Dale Pollak Speaks on Planes and Automobiles

Dale Pollak, Founder and Chairman of vAuto, Inc., settles into the co-pilot seat of the turbo prop commander. The fact that he suffers from a form of blindness, macular degeneration, is but a minor hindrance. Jeff Green, friend, dealer and pilot issues commands that help Pollak maneuver the plane to the end of the runway to begin the short flight to his next speaking engagement. vAuto is currently positioned as the industry leader in providing technology solutions for the used-car market with Dale Pollak positioned as one of the industry’s most sought after speakers. Their value proposition is one that makes complete sense to dealers that are struggling to survive during the most difficult business conditions in recent times.

Dale grew up in and around his father’s thriving Buick dealership in Gary, Indiana.

Discouraged by the economic conditions and prospects for the future, Dale encouraged his father to leave the business behind in Gary, Indiana and start all over again. Despite its challenges, that’s exactly what they did in Elmhurst, Illinois, with a Cadillac franchise. “They were probably the worst years for Cadillac,” says Dale when thinking about their timing. “In 1985, Cadillac dropped the highly successful Seville and El Dorado and replaced them with new models that were dead on arrival.”

The unexpected reversal in the Cadillac franchise fortune caused Dale to move his desk into...

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Minority Dealer Breakfast, NADA Convention 2008.

How To Stop the Free Fall of Minority Dealers Going Out of Business was the topic for a panel discussion at this years breakfast - 2008 NADA Convention in San Francisco.

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