Cameron Johnson

Chairman & CEO, Magic City Auto Group · 1 appearance on the record.

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After starting his first business at age nine, Johnson founded a dozen profitable ventures before age 21—including My EZ Mail and CertificateSwap.com—and authored the book You Call the Shots. Today, he serves as the fourth-generation leader of Magic City Auto Group while investing in early-stage startups and real estate.

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5 assertions · 1 opinion · 1 disclosure · every statement was checked. The predictions and assertions are the 5 claims: statements the public record can support or contradict. 3 are resolved, and 2 name no date, number or outcome precise enough to check. Everything else (opinions, insights, what ifs, disclosures) can never be settled by the record, so it carries no assessment.

The record, in short

What the tape says about how Cameron argues and how the claims held up. Everything they said, and everything said about them, is in the tabs below.

Their most notable supported claim

Assertion Supported

Average net profit margin for a US car dealership is 1.8%

“So the national average for a car dealer makes 1.8%. Net to sales.”

Cameron Johnson Feb 26, 2016 ▶ 5:00 Does This Ford Dealership Sell The Most Cars Ever? with Cameron Johnson Ep 9

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Everything Cameron Johnson said on Top Founders that made the record, most notable first. Filter by type, assessment or year in the ledger →

Opinion

Anyone with $100,000 who wants a Tesla already owns one

“Anybody that has a 100,000 laying around that wants a Tesla already has one.”

Cameron Johnson Feb 26, 2016 ▶ 10:36 Does This Ford Dealership Sell The Most Cars Ever? with Cameron Johnson Ep 9

Assertion Partly supported

Ford sells 200,000 cars a month; Tesla sells 30,000 a year

“Ford sells 200,000 vehicles in a month. And Tesla will sell about 30,000 this year.”

Cameron Johnson Feb 26, 2016 ▶ 10:08 Does This Ford Dealership Sell The Most Cars Ever? with Cameron Johnson Ep 9

Assertion Not checkable as stated

Magic City Ford cut print ads and outsells local competitors combined

“10 years ago, I made the decision to get out of the newspaper. We spend zero in the newspaper. All of our competitors are still in the newspaper. We outsell all of them combined.”

Cameron Johnson Feb 26, 2016 ▶ 7:10 Does This Ford Dealership Sell The Most Cars Ever? with Cameron Johnson Ep 9

Assertion Partly supported

Hybrids represent less than 2% of the US auto market in 2016

“Hybrids have been out since 1999 with the Prius and hybrids still represent less than two percent of the market.”

Cameron Johnson Feb 26, 2016 ▶ 9:54 Does This Ford Dealership Sell The Most Cars Ever? with Cameron Johnson Ep 9

Assertion Not checkable as stated

Johnson: Donald Trump upgraded my family to Home Alone 2 suite

“So, sure enough, he had received my letter, and he had actually upgraded us into that suite the whole time we were there.”

Cameron Johnson Feb 26, 2016 ▶ 3:09 Does This Ford Dealership Sell The Most Cars Ever? with Cameron Johnson Ep 9

Disclosure

Magic City Ford expects $80M in 2016 revenue with 120 employees

“I have 120 employees. Well, we'll do close to eighty million this year in revenue.”

Cameron Johnson Feb 26, 2016 ▶ 4:45 Does This Ford Dealership Sell The Most Cars Ever? with Cameron Johnson Ep 9