Auto Titans

Welcome back to Auto Titans. This week, we sat down with Chris Walsh, President and Acting CEO of Reynolds and Reynolds, one of the most influential DMS companies in automotive retail and one of fewer than 1,000 U.S. corporations still standing after 160 years. Join Diana Lee, Jamie Butters, and Chris Walsh as they discuss why the auto market is softening and what smart dealers are doing about it, how Reynolds is moving from generative AI to full agentic AI with Spark and Rey, and the robot delivering parts directly to a technician’s bay—and the ROI behind it.

Welcome back to Auto Titans. This was one of our favorite conversations yet. This week, we sat down with Scott Painter, the serial entrepreneur who helped digitize car buying, founded TrueCar, and just bought it back for $227 million. Join Diana Lee, Jamie Butters, and Scott Painter as they discuss: Why buying a car in 2026 is still as painful as it was in 2006, How he turned TrueCar from a money-loser to a profitable business in one quarter, The truth about agentic AI, and why most of the auto industry has it completely backwards.

Welcome back to Auto Titans, where we sit down with the biggest names shaping the future of the automotive industry.This week, we’re joined by Dr. Kjell Gruner, President & CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, for an honest conversation about where the auto industry is headed and how Volkswagen is navigating one of the most unpredictable moments the business has seen in years.