Automotive State of The Union

Shoot us a Text. There is a lot to talk about this Monday as we survey the retail landscape across fast food, fitness, Auto OEM’s, and publicly traded auto retail including Vroom’s rightsizing and CarGurus new end to end offering for Dealers. McDonald’...

Shoot us a Text. How to have a stronger Saturday in just 74 seconds. STEP 1: Listen to Erikka on todays show. STEP: Do what she says. That is all. Join Paul J Daly and Kyle Mountsier every morning for the Automotive State of the Union podcast as they c...

Shoot us a Text. It’s a retail consumer facing kind of day as we talk about some major shifts of recent norms. We dive into crypto’s current fallout as well as Disney’s ad-supported strategy for a completely DTC version of ESPN. We also celebrate the r...

Shoot us a Text. We’re back in our respective Nashville and Syracuse saddles today as we give a flyover of the on-the-ground reaction of the Retail Auto Industry to the Carvana layoffs as well as Toyota’s decline in profitability due to raw material co...

Shoot us a Text. Digital Dealer may be wrapping up today, but the automotive industry has a full head of steam. For those that are iPod historians, we have a sad truth hitting the airwaves today. From things leaving to things coming back, we know that ...

Shoot us a Text. We are brimming with pride after seeing so many incredible people from across automotive yesterday. This industry really is incredible, and being in person with so many of the brightest minds confirms it over and over. We are live at D...

Shoot us a Text. We’re giving our quick takes and must see sessions on the first day of Digital Dealer in Tampa, Florida. Monday Expo Hall grand Opening at 11am Community Generated Entertainment: The Future of Entertainment is Happening Now 1:10-2p Jod...

Shoot us a Text. Today we get a quick word from the one and only Glenn Lundy to get our Saturday started on the right foot. Glenn is an OG friend of ASOTU and you can learn more him at Glennlundy.com Get the ASOTU Daily Push Back email at https://www.a...

Shoot us a Text. Only one weekend away from Digital Dealer and our ASOTU Family Reunion:Remix event! We are resting up to be ready to see all of our friends again. Today we take a journey around humanizing your approach in business. Facetime-like roads...

Shoot us a Text. Today we’re making finance fun as we talk about yesterday’s interest rate hike, the NFT that broke the blockchain, more Dealers accepting crypto and how you can make sense of it all whatever your position in the Dealership is. Fed rais...

Shoot us a Text. We can’t believe we didn’t work on a ‘May the 4th be with you’ story as we’re talking about the consumer mindset today. Despite inflation and record-low OEM production, consumers are planning a big summer according to indicators, and w...

Shoot us a Text. Today we are talking about identifying the things we both can and can’t control as we talk about EV credits ending for Toyota, a growing number of retirees getting back into the workforce due to rising costs, and Facebook calling it qu...

Shoot us a Text. It’s a sparkling-fresh new month as May rolls in with lots of optimism and opportunities. Today we talk about the shifting landscape at the front of the pack in Retail Auto as big players have been making big moves. We also talk about ...

Shoot us a Text. There's something about the energy of a Saturday close to the month that got the ASOTU Crew all fired up. That's why we're releasing this special Saturday edition of the Automotive Troublemaker as a salute to everyone working the floor...

Shoot us a Text. Today we cover some high level topics like earnings from Sonic Automotive and Amazon, all the way to ground-level action like the meteoric rise of catalytic converter theft. We also give you a few reasons to go into your day with a smi...

Shoot us a Text. Retail Automotive is an intrinsically ‘human’ business. That’s why today isn’t about metal and money, but about the human elements of creativity, popularity and parenthood (kind of). For us, that all translates into a much better busin...

Shoot us a Text. Today we talk about the very first Ford Lighting rolling off the production line, the largest retirement plan holder allowing investments in Bitcoin, and we’re talking about Pontiac’s final days. The very first Ford Lightnings have rol...

Shoot us a Text. Just 24 months ago, today’s episode would seem like crazy-talk, but instead, it’s real talk as we dive into Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter, Texas’ turning up the heat on used car retailer Vroom, and Meta is opening a real-world store ...

Shoot us a Text. It’s a beautiful Monday to make some trouble as we give our quick takes from the recently released Annual NADA Franchise report. We also talk about what Toyota and Nissan are up to in the metaverse as well as the impending closing of C...

Shoot us a Text. Every time we get to tell the story of ASOTU, it brings so much energy to what we are doing today. Looking back, pressing forward, and living in the moment all allow us to keep the vision alive for you and for this industry! Disruption...

Shoot us a Text. Today we dig into an array of earnings reports from public auto groups, automakers, and retailers. Namely, Lithia, Carvana, and Tesla. We also talk about consumer behaviors driving Netflix’s slide as well as Lincoln’s understanding of ...

Shoot us a Text. It’s National Cold Brew Day and we’re going to need the caffeine as we talk about the F150 launch schedule surprise, consumer demand showing up in force at the New York Auto Show and one Dealer’s positive deployment of MSRP. It’s Natio...

Shoot us a Text. On today’s show we preview our upcoming live event in Tampa on May 9th, The ASOTU Family Reunion: Remix. We also talk about Apples likely NFL deal, how BMW plans on retaking its luxury segment title, and could this be the end of masked...

Shoot us a Text. Monday doesn’t disappoint with fresh ideas and challenges to kick off the new week. Today we’re talking about the future of MSRP and the Dealer’s role in new car sales, Honda making moves in the CPO space, and consumer indicators in ai...

Shoot us a Text. Today we talk about Amazon’s latest inflation indicator that will hit sellers before buyers, Ram is charging into the EV pickup market with a real-talk, crowdsourced mentality, and GaryVee launches the second series of his popular VeeF...