Wow! One year spent in charitable care for the community is nothing to sneeze at, but 20? That is almost hard to even comprehend. Like, a number with over 10 digits may as well be infinity.
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Stellantis thinks Canada forgot something, Ford is planning some cuts in China, and Tesla owners are suing Tesla (because they can’t sue their own battery).
Having a way to track the value of our hours would be really great for almost everybody except Netflix.
Lewis Toyota serves up warm veteran support with a heaping side of endless gratitude (...and bacon). 🥓
Sick days, YouTube, and babies.
GM dreams of electric fleets, VW is having a year-over-year glow up, Toyota apparently leaked its own data, Tesla wifi’s a recall to its Chinese drivers.
Have you learned a new way? A secret sauce? A key to keeping your used car business thriving? Let us know!
The Rinspeed Squba made waves as the world's only Lotus Elise that can take a dive, and we think James Bond would be proud.
This week we sat down with Lucas Neiderer to chat about his automotive journey.
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Is the G-Wagon worthy of its iconic status, or is it over-rated? Hit reply and let us know what you think! 📩
Rivian stays high, Volvo slows down, Polestar makes cuts, and Ford can’t open the next door.
A few facts to pull from this pile of news: 1. Cars are going to continue getting more software. 2. Some automakers seem fully committed to owning the software part of the customer experience wherever possible. 3. Dealers are going to need to know more about these systems to help customers navigate these changes confidently.
Nurses should really be celebrated every day. We don’t even want to imagine a world where their care and comfort isn’t around to heal our ouchies. ❤️🩹
People are always going to work. “Jobs” may fade away, but work never will.
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Toyota wants to increase profits 10% this year (don’t we all), Rivian lost less money last Q than they expected, and Ford’s new Ranger is a clever girl (as is Jim Farley).
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Step One Auto is maximizing their horsepower (heh…get it?) and making sure everyone in their community is covered—whether it's catching the bad guys or providing therapy for those who've dealt with them. 🐴
Nikola is refocusing its hydrogen ambition on the US, Lucid is having some trouble, Volvo says “smaller is their biggest idea,” and Fisker has delivered single digit Ocean EVs and they are all having undisclosed issues that the company is denying are real.
Things are starting to balance out. Dealers have cars, and people want to buy them. It seems the dealer who is able to connect a few extra dots for the customer will win sales that people operating with last year’s playbook will miss.
Some Greek Guy Once Said - “A society grows great when people plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit.”
Constructing rules for something as new and nebulous as AI is kind of like trying to catch smoke with a net, but committing to fully understanding the thing itself first is a pretty good place to start. 🧠
BYD is spreading in Asia, Tesla’s FSD is still right around the corner, GM’s littlest electric SUV can also be a truck, and VW’s Skoda brand is finding its feet!
We’ve been listening to manufacturers talk about production and inventory returning to normal for a year, but this time the data seems to be backing up that movement. So, like a storm on the horizon, we see it coming, are you ready for the market to get squirrely? 🥜🐿️