It started with the first agent-agent car deal in America.
Podcasts, articles and talks with Chris Hudson.
One platform. One network. Live in a store.
Agentic Dealer Network
Connects dealership inventory to AI agents.
DealerMCP · the on-rampIn production at Mark Miller Subaru
Keep the dealership. Skip the salesperson.
One price, bought online, a person one tap away. Runs on Promise Path.
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Sep 23, 2026WatchCBT NewsCar Biz TodayVideo
Chris Hudson prepares dealers for the next era of AI car buying
Lessons from the first AI-to-AI transaction, and why dealers need the Agentic Dealer Network to put clean inventory in front of AI assistants.
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Sep 22, 2026ReadDisruptive IntelligenceDavid SpisakArticle
The End of Dealerships as We Know It
Skip the Salesperson in the Industry Spotlight: the dealership stays and the friction goes.
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Sep 22, 2026WatchRecurrentScott CaseVideo
Why Subaru EVs Are Selling So Well
Subaru's battery electric lineup, and what demand looks like from the showroom floor, with Recurrent CEO Scott Case.
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Sep 21, 2026WatchDealersEdgeVideo
Chris Hudson on DealersEdge
Agent commerce and the AI-native dealership, from the store floor in Salt Lake City.
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Sep 7, 2026ListenCar Dealership GuyDaily Dealer LivePodcast
Wyler on Sponsorship, Hudson on "No Sell Nell", L'Ecuyer on AI
Skip the Salesperson and No Sell Nell, the in-house AI assistant that guides buyers through the purchase.
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Sep 4, 2026ReadCarGeniusCorey LydstoneArticle
When the Customer Sends an Agent
Why CRMs were never built for machine buyers, and Chris's answer: the Agent Relationship Manager.
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Aug 27, 2026ReadASOTUDailyArticle
Mark Miller Subaru Built Its Own Carvana. It Just Kept the Dealership Attached.
Skip the Salesperson as a fast follower to online retail, and the plan to turn 13 integrations into one system other dealers can adopt.
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Aug 27, 2026ListenASOTUAutomotive State of the UnionPodcast
Skip The Salesperson, Walmart Plugs In, Google Bids For Spirit
Paul J Daly and guest host Jamie Butters break down Skip the Salesperson: a Carvana-style purchase inside a franchised store, 40 test deals and 13 integrations before launch.
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Aug 25, 2026ReadCDG NewsArticle
Mark Miller Subaru launches Carvana-style purchase option
Skip the Salesperson launches at Mark Miller Subaru: a fully digital purchase on Promise Path, built on one-price retail.
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Aug 3, 2026ListenCar Dealership GuyDaily Dealer LivePodcast
O'Koniewski on Chinese Cars, Mowid/Wear on Reinsurance, Hudson on OpenAI
What OpenAI's moves mean for how buyers will find, compare and transact with dealers.
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May 22, 2026ReadCDG NewsArticle
First (publicly known) AI agent-to-AI agent car deal goes down in Salt Lake City
A buyer agent shopped the store. The sales team worked it for four hours without knowing. Then a dealer agent closed the loop.
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May 18, 2026ListenCar Dealership GuyDaily Dealer LivePodcast
Hudson on Agent-to-Agent Sale, Perine on Titles, Simons on Used
The full story of the agent-to-agent sale, told live with host Sam D'Arc.
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May 2026Live sessionASOTU CONBaltimoreStage
The first agent-to-agent car deal
Presented with Zach Shefska, CEO of CarEdge, whose buyer-side agent sat on the other side of the deal.
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Nov 26, 2024ReadABC4 UtahGood Things UtahArticle
Mark Miller Subaru welcomes new general manager of Midtown and South Towne locations
Chris joins Mark Miller Subaru to lead both Salt Lake City stores.
Austin Subaru
As General Manager of Austin Subaru, Chris ran the store on a mission called Transformational Not Transactional. The work since then carries the same idea forward.
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Aug 31, 2022ReadBusiness View MagazineArticle
Austin Subaru, Austin, Texas
A feature interview on running the store through the pandemic, developing staff, and building customer relationships.
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Mar 18, 2021ReadNewswirePress release
Austin Subaru and Step Onward Foundation Partner to Help Heal Homelessness
"When someone tells you a truly miraculous story about a truly miraculous person, and you are able to help, I believe you are obligated to."
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2021WatchAustin SubaruVideo
Austin Subaru and Step Onward Foundation Partner to Help Heal Homelessness
Chris on camera about the partnership.
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AustinWatchAustin SubaruVideo
Austin Subaru, Foster Village, and Riptide Society donate a car
Chris narrates a car donation with two local partners.
"There's no emotion, there's no heart; it's all parameters with the agent."
Chris Hudson on Daily Dealer Live
What Chris covers
The first agent-to-agent car deal
What happened when a buyer's AI agent met a dealer's AI agent, and what it means for every store.
The Agentic Dealer Network
How AI shopping agents reach real dealerships, and how a store gets on through DealerMCP.
Skip the Salesperson
Keep the dealership, skip the salesperson. One-price buying online on Promise Path.
Agent Relationship Management
The category after CRM. Managing relationships with agents, not just people.
Agentic Commerce
Open rails like DMC-12 that let agents discover, negotiate and transact.
EverOpen
The business model for the future economics of the dealership.
For producers and editors
Bio
Chris Hudson is the founder of The ARM and General Manager of Mark Miller Subaru, a two-store Subaru group in Salt Lake City. He led the first agent-to-agent car deal in America. With Ben Reuling, he built the Agentic Dealer Network so AI shopping agents can reach real dealerships, and launched Skip the Salesperson at Mark Miller Subaru, a one-price way to buy a car online with a person one tap away. He is building the business model for the future economics of the dealership. He coined Agent Relationship Management and writes The Starting Line, a newsletter for dealer principals and GMs. He has also served as treasurer of Riptide Society, an Austin nonprofit that helps at-risk youth.
Details
- NameChris Hudson
- RolesFounder, The ARM
GM, Mark Miller Subaru - Based inSalt Lake City, Utah
- NewsletterThe Starting Line
- Linksagenticdealernetwork.com
dealermcp.ai
dmc-12.ai
promisepath.ai
markmillersubaru.com - Mediachris@thearm.ai