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T. Vetter

Chief Executive Officer & Director, Cars

Search every verified T. Vetter interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. At a February 2025 fireside chat at the NADA show, Cars Commerce CEO Alex Vetter discussed the company's recent acquisition of Dealer Club, a wholesale trading platform. Vetter said the platform pays sellers to list vehicles and charges only a buyer fee, and he described wholesale as a potential profit center for dealerships as used-car prices decline. He also stated that Cars Commerce's algorithms prioritize consumer sentiment, causing higher-rated dealers to appear more prominently in search results. Vetter expressed skepticism about automakers creating direct-to-consumer sub-brands, saying such efforts would burn capital without a return. He argued that local dealers remain the best operators for the "last mile" of auto transactions and that digital retail alone cannot fix that process. Vetter also called for greater transparency from third-party vendors regarding how they use dealer data, comparing data to "the new oil" and saying its proper flow is essential to customer experience.

Recent appearances

  • Passing The Baton: ⁨@Carscom⁩ CEO Alex Vetter on Leadership, Trust, & Letting Go

    What does real leadership look like when it’s time to let go? In this reflective conversation, Paul sits down with Alex Vetter as he prepares to hand the baton after decades of leadership at ‪@Carscom‬ and ‪@carscommerce‬. The episode opens with a simple moment—Alex helping carry a couch onto a stage—that quietly captures his leadership philosophy: no job is beneath you when you’re building something that matters. From the early days of dial-up internet and widespread distrust of online commerce, Alex recounts the controversial decisions that defined his tenure, including publishing invoice p…

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  • Cars Commerce: Fireside Chat with Alex Vetter, CEO of Cars Commerce

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  • Cars.com CEO reveals why car prices are up

    Cars.com CEO Alex Vetter provides insight on the car production issue on 'The Claman Countdown.' #FoxBusiness #ClamanCountdown Subscribe to Fox Business! https://bit.ly/2D9Cdse Watch more Fox Business Video: https://video.foxbusiness.com Watch Fox Business Network Live: http://www.foxnewsgo.com/ FOX Business Network (FBN) is a financial news channel delivering real-time information across all platforms that impact both Main Street and Wall Street. Headquartered in New York — the business capital of the world — FBN launched in October 2007 and is one of the leading business networks on televi…

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  • Cars.com CEO explains the change in consumer behavior, company's Q3 results

    Alex Vetter, Cars.com president & CEO, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss his company's Q3 earnings and why Cars.com saw higher ...

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  • Cars.com CEO on how the global chip shortage is affecting his business

    New car inventory has fallen more than 15 percent since the chip shortage started, according to Cars.com. Alex Vetter, Cars.com CEO and co-founder, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss how the global chip shortage is affecting car sales. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: https://cnb.cx/2NGeIvi » Subscribe to CNBC TV: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBCtelevision » Subscribe to CNBC: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBC » Subscribe to CNBC Classic: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBCclassic Turn to CNBC TV for the latest stock market news and analysis. From market futures to live…

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  • Talking With Alex Vetter, CEO of CARS.com. - Clarity Compressed: Episode 101 | Paul J Daly

    I’m fired up to kick off the next 100 episodes of the show with another CEO of a publicly traded company. Alex Vetter, the CEO of CARS Inc. (parent of Cars.com), sat with me to talk about cultivating a culture to be adaptable and also to share some little known stories about the early days of this household-name brand. I find Alex to be a genuine person. There is a deep care and loyalty to his team, a commitment to the industry he serves, and a whole lot of empathy for the modern car buyer. I’m always interested in learning from people who have been through the refining fire of change. One o…

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  • Alex Vetter, CEO, Cars.com at the 2018 Innovative Dealer Summit

    The Innovative Dealer Summit has become the definitive management education forum for dealer principals and senior dealer managers. It addresses the most pressing sales, profitability, technology, best practices, social media and other emerging issues in dealership operations today. The Summit is popular among all dealer and industry meetings in that all participant and break-out sessions are conducted over 2 FULL DAYS and overlaps the annual Denver Auto Show. http://www.innovativedealersummit.com

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