franchise
A franchise in car sales means that a dealership has permission from a car company to sell their cars and provide services for them. It's like a partnership between the dealership and the car maker.
In the automotive context, a franchise refers to the legal agreement that allows a dealership to sell and service a manufacturer's vehicles. It grants the dealer the rights to operate under the manufacturer's brand.
Hear It Discussed
"Toyota is a fabulous franchise for anybody, not just us."
“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 Car Dealership Guy Podcast
"You have to own a franchise in order to do a certified pre-owned vehicle. So my belief is they're going to pop up all these different stores and all these different markets."
"The Gap Is Widening" — Predicting WHO Wins And Loses In Today's Auto Market | Glenn Lundy, President 800% Elite Auto The Dealer Playbook
"So if this big group is in Hendy is making a loss last year, there's clearly some troubles there. So I don't think it's all rosy in the franchise"
Vertu's £3.4m JLR insurance payout, Cazoo ditches Motors, and Hendy's huge losses – with Jason Cranswick & Ian Plummer, episode 256 Car Dealer Podcast
Episodes Mentioning "franchise"
"The Gap Is Widening" — Predicting WHO Wins And Loses In Today's Auto Market | Glenn Lundy, President 800% Elite Auto
The Dealer Playbook
“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
Car Dealership Guy Podcast
“We’re Buying Deeper!” How AI-Powered Sourcing Is Solving Used Car Acquisition (+ Scaling Secrets) | Sam Hatch, General Manager at JRR Motor Sales
Car Dealership Guy Podcast
Vertu's £3.4m JLR insurance payout, Cazoo ditches Motors, and Hendy's huge losses – with Jason Cranswick & Ian Plummer, episode 256
Car Dealer Podcast
"Pour Gas On It!" How Joey Logano is Scaling Huntersville Ford (+ his NASCAR playbook for dealers) | Joey Logano, NASCAR Driver and Co-Owner of Huntersville Ford
Car Dealership Guy Podcast
What happened at Car Dealer Live 2026 – with James Baggott, episode 248
Car Dealer Podcast
The $7K Store that Built a 55-Year Dealer Empire & Where It's Going Next | Andrew Habberstad, CEO at Habberstad Auto Group
Car Dealership Guy Podcast
Derrow on Auction Lane Grades, Holleman on Lenders, Kaulback on Subaru Strategy | Daily Dealer Live
Car Dealership Guy Podcast
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