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Inventory turnover is how quickly a dealer sells through its stock over a set period. When the hosts say they’re turning almost 97% of RAV4 inventory monthly, they’re highlighting extreme sales velocity that leaves little available for customers to test-drive or buy immediately.","simplifiedExplanation":"Inventory turnover means how fast a dealership sells its cars. If it’s turning nearly all of its stock every month, that usually means there aren’t many cars sitting on the lot for shoppers to choose from."}},{"id":438446,"startTime":1742.1,"endTime":1761.3,"type":"term","title":"deposits","url":"/glossary/deposits","quote":"if Longo Toyota in El Monte, California has 800 deposits for incoming RAV4s, and that's a Penske store, and I know how hard it is to keep track of incoming deposits.","canonicalId":"term:deposits","priority":0.3,"confidence":0.85,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"In car retail, deposits are payments customers put down to reserve an incoming vehicle allocation. The host’s example—800 deposits for incoming RAV4s—illustrates how many buyers can be waiting before cars even arrive at the dealership.","simplifiedExplanation":"A deposit is money you pay to reserve a car that’s coming in. Here, the host is saying there can be hundreds of people waiting with deposits, so the dealer can’t satisfy everyone at once."}},{"id":438447,"startTime":1742.1,"endTime":1742.1,"type":"place","title":"El Monte, California","url":"/glossary/el-monte-california","quote":"Oh, I don't, if Longo Toyota in El Monte, California has 800 deposits for incoming RAV4s,","canonicalId":"place:el-monte-california","priority":0.2,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"El Monte, California is where the host places the example dealership (Longo Toyota) to explain how deposits and incoming supply can be hard to track. It’s a real-world dealer location used to ground the inventory and demand discussion.","simplifiedExplanation":"El Monte, California is the city the host mentions for a specific Toyota dealership example. They’re using it to show how tough it can be to manage incoming car orders."}},{"id":438448,"startTime":1754.3,"endTime":1754.3,"type":"company","title":"Penske store","url":"/glossary/penske-store","quote":"and that's a Penske store, and I know how hard it is to keep track of incoming deposits.","canonicalId":"company:penske-store","priority":0.25,"confidence":0.7,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"A “Penske store” refers to a dealership operated under Penske’s dealership group umbrella. The host uses this to suggest the dealership has enough volume and process to manage large numbers of incoming deposits, yet still struggles with tracking and availability.","simplifiedExplanation":"A “Penske store” is a dealership that’s part of a larger dealership group. The point here is that even big, organized dealers can struggle when demand is extremely high."}}],"speakers":[{"id":"s1","name":"Ray Shefska","role":"host"},{"id":"s2","name":"Zach Shefska","role":"host"}],"transcripts":[{"url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/toyota-seriously-has-no-more-cars-how-did-this-happen-update-episode-1094/transcript.vtt","type":"text/vtt"}]}