How It Works & Pricing
Step-by-Step Flow
You send us your buy list on Monday morning.
We inspect and validate through Carfax, AutoCheck, and live condition reports.
We handle transport via Central Dispatch at fleet-negotiated rates.
Don’t Overbuy. Don’t Overpay.
One of the fastest ways to lose gross profit is to overbuy inventory.
Auction excitement, inconsistent buying strategies, and pressure to fill inventory can lead dealerships to pay too much for the wrong vehicles.
CDM Dealer Hub helps dealer groups maintain disciplined acquisition practices by:
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Establishing approved bid ranges before purchase
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Comparing auction pricing against current market conditions
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Reviewing MMR, retail listings, and wholesale trends
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Identifying vehicles with the strongest retail demand
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Avoiding emotional or impulse purchases
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Focusing on inventory turn and profitability
Buy with Discipline
Every vehicle should have a plan:
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What will it retail for?
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What will reconditioning cost?
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How quickly will it sell?
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What is the expected front-end gross profit?
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What is the maximum acquisition price?
If those questions cannot be answered, the vehicle should not be purchased.
Protect Gross Profit
Our goal is not simply to buy more vehicles.
Our goal is to buy the right vehicles, at the right price, with the highest probability of producing profit.
A disciplined acquisition process helps:
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Improve inventory turns
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Reduce aged inventory
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Improve cash flow
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Increase front-end gross
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Reduce floorplan expense
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Create consistency across multiple rooftops
The CDM Dealer Hub Philosophy
The cheapest car is not always the best buy.
The most expensive car is rarely the best buy.
The best buy is the vehicle that
delivers the strongest return on investment.
CDM Dealer Hub helps you acquire inventory with discipline, consistency, and profitability in mind.
We Source. You Sell.
This is a message dealer principals and CFOs appreciate because it focuses on ROI, inventory turn, gross profit, and avoiding costly buying mistakes, not just finding cars.
CDM Dealer Hub — “We Source. You Sell.”
Process Overview
Receive Dealer Vehicle List
Your team provides a weekly or monthly “buy list” — preferred makes, models, colors, mileage ranges, and equipment packages.
Identify Ideal Vehicles + Build Target Profiles
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Top trim levels
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Southern vehicles (rust-free, better road conditions)
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Fleet vehicles with documented maintenance history
Price Qualification + Maximum Range Validation
We determine:
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Retail view/value
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Your max bid allowance
Auction & Fleet Sourcing
Using our auction and fleet partnerships, we search:
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Manheim (Primary South/Southeast focus)
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ADESA
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ACV Auctions
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Fleet & rental liquidation channels
Data Verification & Condition Validation
Every candidate vehicle is verified through:
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CARFAX®
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AutoCheck®
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OEM Recall databases
Acquisition & Post-Sale Inspection
We handle:
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Bidding and buying
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Post-sale inspection setup (if available at the auction facility)
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Arbitration assistance when necessary
Wholesaler Risk Management
We stay away from “bad actors.” With 50+ years combined experience, we know who represents vehicles honestly — and who doesn’t.
Why Dealer Groups Choose CDM Dealer Hub
Your benefit: predictable cost structure that scales with your volume.
Volume Per Month
0–100 units
Acquisition Fee (Per Car)
$300 per acquisition
Volume Per Month
100–300 units
Acquisition Fee (Per Car)
$250 per acquisition
Volume Per Month
300+ units
Acquisition Fee (Per Car)
$200 per acquisition
Rust-free inventory = Faster turns + Bigger grosses.
Reasons Dealers Work with Us
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Zero payroll burden
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Access to Southern rust-free vehicles
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Eliminates travel to multiple auctions across multiple states
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Very low risk — only pay per unit sourced
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We can manage sourcing across multiple rooftops simultaneously
According to Cox Automotive (Manheim), multi-auction sourcing increases gross margin opportunity by exposing buyers to more “high-demand, low-supply” vehicles.
Source: Cox Automotive Market Insights Report (Manheim Index & Used Car Market Trends).
NADA shows that acquiring the right inventory — especially late-model and highly optioned — directly correlates with faster turns and higher front-end gross.
Source: NADA Data Annual Report, Used Vehicle Profitability Section.
Source: CARFAX / Experian AutoCheck Market Insight Releases.
The Difference: You Get Experience, Not Guessing
CDM Dealer Hub Team
4 highly trained automotive acquisition consultants
50 years of combined dealer and wholesale auction experience
Specialists in:
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Auction & fleet sourcing
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ACV/Manheim/ADESA buying strategies
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Protecting dealers from bad wholesale actors
We don’t just “shop auctions.”
We strategically source high-grossing retail inventory so you can focus on what you do best:
Selling more cars, faster, with less staffing overhead.
Behind Car Deal Max is more than a team of car buyers. We’re engineers, accountants, former Manheim management, and serious automotive enthusiasts, all working together under the leadership of John Lossi—a 23-year Manheim veteran who didn’t just work in the auction business; he helped write the playbook. That experience gives Car Deal Max the knowledge, relationships, and discipline to buy smarter, manage risk, and deliver better inventory for our dealer partners.
What You Get
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Vehicles sourced to your spec
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Rust-free Southern inventory
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Trim/package validation to maximize resale
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All data verified pre-bid (CARFAX/AutoCheck/Recall)