Chief Operating Officer & President, Cargurus
Search every verified Samuel Zales interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a 2016 appearance, Sam Zales, Chief Operating Officer and President of CarGurus, described the company as "changing the way consumers are shopping for and buying cars." Zales stated that CarGurus uses user-generated content to help consumers identify good dealers and proprietary technology to provide transparency on car pricing in local markets. He contrasted this with what he called "the old way of walking into a dealership without any information." Zales noted that at the time, CarGurus had 190 employees, having added 140 in the previous year, and was located in Kendall Square. He said the company operated "the number two most trafficked website for car shopping in the United States" and that ten thousand dealers used its program, including 500 from the local market. Zales expressed that the company was "thrilled to be part of the group."
“CarGurus is changing the way consumers are shopping for and buying cars. If you enjoyed the old way of walking into a dealership without any information and having a tough time with a dealer, you've gone to the wrong place.”
“CarGurus takes user-generated content to help people understand what are good dealers to work with when you're buying a car, and uses proprietary technology to allow consumers to understand what is a great deal or a good deal for the car they're buying with specification and transparency around every other car that's b...”
“The company has 190 employees, and we've grown 140 of those in the last year. We're located in Kendall Square at Canal Park where now the number two most trafficked website for car shopping in the United States operates.”
“Ten thousand dealers use our program, 500 of those are here from the local market. We're thrilled to be part of the group.”
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