Built From Real Experience.
Empire Auto Consulting was founded by DeVaughn Walsh, with Ta-Keem Franklin as a founding partner. Together, they brought years of retail automotive experience across dealerships of every scale, from low-volume single-point stores to high-volume operations, and used that perspective to build something the industry was missing.
What DeVaughn noticed throughout his time on the retail side was consistent: the dealerships that stood apart in the eyes of their customers weren't the ones spending the most on advertising. They were the ones that made the customer feel like a relationship, not a transaction. Customer experience was always the real differentiator, and it was the key to sustained growth.
"Every day is won because we have the strategy to win."
Empire was founded on the belief that dealers could grow their numbers while strengthening customer relationships, not at the expense of them. Our goal is to become the standard in the automotive world, supporting dealers in ways they never knew were possible. With real commitment, accountability, and results that show up in the monthly number.
