All ASOTU Articles

Freedom Ford’s Fundraiser for Fallen Officers

Freedom Ford’s Fundraiser for Fallen Officers

Just what we love to see — dealers supporting their community in a time of need and having the community come together to rally around that support! Together is the best way to make a difference.

Social Synopsis: TikTok, Twitter, and Meta

Social Synopsis: TikTok, Twitter, and Meta

Congress is putting pressure on TikTok, Musk is putting new limits on verification, and Meta is putting VR controllers aside.

ATUC and Accountability

ATUC and Accountability

Create a clear standard for yourself and others, provide actionable directives, and then provide continued guidance to your team within that framework. Don’t run from accountability, embrace it!

Ford’s New Project, VW’s “Lifetime” Updates, and Rivian’s Relocation Request

Ford’s New Project, VW’s “Lifetime” Updates, and Rivian’s Relocation Request

Ford has big plans and battery issues, In-car software is like an onion (it has layers and if ignored could be trouble), and Rivian is working to solve the problem of elbow room.

Germany and EU Come to an Agreement on E-Fuel

Germany and EU Come to an Agreement on E-Fuel

EVs are around four times more energy efficient than e-fuels, which won’t do anything for people’s range anxiety but will do something for the sunglasses industry since we will need more refill stations.

Carla Cosenzi: Leading Leaders, Giving Back, and Finding A Reason For Everything

Carla Cosenzi: Leading Leaders, Giving Back, and Finding A Reason For Everything

Carla Cosenzi’s talks about commitment to family and community.

Zipline Takes Delivery Drones to the Next Level

Zipline Takes Delivery Drones to the Next Level

This technology is already being utilized for smaller retail purchases like food delivery and Amazon packages, so just think: one day you could have your delivery of new cars just appear in the sky and land gently on your lot!

Ford’s EV Losses, Chevy’s Farewell to Camaro, and VW’s Committment to Android

Ford’s EV Losses, Chevy’s Farewell to Camaro, and VW’s Committment to Android

Ford reports EV profit loss, GM gives the Camaro the boot, and Volkswagen promises Android for fifteen years.

New Vehicles Prices on the Rise

New Vehicles Prices on the Rise

In 2003, the average price was $24,773, meaning that the average new vehicle transaction has nearly doubled in the past 20 years. That’s wild.

Larry Miller Auto’s Luggage of Love Drive

Larry Miller Auto’s Luggage of Love Drive

We love that this concept could easily translate to plenty of other local causes like family shelters or victims of natural disasters. So, thanks for giving back and for giving us some great ideas, Larry Miller Auto Dealership!

Major Companies Partner Up with Veteran Mentors

Major Companies Partner Up with Veteran Mentors

It’s always encouraging to see companies and organizations think outside the box and work together for the benefit and betterment of everyone involved. What creative solutions has your company or organization come up with recently?

Geely’s Profits, Stellantis Investments, and Tesla’s FSD Update

Geely’s Profits, Stellantis Investments, and Tesla’s FSD Update

Geely smashed its revenue expectations, Stellantis is smashing the invest button, and Tesla is smashing metal into the shape of Cybertrucks.

Carvana Stocks on the Rise

Carvana Stocks on the Rise

Most companies hang their first dollar on the wall. Carvana hung a Negative One Dollar bill on the wall back in 2012 and cannot WAIT to throw that sucker away.

American EV Interest Poll

American EV Interest Poll

How would you vote?

AI is Getting Better at Art, Medicine, and Lying

AI is Getting Better at Art, Medicine, and Lying

How AI models are trained is a huge component to how their platforms evolve. Let’s just be careful – we don’t want lyin’ ol’ GPT feeding into Pharma AI’s studious research.

New From Polestar, Ford, and Nissan

New From Polestar, Ford, and Nissan

Polestar heard people like performance, Ford heard Europe has looser direct EV sales laws, and Nissan heard folks like their car to be safe (who knew?).

EU Proposes E-Fuel Compromise

EU Proposes E-Fuel Compromise

Reinventing the engine is a lot like reinventing the wheel except like, a bunch harder.

Hope On Wheels

Hope On Wheels

We write a lot about dealers giving back to the community, but the stories of dealers giving FIRST have a special place in our heart. Great work, Tommy Car team! Caring for kids facing such unfair circumstances is above and beyond.

We Need Some Space

We Need Some Space

Wow, so space is going to get 3D-printed rockets and sustainable energy before us? At least we have Arlington.

Toyota, Rivian, and Hyundai/Kia News

Toyota, Rivian, and Hyundai/Kia News

Toyota is keeping the hydrogen dream alive, Rivian is about that #VanLife, and Hyundai/Kia has a new reason to solve these thefts.

EV Batteries: Reuse or Refuse?

EV Batteries: Reuse or Refuse?

Long story short, EVs may create a friendship between insurance companies and recycling groups...if either decide to pick up the phone.

Banning Bans at the US House

Banning Bans at the US House

Can’t we meet in the middle with hybrids, and start there?

Bitcoin Rebounds On Back Of Bank Turbulance

Bitcoin Rebounds On Back Of Bank Turbulance

We asked our bank if we should be worried and they took a break from stripping the copper out of the walls to assure us things are going to be a-okie-dokie.

Nissan’s Vote, 7-Eleven’s Network, GM’s Time In China

Nissan’s Vote, 7-Eleven’s Network, GM’s Time In China

Nissan workers in TN voted against unionization, 7-Eleven is getting into EV charging, and GM is getting the worst of the China/US freeze out.

New Vehicles Prices Decline

New Vehicles Prices Decline

Don’t spend all those savings in one place, America. Well, unless that place is the egg cooler at the grocery store.