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The Charging Infrastructure Question

The Charging Infrastructure Question

TL;DR — The federal and state governments, charging companies, and consumers are all on board but some hesitance to actually get started seems to have progress lingering between the states and companies.

Solving The Technician Shortage by Beth Lucchesi

Solving The Technician Shortage by Beth Lucchesi

Yeah, it’s as good as it sounds.

Pinocchio Trailer Gets Mixed Reviews

Pinocchio Trailer Gets Mixed Reviews

Favorite Disney Movie? — “CARS got me out of a speeding ticket once. *Vroom Vroom” -Danielle@asotu.com “The Emperor’s New Groove… does that even need an explanation?” Charity@asotu.com “The Robin Hood with the foxes. Taught me about taxes.” -Chris@asotu.com

Israel And UAE Enter Free-Trade Agreement

Israel And UAE Enter Free-Trade Agreement

Telling it like an after-school special — Remember kids, for better or worse, when you trade with a nation you also trade with every nation that nation trades with.

Britain Facing Battery Challenges

Britain Facing Battery Challenges

Want to feel more intelligent? Just re-read this article and pronounce the word “battery” as “bat-tree”. Told ya.

Supercharged Tesla News

Supercharged Tesla News

Tesla is the dominant name in the EV world. Many OEMs are looking to the Tesla EV footprint as the benchmark for entering the EV market successfully. For a time, people used Tesla and EV interchangeably. Staying aware of Tesla makes sense for the whole industry.

Dealership Values At An All Time High

Dealership Values At An All Time High

Practicing your best habits on the good days means they are already well practiced for the challenging days. I think we all agree these are some pretty good days.

New Lizzo Song Blows Up On TikTok

New Lizzo Song Blows Up On TikTok

♬ In a minute Ima need a viral post from your Deal-er-ship 🎶

Canadian Dealer Groups Are Buying US Stores

Canadian Dealer Groups Are Buying US Stores

Pun intended — Come on down to America where dealerships have agency… no not that kind.

Combustion, Hybrid, Electric, Hydrogen: The Future Of Power?

Combustion, Hybrid, Electric, Hydrogen: The Future Of Power?

The introduction of more EV, Hybrid, and ICE options are sure to help consumers make the best choice for themselves and keep dealers in a position to serve customers for years to come.

VeeCon: Culture And Business

VeeCon: Culture And Business

If this same list of celebrities and businesses all agreed on orange Gatorade being the best flavor it would sell out tomorrow.

All Things Used Cars: Do New Car Mark Ups Hurt Brand Loyalty?

All Things Used Cars: Do New Car Mark Ups Hurt Brand Loyalty?

Do you agree with any of the points? Or, do you have an option we have not explored here? Please write in to let us know what you think!

VW Shifting Gears

VW Shifting Gears

Love em' or hate em', you cannot look at auto industry news without learning about Volkswagen lately.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Pleads Guilty

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Pleads Guilty

Stellantis— “Fiat Chrysler? Sorry, my name is Stellantis, you have the wrong number.”

 Buyers Prefer Legacy Over Startups

Buyers Prefer Legacy Over Startups

In case you missed it — 41%, nearly half, of people surveyed do not think of a specific brand when they consider a vehicle purchase. Y’all can do with that what you want.

RoboJobs: Automation in Automotive

RoboJobs: Automation in Automotive

A robot may learn to walk your dog, but a robot could never truly replace your dog.

Classic Nickelodeon Shows Coming To Netflix

Classic Nickelodeon Shows Coming To Netflix

90s kids have kids now, they’ll say “I just want to show you this show I liked growing up,” but we know the truth. We know.

A 100 Year Battery?

A 100 Year Battery?

This would increase the lifespan, and resell friendly timeline, of EVs by 5-10x. It could also lead to a real “buy it for life” situation…

US Auto Around the Horn

US Auto Around the Horn

US Automotive News From May 25

Digital Marketing Strategies Conference

Digital Marketing Strategies Conference

Did you go to DMSC? What was your favorite part?

What is Monkeypox?

What is Monkeypox?

Still curious? Check the bottom for a TL;DR from TikTok

Love and Thunder

Love and Thunder

The movie is sure to carry on Marvel's tradition of making us laugh a lot, cry a little, and leave the theater feeling ready to make some trouble.

What is Wi-Fi 7?

What is Wi-Fi 7?

Finally, Wi-Fi fast enough to buy snacks in the metaverse you can actually taste!

Mercedes Moves Toward European Direct Sales

Mercedes Moves Toward European Direct Sales

It is kinda hard to read they have no changes planned in the US without mentally adding a “yet.”

US Vehicles Hit Record Age

US Vehicles Hit Record Age

OEMs be like — “Ok, but have you heard about my 2030 plan??”