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GM Cleans Up

GM Cleans Up

A laser is just a “device that emits intense monochromatic light,” which we think qualifies most LED headlights as weapons.

 FSD Recall, German Charging, EV Discounts

FSD Recall, German Charging, EV Discounts

Tesla has to call back its FSD beta, Germany needs to step up its EV charging pace, and Renault says discounts are for short-sighted cowards (paraphrase).

Effective Leadership in the Automotive Industry: The Importance of Emotional Intelligence

Effective Leadership in the Automotive Industry: The Importance of Emotional Intelligence

Emotional intelligence is not a new concept. We have all heard somebody talking about its importance, but it seems that no two mentions are the exact same. So we pulled our notes from NADA, some opinions from trusted industry pros, and a little bit of Google-Fu to come up with an overview of this powerful leadership tool's importance, application, and development.

Meta Offers ID Verification Subscription

Meta Offers ID Verification Subscription

Honestly, just putting an option to pay for tech support prioritization would make a lot of companies a lot of money. Looking at you, MS Paint…

States Differ on EV Integration

States Differ on EV Integration

EV integration: Utah is fighting it, Virginia is keeping it, and New Jersey is embracing it.

VinFast Issues Domestic Recall

VinFast Issues Domestic Recall

The squeaky wheel gets the grease, but the wily bolt gets the wrench. 🔧 🤕

Jordan Cox

Jordan Cox

Belief, Farming, and Remembering an Old

Family Promises With Metrowest Subaru

Family Promises With Metrowest Subaru

Children in this community will grow up feeling secure because of this partnership. Do we need to say more?

What’s the Deal with Cold Plunges?

What’s the Deal with Cold Plunges?

We're still split. Are you team "DCE is the truth" or team "No thank you, please"?

Ford Confirmed Battery Fire (Singular)

Ford Confirmed Battery Fire (Singular)

Ways to prevent possible battery fires include not overstimulating, spending time in the shade, and plenty of rest between activities. Oh wait, that is the rules for taking care of a new puppy…

Deep Opinions About Deepfakes

Deep Opinions About Deepfakes

In case anybody is wondering, we use no DF tech on The Automotive Troublemaker, Paul and Kyle just always look kinda like one another.

Pausing Production, Banning “Emissions,” and Voyaging To The Bahamas

Pausing Production, Banning “Emissions,” and Voyaging To The Bahamas

Ford puts lightning in a bottle, The EU puts emissions on the chopping block, and one electric boat puts Florida behind it.

US Unveils New EV Charging Rules

US Unveils New EV Charging Rules

In the year 2030 - Elon Musk and his army of space robots can deliver a charging station anywhere on the planet via orbital drop, but full self-driving is still "working out a few kinks."

Lithium Discovery and Counting the Cost

Lithium Discovery and Counting the Cost

We just wanted to talk about India finding lithium…how did this turn into such a long piece? We never even found a good place to make our Nirvana joke.

Amazon’s Robotaxi Begins Testing

Amazon’s Robotaxi Begins Testing

It’s good Amazon worked out same day delivery before starting their taxi service, because I am NOT waiting 7-10 days to go to the library.

Ford Adds and Subtracts, Hyundai Updates Security, and Honda Partners with LG

Ford Adds and Subtracts, Hyundai Updates Security, and Honda Partners with LG

Ford will cut some jobs and make some new ones, Hyundai and Kia are shoring up their security, and Honda and LG are spending the big bucks.

Thriving Together

Thriving Together

Thank you, Berman Auto Group, for being a shining example of a company that truly cares about their community and its furry friends.

Dodge Won The Super Bowl?

Dodge Won The Super Bowl?

What was your favorite? Hit reply and let us know!

Subscriptions, Profits, and Getting Serious

Subscriptions, Profits, and Getting Serious

TL: DR - Hyundai found a fancy (and expensive) word for “borrow,” Honda made more money, but the money they made is worth less money, and Subaru is walking into the EV future arm-in-arm with its buddy Toyota.

Luxury Consideration Movements

Luxury Consideration Movements

We don’t care about “luxury,” just give us a car that turns the radio down when we are close to our destination so we can read the mailboxes.

Field Trip In New Brunswick

Field Trip In New Brunswick

Field trips are a really lovely way to prime the imagination of a student toward considering a possible future for themselves. Source: We were high school students once.

Yay! Football!

Yay! Football!

Congrats, Team! You won the big game, and we are all very proud and disappointed, respectively.

Scaling Down, Speeding Up, and Skipping Taxes (Not That Kind)

Scaling Down, Speeding Up, and Skipping Taxes (Not That Kind)

TL: DR - Ford says bye to Rivian, GM’s new electric Hummer is big and scary, and Lucid says, “who needs taxes when we have discounts?”

Used Car Depreciation Slows Again

Used Car Depreciation Slows Again

The used car market is a lot of things, but boringly predictable doesn’t seem to be one.