Often the skills that get somebody promoted to leadership aren’t actually leadership skills. It is nobody’s fault, but it is their responsibility to learn the new skill they’ve been trusted with.
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Later, after user backlash, the company said that posting the new guidelines was a mistake. Not that the new guidelines were a mistake, just that posting them seems to have harshed the mood and they were sorry.
TL: DR - VW made more than they spent, but they made less than the “more” that they aimed for. Stop us if you’ve heard this one, Toyota’s new idea is to make a bigger SUV. Tesla’s former head of AI is going to teach ChatGPT new tricks (hopefully not how to drive).
We’ve been talking for a while about how private vehicle ownership is beginning to look like smartphone ownership. Why not close the loop and make it look like home renovation too?
It’s funny how much we learn from our dealer friends without ever talking about money or cars, such as how to see people as more than their need without losing sight of how we can help with their need.
Welcome to the team, Michael!
March 1 is only weeks away. That’s about 21 days for Musk to get bored and just tweet the Master Plan ahead of schedule.
Canoo needs dollars, Nissan needs everybody to calm down and wait until 2028, and charging stations are not the hero we deserve but the hero we need.
Gamer Joke - Oh, so we need a patch to access the whole experience? Who made this truck? EA? #BoomRoasted
Did CARS get it right? Hit reply and let us know what model you would have chosen.
Telling it like The Office - Dogs, Dallas, and Dealers Giving Back.
Given the amoeba-like shape of technology’s trajectory, it will be interesting to look back on these predictions and see if (when) they became irrelevant.
Songs are like dogs. Not everybody pets every dog, but every dog has to get pets from somebody. Or else, what’s the point in any of this?!
An SUV by any other name will still not fit into a compact parking space.
Many of the skills entering the hiring pool right now will dramatically benefit the industry that pulls them in. Got your nets?
Pro move: Dealers can turn lemons into lemonade by using recalls as an opportunity to showcase the reliability and convenience of their service departments... of course, if you have REAL lemonade to give the customers, that could really seal the deal.
The fruit of the future are in the seeds you plant today.
With all the past year's ups and downs, we're expecting Ford to announce a rollercoaster-filled theme park any day now.
How do you think Tommy will spend his golden years? Will he choose to retire from movies next? Why can we only imagine him grilling burgers?
The morning Live Streams always keep us on our toes. You never know who will show up, but we're always ready to chat.
TL: DR - Rivian has fewer people working, VW says it won't work with hydrogen, and GM is working with Netflix to get in with the Will Ferrall crowd.