n the interest of clarity- We have no reason to believe Alyssa Milano is secretly trying to become better friends with Apple’s Tim Cook through Foxconn through VW, but the timing is weird, right?
EVs, batteries, making deals in the US - this article is like a summary of OEM news for the last few weeks.
TL; DR - Ford has a new van with office space, Toyota is making good on its choice to accept an unavoidable setback, and VinFast is setting up shop in the SunShine State.
“Saving the cat” is a literary metaphor for establishing the story’s hero… this is a bit on the nose.
People love celebrating brands that bring them together. Got any notable dates coming up that you could use as an invitation to celebrate to your community?
And if the driver turns the radio down it may even make it 501 miles!
Like the summer before high school, electrification is giving every brand a chance to decide who they want to be. Will legacy brands show how many ways their battery R&D can pay off too?
Manufacturing is a great way to use geothermal energy, but imagine drinking coffee brewed using the heat at the earth's core. ☕️☕️☕️
We are taking a long way to get there, but this is just reinventing playing Gameboy in the back seat while your parents drive.
We don’t talk a lot about Canada, but with the Inflation Reduction Act incentivizing any North American production, this free trade agreement will only become more important in the coming years.
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Fun fact - Adult female turkeys weigh around 10 lbs. meaning this donation is 20,000 lbs of turkey which is about the same as the President’s limo, aka “The Beast.”
J.D. Power division integrates CarNow’s Real-Time Messaging™ capability within its digital retailing platform
EQUITYiQ automatically mines for customers and releases burden from dealers to focus on the sale - not farming through cold calls.
Riddle - A tech company and an automotive company walk into a restaurant and the host says “Table for 1?” How can this be!?
TL; DR - Tesla says their Chinese sales are aok, and you should mind your business. Carvana should mind its business, but, like, in a ‘get things in order’ kinda way, and the used car business is seeing an influx of exotic cars as Crypto investors face a time “between prosperity.”
It would be super sage-like to say, “The longer you wait to accept change, the more expensive it will be,” but we aren’t sure Mazda would have saved any money if they did this last year. It's a weird world.
The list of services dealers provide is already long, but we will make room for “Counter cyber banditry” anytime we get a chance!
Are we going to turn into a daily World Cup update email? Nah. Are we going to let you know how the USA is doing when we can? Absolutely. ⚽
TL; DR - GM fixes Teslas, Ford builds a city, and Domino’s delivers electric pizza.
At least in Europe, a 200-mile battery range can get you through 9 countries before needing a charge.
An excellent reminder that in the retail auto industry, “community” means a lot more than just “past customers.” #HendrickCares
TL; DR - GM sees profits in the electric delivery van game, but based on the President’s aims the electric big rig and bus game may soon be just as lucrative.
Usually, gross is higher than net, but 5 minutes of gross time with Dale Pollack is roughly 14 minutes of net insights. #Math
At times, the dignity and stability of learning a trade doesn’t get enough spotlight in public education. Good on this district and New Country Porsche for helping young people seeing their contribution to the world can take many shapes (most of which have a presence in retail automotive)