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Why This 50-Year Dealer Group Grows by Shutting Down Stores & Why It Works | Jay Healey, Chief Marketing Officer at Healey Brothers Automotive Group

Podcast: Car Dealership Guy Podcast · Car Dealership Guy

Opublikowano: 2026-10-27

Jay Healey is the Chief Marketing Officer at Healey Brothers Automotive Group, the largest dealer group in New York's Hudson Valley, with 10 stores, more than 750 employees, and a newly added Cadillac franchise. A third-generation leader of the business his grandfather started nearly 50 years ago, he works alongside his father and uncle, while his 94-year-old grandfather still reads the store numbers every single morning. He speaks candidly about earning trust with manufacturers, why AI made his people more valuable instead of replacing them, and how the group promotes from within in an industry known for turnover.<...