The Automotive Advantage

Mike Finnegan on YouTube Money, Merch & Life After Roadkill

Mike Finnegan (Roadkill, Hot Rod Magazine, Finnegan's Garage) sits down at Roadkill Nights to talk about what 13 years of Roadkill really cost him, how his YouTube busine

Why Most Automotive Events Fail — Tom Zielinski, Z Performance

Most automotive events fail for the same reason: the people running them forget the attendee is the customer. Tom Zielinski has spent decades on both sides... as the vend

5 Ways to Use AI to Grow Your Automotive Business in 2026 | Automotive Advantage EP040

Year one is in the books. In this one-year anniversary episode of Automotive Advantage, Jamie and Justin lay out five practical ways to use AI in your automotive business

21.7M Vehicles Recalled: What Rolex, Glocks & Deli Meat Teach the Auto Industry | Ep. 40

New vehicle recalls just doubled... 21.7 million cars recalled in the first half of 2026, up from 10.7 million last year. Justin Cesler and Dr. Jamie Meyer break down wha

The Car Industry Isn't Slowing Down — HPX, Street Car Takeover & Power Tour | EP038

Is the automotive industry actually slowing down? Not even close. In this episode of Automotive Advantage, Justin and the team break down three very different events from

Chase Lautenbach: 1320 Video, Street Car Takeover & the Billion-Dollar Empire Nobody Noticed | EP037

What does it actually take to build one of the most influential organizations in grassroots motorsports? Chase Lautenbach got his start with 1320 Video — traveling the

We Built an Automotive Prediction Market?1 | EP036

No guest this week, just Jamie and Justin working through what's actually going to happen in the automotive industry in 2026. We introduced a new segment: a live predict

What Manufacturer's Reps Actually Do & Why Your Shop Needs One | SEMA Hall of Famer Les Rudd | EP034

What does a manufacturer's rep actually do and why does your shop need one? If you've ever been to SEMA, PRI, or HPX and wondered who those guys wearing branded shirts ar

He Built a 36-Year Performance Shop Starting in His Basement | Donnie Walsh Jr. | D&D Performance

How do you build a performance shop that lasts 36 years? Donnie Walsh Jr. of D&D Performance in Wixom, Michigan has the answer and it starts with a dad, two slicks, a jac

Is a Manual C8 Corvette Actually Happening? TREMEC's Aftermarket Chief Tells All... EP031

The Tremec Manual Transaxle stopped SEMA cold. Phones are ringing off the hook. And yet... the Corvette world isn't sure what to believe.In this episode of Automotive Adv

5 'Golden Rules' of the Auto Industry That Are Total BS in 2026 | Automotive Advantage EP030

Sacred cows of the automotive industry... we're putting them on the chopping block. In this episode, Jamie and Justin take the biggest "golden rules" of automotive market

From "Like a Rock" to Likes and Clicks — Detroit Ad Man Ty Damon Tells All | Automotive Advantage

What did it actually take to build one of the most iconic automotive ad campaigns in American history? In this episode, host Jamie sits down with Ty Damon — fourth-genera

The Auto Industry Is Heating Up... Are You Positioned Right? | Automotive Advantage EP026

General Motors writes off $7.2 billion in EV losses… and the stock goes UP. Record profits. A 20% dividend hike. Meanwhile, tiny enthusiast programs can’t get approved.Wh

The Corvette Buying Secrets Dealers Don’t Want You to Know

Buying a new performance car should not feel like a trap. In this episode of Automotive Advantage, we sit down with Alan Johnson, widely known as the best Corvette sales

Cybersecurity in 2026: 1 Mistake Can Wipe Out Your Automotive Business | Automotive Advantage EP023

Cyberattacks are no longer a “big company problem.” In 2026, every automotive business is a target.In this episode of The Automotive Advantage, we sit down with cybersecu

The Sales Playbook Behind 100x Growth in the Automotive Industry | Automotive Advantage EP022

What actually drives 100x growth in the automotive industry?In this episode of the Automotive Advantage Podcast, Justin and Jamie sit down with Robin Lawrence, known acro

Everything Changes in 2026! AI, Racing, PE, Content, & What Breaks Next | Automotive Advantage EP021

What does 2026 really look like for the automotive industry? In this episode of The Automotive Advantage, we make bold predictions about where the industry is headed and

THE AUTOMOTIVE AWARDS NO ONE ASKED FOR | Top Cars, Trends, Winners, Losers & 2025 Industry Breakdown

Welcome back to The Automotive Advantage. Today we reveal the 2025 Automotive Awards that absolutely no one asked for, but everyone will have an opinion about. We break d

What Happens in Vegas… Is Already Reshaping Your Automotive Business | EP018

This week on Automotive Advantage, we're back from Las Vegas and breaking down the biggest trends, surprises, and takeaways shaping the automotive aftermarket right now.

SEMA Strategy, Marketing Budgets, and AI’s Impact on the Automotive Industry | EP017

The Automotive Aftermarket is shifting fast. Sales are soft, brands are pulling back, and AI is rewriting how business gets done.In this episode, Dr. Jamie Meyer and Just