CARB Chaos: What Every Dealer (and Consumer) Needs to Know Right Now

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Heads up: This episode is not just another industry chat. It’s a full-on, no-holds-barred deep dive into what could be the single biggest threat to automotive retail as we know it.

The CARB mandate is here — and most people have no idea just how disruptive it really is.

That’s why I brought in three heavy hitters who are in the thick of it every single day:

Brian Maas – President of the California New Car Dealers Association, Don Hall – President and CEO of the Virginia Automobile Dealers Association, and Bob O’Koniewski – Executive VP of the Massachusetts State Automobile Dealers Association.

Together, we unpack the ripple effects of the Advanced Clean Cars II rule (aka CARB), what it means for your inventory, your customers, your tax base, and your bottom line.

Here’s what we cover:

  • Why states like Virginia are pulling out of CARB (and how they did it)

  • The massive inventory throttling headed for dealers in CARB states

  • The hybrid vs. EV debate — and why Toyota may be playing the long game better than anyone

  • How EV mandates could devastate local economies, tax revenues, and even public services

  • The reality of consumer demand (and how it wildly conflicts with the mandates)

  • What OEMs are doing — or not doing — to support dealers through this chaos

  • The urgent need for dealer engagement and political awareness…before it’s too late

You’ll walk away with the full picture: why this policy is failing, what’s really at stake, and what needs to happen right now if we want to avoid a full-scale collapse of the retail auto industry in CARB states.

If you’re a dealer, GM, salesperson, policymaker, or simply someone who wants a say in what you drive — this episode is mandatory listening.

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