All ASOTU Articles

Raccoon Gifs and OEM News

Raccoon Gifs and OEM News

Audi is not cutting prices (yet), EV Blazers are out but not for sale (yet), Nissan is testing but not fully adopting carbon neutral vehicle delivery (yet).

Having Fun and Raising Funds with Morgan Auto Group

Having Fun and Raising Funds with Morgan Auto Group

Great work Morgan Auto Group! You brought people together around a shared passion and cause, and societies most vulnerable benefited. Also, you taught us there is a sport called Polo where nobody has to say “Marco!” to play.

The Future of Pilot-Free Skies

The Future of Pilot-Free Skies

What would it take to get you on a pilot-less flight? Free bags? Twice the leg-room? Complimentary parachute?

Production: Toyota, Fisker, Tesla

Production: Toyota, Fisker, Tesla

Toyota is producing more cars (and hydrogen fuel cells), EV startup Fisker says it will produce 40K SUVs this year, and Tesla is ahead of schedule in Germany.

IIHS Announces Top Safest Vehicles in 2023

IIHS Announces Top Safest Vehicles in 2023

Thanks for all your hard work out there, Crash Test Dummies. You’re the real MVPs.

New Wheels With West Herr

New Wheels With West Herr

Thank you for sharing Mary, Matt, and the whole West Herr team. This is not the only time we have seen you work to ensure humans feel seen, safe, and worthy of respect and we know they will not forget it.

New Ways To Get Lost

New Ways To Get Lost

TL: DR - Soon people may be able to take their mini quad copter on an AI planned scenic trip to the satellite phone store. Sounds like the opening of a high school student’s sci-fi novel and we are here for it.

Tesla’s Magic Dock, Carvana’s Major Drop, and the Silva’s Motor Swap

Tesla’s Magic Dock, Carvana’s Major Drop, and the Silva’s Motor Swap

Tesla tests some magic, Carvana needs some magic, and the Silva’s create something magical

Hyundai Completes Child Labor Audit

Hyundai Completes Child Labor Audit

This is nothing to joke about, but if you got a speeding ticket do you think the authorities would let you conduct a 6 month audit on how fast you were going?

Mastering Acqusitions with ATUC

Mastering Acqusitions with ATUC

David Long's All Things Used Cars community knows that you gotta have cars to sell cars. So, last week they spent time discussing used inventory acquisitions. 

Joel Bassam

Joel Bassam

Family Business, E-Commerce, and Being Part of the Solution

Coffee, Jeans, and Screens

Coffee, Jeans, and Screens

Add olive oil to the list of complicated drink orders you’ll have to snag from your coworkers before a coffee run, thick thighs save lives, and Mercedes' new TikTok car.

Stock Slide, Profit Share, and Raising Raises

Stock Slide, Profit Share, and Raising Raises

Lucid is down but working on it, Stellantis is up and sharing, and Toyota’s new boss is handing out raises and building EVs.

Tesla Comes Home?

Tesla Comes Home?

Discounts AND tax incentives? What’s a few bucks for a U-Haul in this economy?

Lessons From a Long-Distance EV Journey

Lessons From a Long-Distance EV Journey

"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." - Benjamin Franklin in response to EV travel.

BMW, GM and Volvo Embrace Eco-Friendly Metals

BMW, GM and Volvo Embrace Eco-Friendly Metals

Move over Derek Zoolander, blue steel is old news. We’re into that Campbell’s-can vibe now.

Bentley To Go Electric

Bentley To Go Electric

Other Bentley News - While Googling to find more information about Bentley’s cars, we found country singer Dierks Bentley went to Daytona 500 to watch cars. What a coincidence!

Nio: Expanding, Swapping, and Charging

Nio: Expanding, Swapping, and Charging

In the history of batteries, charging them is only a recent development. Taking them out of your flashlight to keep the TV remote working is an OG move.

Sandwiches And Power

Sandwiches And Power

Subway isn't the first retail or restaurant chain to offer public charging, but the green oasis vibe is a refreshing take on the whole thing. Or, maybe it is an "Eat-Freshing" take on it?

Swimming, Clocking Out, and Finding a New Home

Swimming, Clocking Out, and Finding a New Home

FlyingFish is free-falling, Flaco is a free bird, and workers in India are free at last (as soon as they get their reminder).

BYD On The Way

BYD On The Way

This story is less for our readers in Europe with $100K to spend on a EV and more for those who may be wondering when BYD will make a meaningful move toward the US market.

Ford: New Ideas and Old Problems

Ford: New Ideas and Old Problems

Ford is like a spider. If they get a black eye they still have like, seven more to work with!

Jaguar Leans into Autonomous Tech

Jaguar Leans into Autonomous Tech

People think you should work on quality? Adding a feature nobody fully understands yet will show them!

Easterns Automotive Win-Win-Wins

Easterns Automotive Win-Win-Wins

We totally encourage working with your local news stations to increase visibility of nonprofits; however, if they don’t answer, ASOTU is always here to share your story. 😉

Microsoft Limits Bing

Microsoft Limits Bing

We have seen a lot of “AI Gone Wrong” fiction over the years. In none of it did we guess the robots would start catfishing us.