Chad Collier, CEO and Founder of CarSaver

With a desire to enter into the auto business as a teen, Collier started as a lot attendant and began selling cars to pay his way through college. Collier quickly ascended to sales management and general management positions. In 2004, when Collier was 26 years old he achieved his first major goal when he became the youngest non-succession Ford dealer in Ford Motor Company history. Chad was a recipient of the Automotive News "Innovative Dealer of the Year" in 2008. Chad acquired multiple dealerships in the central southern states. Collier bought and sold three dealerships, including to Autonation, by the age of 32. 

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
iHeartMedia presents national CEOs you should know. Let's meet Chad Collier,
the CEO of Car Saver.

Speaker 2 (00:09):
Car Saver is a great new way to buy a car,
ride on your phone, and have it delivered to your door.

Speaker 3 (00:13):
How does it work? It's easy. You pick it, price it,
and drive it.

Speaker 2 (00:16):
You pick the newer used vehicle you're looking for, You
price it to get the lowest payments and prices available,
and you drive it. You choose whether you want to
pick it up at a local dealer or have it
delivered to your door that same day.

Speaker 3 (00:26):
What drove you to start Car Saver?

Speaker 2 (00:28):
Everybody loves cars, but they don't like the process of
buying them. So we wanted to make car buying fun again.
You can think back about when you're sixteen and you
got your first car, or maybe you got a new promotion,
or maybe a new baby in the household or marriage.
A lot of times a vehicle purchase is tied to
a big life event and that should be fun and exciting,
not have the hassle and worry of making sure you

(00:50):
got a good car at a good price. And what
are the benefits? First is you save lots of time. Second,
you save money. Our average customer saves over three thousand
dollars on their vehicle, and then you protect by a
lifetime warranty. It covers your car for unlimited time and
unlimited miles, and their zero deductible so you'll never have
to worry about an engine or transmission repair again.

Speaker 3 (01:10):
Do you buy cars too, Yes, we actually want to
buy your car.

Speaker 2 (01:13):
You can go to the carsaver dot com and enter
your vehicle and get an instant cash offer and if
you like it, we'll pick it up and give you
cash that same day.

Speaker 3 (01:20):
Chad, call your CEO of car Saver. Where can listeners
get more information?

Speaker 2 (01:24):
Just remember, if you want to save time and money
in your next car, go to carsaver dot com.

Speaker 1 (01:28):
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