Automotive State of The Union

Shoot us a Text. It’s a big day for the Auto Industry as we celebrate some of its most inspiring stories with our new series, More Than Cars. We also get into AM radio coming back to EVs, Cali ending gas…again, as well as 100 of the most top-of-mind br...

Shoot us a Text. It’s Tuesday and we’re talking about combustion margins rising at Ford, a government led charging collab, as well as Foot Locker’s Q1 woes. Ford expects its internal combustion engine volume and profits to continue their growth until 2...

Shoot us a Text. We’re all business this Monday as we talk about Ford closing battery supply deals, Chevy’s surprise announcement, and consumers pulling back on discretionary spending. In a strategic move to bolster EV production, Ford has announced a ...

Shoot us a Text. On this Saturday episode, we take some time to talk about "More Than Cars," the upcoming docu-series from ASOTU, why its important, and how you can get involved. Learn about More Than Cars by visiting https://www.morethancars.tv/ Join ...

Shoot us a Text. Welcome to Friday. You’ve earned it. Today, we’re talking about Toyota’s lead scientist warning of EV over-optimism. We also hear from a random consumer who gives many Dealers praise at once, as well as a new strategy by Lululemon to c...

Shoot us a Text. Thursday is for troublemakers, the ones that wear their sunglasses inside. We are talking about Kia and Hyundai making EV building plans in Mexico, used car demand despite slowing CPO sales, and how Gmail plans to say goodbye to your o...

Shoot us a Text. Welcome to Wednesday! We are still in Vegas hanging out at the Reuters Events Automotive Retail Conference. Today we look into Elon Musk changing his tune on advertising and Apple announcing some core new accessibility features that ma...

Shoot us a Text. We’re coming to you from the floor of Retail Automotive 2023, with Director Bekki Mistri of Reuters Events. She tells us what we can expect during the show, and gives us a Brit’s perspective of the American market. Join Paul J Daly and...

Shoot us a Text. It’s a wheels up Monday as we’re heading to Las Vegas for the Reuters Events: Automotive Retail conference with dealers, OEMs and Master of Ceremonies Steve Greenfield. Steve joins the show to talk about what he’s expecting in Vegas, t...

Shoot us a Text. On this special Saturday episode we welcome back one of our writers, Chris Reeves. He shares one of his favorite Dealer stories of the week featuring Sterling McCall Honda, Sterling McCall Lexus, Sterling McCall Ford, the group's CDC t...

Shoot us a Text. Friday feels like it’s ready for us…maybe. We’re congratulating a new Dealer, following up on some of yesterday’s stories, and sharing a video that is guaranteed to to make you laugh…and maybe cry. Follow up on yesterday’s NADA Data co...

Shoot us a Text. It’s Thursday and we have a full head of steam as we break down the latest NADA data report, talk about a big bump in worker happiness, and discuss Google's I/O announcements. As a part of their twice yearly report, NADA’s most recent ...

Shoot us a Text. Welcome to Wednesday, ASOTUverse. Today we’re talking about GM tapping Apple after kicking them out. We also cover a rise in Toyota profits as they do what they said, as well as the hotel a company built only for their employees. What ...

Shoot us a Text. It’s only Tuesday and we’ve already gotten so much done. We’re keeping pace today as we talk about the new lithium refinery going up in Texas, as well as Epic games getting into auto, and a new A.I. fast food order taker. If that doesn...

Shoot us a Text. It’s a beautiful Monday in the Car Biz as we do our best to pick up all the gems Warren Buffet dropped during the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting. We also talk about manufacturer investment in R&D, as well as a massive Cy...

Shoot us a Text. It’s been a wild week and Friday is saying, “Hold my beer” as Elon Musk praises Ford’s strategy, Carvana stocks stage a comeback, and it’s time to get ready for the livestream premiere of More Than Cars. Elon Musk threw some empathic p...

Shoot us a Text. Thursday is here and we’re ready to hit the ground with you as we talk about Kia’s EV leasing strategy as well as a White House meeting with Toyota, and a trend from recent college grads that should have the Auto Industry’s attention. ...

Shoot us a Text. Welcome to Wednesday as we are in Tampa basking in the afterglow of our More Than Cars Premiere. Today we discuss how Ford is working towards boring and predictable earnings calls, and how Microsoft is forcing more people to use its pr...

Shoot us a Text. We’re on the ground in Tampa for Digital Dealer and the Premiere of More Than Cars. On this Tuesday we’re talking about Mercedes using its F1 team to keep up with Tesla and Walmart training jts managers. Digital Dealer As Mercedes is p...

Shoot us a Text. Welcome to another great week in Retail Auto, folks. Today we’re getting started by talking about a hard fought milestone for at least three of the big publics. We’re also reviewing a conversation with COX Chief Economist, Jonathan Smo...

Shoot us a Text. On this special Saturday episode we welcome back one of our writers, Kristi Canada. She shares one of her favorite Dealer stories of the week featuring New York Dealership, Gault Toyota. You can read the full story here. Join Paul J Da...

Shoot us a Text. It's FRIIIIIDAAAAYYYY and we’re swinging for the fence as we talk about GM joining an open source foundation. We also talk about a creative EV use for school buses, as well as new opportunities for soon-to-be vacated Bed Bath and Beyon...

Shoot us a Text. Thursday is here! And it’s a good thing because we’re on the home stretch of the month of April as we talk about GM going all in without Apple…still. We also talk about Volvo’s plans to continue being, well, Volvo. We’ll also review Wa...

Shoot us a Text. Welcome to Wednesday as we bid a joint farewell to the Chevy Bolt. We also discuss a new report about global EV adoption, as well as check in on our old friend…inflation. After the better part of a decade, GM is saying goodbye to the B...

Shoot us a Text. It's a great Tuesday in the car business as we talk about the growing battle to build the biggest multi-billion dollar battery plant. We also summarize the challenges and activity of the charging network in America, as well as discuss ...