About

Operator first. Consultant second.

Independent Dealer Partners was created to give dealership owners access to experienced operating leadership without hiring another full-time executive.

Founder

Michael Spurgin

Michael built his career inside high-volume independent used-car dealerships. His strength is helping dealers move from owner-dependent operations into businesses with stronger managers, faster decisions, disciplined inventory, and scalable processes.

He helped grow a dealership from roughly 50 cars at one location into three stores across multiple states selling nearly 200 vehicles per month.

  • Independent used-car operations
  • Multi-store growth
  • Inventory acquisition and aging
  • Sales desk and lead accountability
  • Recon and speed to market
  • Hiring, pay plans, and management structure

Why Independent Dealer Partners exists

Too many independent dealers are held back by franchise-based thinking, owner bottlenecks, inconsistent processes, and managers with responsibility but no authority. IDP works directly with owners and teams to fix that.

Working style

Direct, measurable, and inside the operation.

No vague consulting language. No endless meetings. The work centers on decisions, accountability, store execution, and measurable results.

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Authority matters

Managers cannot be accountable for results while ownership blocks every operating decision.

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Numbers matter

Sales, gross, aging, recon time, response speed, and conversion tell the real story.

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Speed matters

Independent dealers should move faster than franchise groups, not copy their delays.