We aren’t telling anybody how to do their business, but if you know where some gold is buried…GO DIG IT UP!
An uptick in an OEM’s sales is an uptick in available inventory. #KeepOnTicking
With rumors of an impending recession capturing more of the news cycle, it is good to see data showing there is time for businesses to fortify themselves against whatever may come.
Last time Indiana hid from a nuke in a fridge, to top it this time he will need to escape the center of a volcano floating on a pizza box.
Knowledge hoarded is wisdom wasted — Have you read The Innovation Stack or enjoyed some other form of McKelvey’s work? Wouldn’t it be a shame if you wrote in what you learned and we published it in an email?
Dock worker strikes in Germany are preventing auto parts manufactured in neighboring countries from arriving in the US on schedule. Each day the delay drags on it becomes disproportionately more time-consuming to resolve.
TL;DR — GM is an OEM. OEMs are navigating in a hurricane right now. GM shows no signs of sinking.
Before we all panic. Let’s make sure Mary Barra didn’t fill out eighty thousand surveys voicing concerns about a metaphorical Tesla.
Brazil is the world’s 6th largest auto market and possesses many of the resources to source, manufacture, and sell vehicles for any OEM interested.
History Lessons: 1. Don't invade Russia in the winter. 🥶 2. Don't try to beat Ford at trucks. 🛻
What do you think? — Are the new rules too much, need adjustment, just right, not enough, etc.? We want to hear from you. 🎤
Just when you thought it was safe to wear yellow in public again…
A locked-down economy seems to share some interesting qualities with the rubber part of a slingshot…
TL;DR — Chinese Robo Taxis are wearing their learner’s permit OUT, Tesla is using fewer people to offer more Autopilot options, and Waymo took away the reason we pump our arms at semi-trucks.
Louder for the people in the back - The best insulation against new car noise is a solid used car business.
Having sports on your streaming platform has become the new status symbol which is why ASOTU will begin live streaming bi-yearly go-cart rodeos this winter. 🐐🤠
Naturally, as NFTs become a new frontier for artists, collectors, and traders, automotive crossovers have many opportunities.
Does this mean additional check engine lights? Because it sounds like additional check engine lights.
TL;DR — Ford switches from leasing EVs to renting them, VW divests its stake as Electrify America looks to massive expansion, Hyundai and Kia are quietly giving Tesla something to think about.
It sounds like Fortnight had its own metaverse behind the scenes just waiting for everybody to catch up…
We have nothing but respect and appreciation for Dale and his work. A truer Troublemaker would be hard to find.
Tl;dr — Japan wants to keep making combustion engines, for now, Americans are a little bit desensitized to expensive fuel, and a single Chinese tech company MAY monopolize in-car software (at least in China).
Show customers you are meeting them where they are and investing in where they are going.