A Novelist's Warning About AI Isn't Really About Writing. It's About Everyone Who Talks to Customers.
Author Dave Eggers argues that outsourcing your voice to AI is "a crime against yourself." A story from Paul's own flight last week shows exactly what he means, and why it matters well beyond writing.
A Robotaxi Drove Into an Active Fire Scene. Here's What the Recall Actually Fixes.
Zoox is recalling all 105 of its robotaxis after one drove into a smoke-obscured fire scene in June. It's part of a pattern regulators say autonomous vehicle developers still haven't solved.
The UAW's Corruption Scandal Isn't Over. It Might Just Be Starting a New Chapter.
A new federal investigation into UAW President Shawn Fain makes it increasingly likely that government oversight of the union gets extended well past its planned January expiration.
🚗 Is Your Brand About to Feel What Volvo Just Felt?
🚙 This is a global story right now, not a U.S. showroom story yet. But it's worth watching closely if you carry a European premium brand: the same pricing and technology pressure squeezing Volvo and BMW in China is the exact pressure already reshaping European markets. It tends not to stay contained to one region for long.
How the Ohio Auto Dealers Association Turned a Private Gala Into a Public Concert for Charity
When Columbus's auto show paused, the Ohio Auto Dealers Association didn't let its charitable component die with it. They built a public concert instead, and it's become a model any association, or any single store, can learn from.
🚙 Organic content builds the trust. Ads multiply it. Running ads without any organic presence isn't a smaller version of the same strategy, it's missing the exact thing that makes the ads convert. Worth noting: TikTok's tone is informal, but the FTC still treats every post as an advertisement, same disclosure standards as any other channel.
Stop Buying AI. Start Solving Your Most Expensive Problem.
BLiNK AI's Dave Perry has spent his career solving mission-critical problems, from secure communications in the Air Force to leadership roles across Fortune 500 tech. His read on automotive AI is blunt: most dealers are buying a tool before they've actually defined the problem it's supposed to solve.
Malls Are Busier Again. Here's the Lesson Hiding in Why.
Shopping center foot traffic is up across every format in 2026, driven by a broad mix of consumers, not just high earners. The reason people are coming back has a direct lesson for how a dealership uses its own physical space.
Hyundai Just Bought Full Control of Its Robot Future. Its Own Union Isn't Thrilled.
Hyundai is taking full ownership of Boston Dynamics and plans to deploy humanoid robots on its factory floor by 2028. Its own union is ramping up strikes over exactly that kind of automation.
TikTok Isn't a Sales Gimmick Anymore. It's a Full Funnel.
TikTok has moved from experimental side project to a mainstream part of dealership marketing. The dealers seeing real results are the ones treating it as relationship-building, not just an ad platform.
🚙 If you're a GM store, that breadth is your actual pitch, there's a lane for nearly every buyer who walks in. If you're VW Group, get specific with your OEM rep now about which models on that list actually hit your allocation before you plan next year's floor plan.
