All ASOTU Articles

Mercedes-Benz: Invest, Build, Imagine

Mercedes-Benz: Invest, Build, Imagine

We always imagined underwater aliens were Saturn drivers, but what do we know?

Santa, DARE, and Ira Toyota of Danvers

Santa, DARE, and Ira Toyota of Danvers

Santa said after the event he “still likes his sled but would entertain the idea o a switch up.”

InteractiveTel Awarded 2022 Unified Communications Excellence Award from INTERNET TELEPHONY Magazine

InteractiveTel Awarded 2022 Unified Communications Excellence Award from INTERNET TELEPHONY Magazine

TotalCX Recognized for excellence and quality in delivering unified communications solutions

NASCAR Goes Electric! (Not Like You Think.)

NASCAR Goes Electric! (Not Like You Think.)

To prepare for the actual thing, crew members listen to heavy metal at max volume while working on the silent EV.

Customer Q&A

Customer Q&A

Sometimes the headlines may leave customers with troubling questions. Let's see if we can find some answers.

Ford: Winning, Hiring, and Retiring

Ford: Winning, Hiring, and Retiring

It would be more newsworthy if Ford stopped making a truck they received an award for.

Tesla Resumes European Deliveries

Tesla Resumes European Deliveries

Maybe they just forgot? Like, sometimes we wake up, and our clothes are still wet in the dryer. This is bigger, but still, it’s a theory.

Before We Can Do Well…

Before We Can Do Well…

Amazing what the dealer body can accomplish when their hearts set the goals and their experience guides the steps.

Hip-Hop, META, and Shaq

Hip-Hop, META, and Shaq

Shaq just wants to know what the world would look like if he was the same height as normies like us.

Cybertruck Spotted

Cybertruck Spotted

What’s that old saying - Don’t count your chickens before they have the rest of their components installed and are sitting in your driveway? Something like that.

Updates from China, Europe, and The US

Updates from China, Europe, and The US

TL; DR - Chinese BYD is capturing more home field market share by the day, Rivian is reconsidering which fields it should be playing on, and GM’s Ultium is sitting on funds to build their own field (or 3).

Toyota’s Plan For A New Plan

Toyota’s Plan For A New Plan

Maybe Toyota went from a “weak” EV approach to a bit too feisty. Somewhere between the two is going to be just right… W-iesty… F-eak? We will get back to you on that.

New Inventory Continues To Climb

New Inventory Continues To Climb

Let’s remember - A return to 2019 inventory levels does not equal a return to 2019 dealership strategies.

Watching Elf With Walser

Watching Elf With Walser

Shoutout to the whole Walser team for constantly showing up for their community!

ChatGPT

ChatGPT

It only gets better the longer you try to stump it… seriously give it a try!

Humble Suggestions From OEMs

Humble Suggestions From OEMs

TL; DR - Lexus suggests trying a pretend gear shift, Lucid suggestions not leaving them, and BMW suggests potholes are as bad as they seem.

GM Expects Growth In 2023, But Isn’t Making Promises

GM Expects Growth In 2023, But Isn’t Making Promises

Workers seem pumped, CEO seems down for whatever, Ultium seems… willing to accept the results of the vote.

Eliminating Aged Inventory Pt. 2

Eliminating Aged Inventory Pt. 2

Sometimes process improvement tips are a bit too big to bite off. We suggest starting with any that make you feel called out.

The Callisto Protocol

The Callisto Protocol

Disclaimer- Chris loves horror games but not horror movies, books, comics, or tv shows. So maybe scary to him is just “Oh dang, it’s dark in here.” to the rest of us.

Charging, Chargin’, and Swapping

Charging, Chargin’, and Swapping

TL; DR - Ford is adding chargers to its existing dealer network, GM is adding chargers to the back roads, and Nio is trying to make battery swapping a viable option beyond China.

Tesla Stock And Sentiment Dip

Tesla Stock And Sentiment Dip

It seems the list of electric car advocates and people annoyed at Elon’s Twitter share a lot of names.

Cox Automotive’s 1000 Dealer Sentiment Survey

Cox Automotive’s 1000 Dealer Sentiment Survey

Be honest, y’all excited for this change? You can tell us.

West Herr Steps Up

West Herr Steps Up

Holding wrong-doers accountable is only half of justice. Restoration of what has been lost is also vital. Great work, West Herr!

VinFast, Apple, and Diesel Tech

VinFast, Apple, and Diesel Tech

TL; DR - VinFast leaps into the US, Apple inches toward auto manufacturing, and Hydrogen makes itself home in diesel engines.

Carvana Downgraded (Again)

Carvana Downgraded (Again)

There was a lot of talk about what Carvana buying Adesa could mean, but this option wasn't mentioned. Guess the future still has some surprises.