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Ford In Canada, Tesla In China, and Volvo In Q1

Ford In Canada, Tesla In China, and Volvo In Q1

Somewhere right now a gas-powered truck is delivering parts to build more EV trucks. Like when Internet Explorer downloads Chrome. #DoTrucksFearTheDieselReaper??

Poll Finds Americans Hesitant To Go Electric

Poll Finds Americans Hesitant To Go Electric

Hear that EV makers/Interested Political entities? Make them affordable and put a free home charging setup in the trunk.

Kunes Auto’s Big Balloon Build

Kunes Auto’s Big Balloon Build

What do you get when you mix ASOTU with an uplifting story about balloons? Puns. A lot of them. Sorry if we got carried away.

RIP Twitter? 🤔

RIP Twitter? 🤔

All going according to plan, eh Mr. Musk?

Mini’s Robot, BYD’s Bumpy Road, and BMW’s Optimism

Mini’s Robot, BYD’s Bumpy Road, and BMW’s Optimism

Mini got a dog, BYD’s planning an off-road trip, and BMW says Q1 ain’t in charge around here.

Automotive State of the World

Automotive State of the World

The US is making more changes to the EV rules (shocking), Q1 car sales aren’t so hot in China, Q1 car sales are hot in Mexico, and Indonesia wants to exchange their nickel for US nickels (but like, a lot of them).

TommyCar Sends Love to Turkey

TommyCar Sends Love to Turkey

Helping people is dealer 101. Helping people help people is next level, and we are happy to see it.

Apple’s Q1

Apple’s Q1

Now we can’t stop thinking about apples on pizza. Might be good with cheese? 🧀

EPA Announces New US Goals

EPA Announces New US Goals

With more electric cars around we will have more gas available for important things like go-carts, wreckless bonfires, and juggling chainsaws.

Hyundai’s Q1, GM’s Rivalry, Rivian’s Upgrade

Hyundai’s Q1, GM’s Rivalry, Rivian’s Upgrade

Hyundai works with The Mouse, GM takes 2nd, and Rivian lets people in on 100 extra horsepower.

Hendrick’s Auto Helps Fight Hunger

Hendrick’s Auto Helps Fight Hunger

Thanks for all you do to tackle food insecurity, Hendrick’s! Filling the stomachs of the hungry fills our hearts with joy.

Walmart Announced Charging Network

Walmart Announced Charging Network

How often have you entered a Walmart for one item and come back with 10? You think that will become a less common occurrence when you need to kill between 30 minutes and 8 hours so your battery charges?

Stellantis, VW, Lucid

Stellantis, VW, Lucid

Stallantis doubles down on electric Jeeps, VW goes camping, and Lucid wins an award.

EV Price Cuts and Q1

EV Price Cuts and Q1

We can’t tell it anymore like it is than to say, “when things get cheaper, more people buy them.”

ATUC: Is Your House In Order?

ATUC: Is Your House In Order?

The only wrong approach to acquisition is not asking enough questions. Specificially the question, “hey, can I buy your car?”

Youtube, Italy, and Waiting in Line

Youtube, Italy, and Waiting in Line

Podcasts on YouTube, no more ChatGPT in Italy, and not enough grit in the US energy grid.

Former Tesla Employees Reveal Privacy Breaches

Former Tesla Employees Reveal Privacy Breaches

Is this why Twitter “needs access to your camera, microphone, contact list, and last will and testament?”

Toyota, Jaguar, Lada

Toyota, Jaguar, Lada

So much can happen in a quarter. One country can essential kick another’s companies out (US & China) while other countries somehow manage to kick their own out (Russia).

GLANCDA Contributes to Citrus College

GLANCDA Contributes to Citrus College

An investment in talent today is an investment in the whole industry tomorrow! Good work GLANCDA!

Coming Soon to the Silver Screen

Coming Soon to the Silver Screen

Oh, you were hoping for something original? Not another superhero flick, or a live-action take on familiar story? Well, too bad! Hollywood ran out of ingenuity in the late 90s and it’s probably not coming back.

Debuts at the NY Auto Show

Debuts at the NY Auto Show

There’s no shortage of new vehicles coming out in 2024. Which model are you most looking forward to?

VW Recalls, Slashed Subsidies for Ford and Volvo’s Rise with EVs

VW Recalls, Slashed Subsidies for Ford and Volvo’s Rise with EVs

VW recalls a bunch of their SUVs, some Ford EVs aren’t getting as much of a tax credit as they thought, and Volvo had a profitable Q1.

Capitaland Subaru ❤️’s APF

Capitaland Subaru ❤️’s APF

Thanks for looking out for our furry friends, Capitaland Subaru!

Q1: GM, Chevy, Toyota

Q1: GM, Chevy, Toyota

GM’s Q1 was good, but its Q2, 3, and 4 plans are buzzing. Chevy’s really doing the EV thing. Toyota had a rough Q1 but still outsold people having a celebratory Q1 showing it really is all about perspective.

Deepfake Detection

Deepfake Detection

This is the worst AI technology will ever be. It’s only going to get better from here. So, stay skeptical and pay attention to the details so you don’t get deepfake duped.