Forecasting Your Future [RR 826]

<span style="font-weight: 400">The future is here, consolidation is already happening. The middle-level shops will now be at the bottom end of the bell curve. What are the trends at the OEM level? Is Uber/Lyft the fleet of the future? What is the outlook of the changing service aftermarket? Recorded Live at the 2022 Institute Summit, Michael Smith, Brian Bates, and AJ Nealey discuss the future; it is happening sooner than we think. </span> <p style="line-height: 16.5pt"><span style="font-size: 12pt;color: #333333">Michael Smith, Managing Partner, <a href="https://www.herzbergsmith.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Herzberg Smith and Co</a>, Michael Smith’s previous episodes <a href="https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=%22michael+smith%22" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HERE</a></span></p> <p style="line-height: 16.5pt"><span style="font-size: 12pt;color: #333333">Brian Bates, <a href="https://www.eagle-auto.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw5ZSWBhCVARIsALERCvzz070wbN_-g2Fhmx_GvT1TV9B7EtxdkKV9ylwOZ9k-uSauKW8uIGUaAudgEALw_wcB" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eagle Automotive Service</a>, Littleton, CO, 9 locations. Brian’s previous episodes <a href="https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=%22brian+bates%22" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HERE</a></span></p> <p style="line-height: 16.5pt"><span style="font-size: 12pt;color: #333333">AJ Nealey, <a href="https://www.nealeyauto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nealey Auto Service</a>, Edgewater, MD. AJ’s previous episodes <a href="https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=AJ+Nealey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HERE</a></span></p> <strong>Show Notes</strong> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Trends- what's happening at the OEM level? What are the automotive companies doing now and what are they planning to do? How fast they're planning to do it?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400">What they do now is what we will experience three to five years down the road.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Dealership service depa