LinkedIn Is Fighting AI Slop With More AI. Here's Why Your Content Still Needs to Sound Like You.
LinkedIn is adding an "AI slop" flag that lets users report low-quality, AI-generated posts, using AI to detect AI in an attempt to keep the platform's feed from drowning in it.
The More Stickers You Own on a Customer's Race Car, the More You Win
Lithia Motors posted record second-quarter revenue, but the megadealer is treating affordability like an operational problem to solve, not just a pricing headache to absorb.
New-Car Grosses Are Shrinking. Here's Kyle's Checklist for Making It Up Elsewhere.
❝ Average gross profit per unit softened across the largest public dealer groups in Q2, but the story isn't all bad. New-vehicle margins came under real pressure. Used vehicles picked up the slack. ❝
Wholesale Is Loosening. Wallets Are Tightening. Sales Are Still Climbing. Here's How That Adds Up.
Three data sets came out this week that look like they contradict each other. They don't. Put together, they tell one clear story about where the car business actually stands right now.
🚙 The 2027 Cadillac Lyriq configurator still lists Apple CarPlay and Android Auto as standard, three years after GM said it would phase both out to push customers onto its own platform. The subscription revenue and driver data GM wanted only exist if a customer chooses the vehicle first, and CarPlay turned out to be non-negotiable for exactly the buyers GM needed.
GM Is Backing Off Killing Apple CarPlay. Here's Why That's the Right Call.
GM may be easing off its plan to eliminate Apple CarPlay and Android Auto after real customer backlash, and the 2027 Cadillac Lyriq configurator is the tell.
312 Cars a Month in a Town of 2,700. The Math Still Works.
Rob Dell's team bought 312 vehicles last month in a town of 2,700 people. That's not a typo, and months after this panel was recorded at ASOTU CON, the playbook behind it still checks out completely.
🚙 Leasing has recovered to just 23% of new-vehicle deals, still well below its pre-pandemic 30% share, as pricier renewals push more buyers into 84-month loans instead. Average lease payments still run cheaper than financing, but many returning customers are seeing renewal quotes $100 to $200 higher than before.
Rivian's R2 Bet Is Working. The Cash Clock Is Still Running.
Rivian's second quarter was all about the R2 launch, stronger revenue, and narrowing losses, though the company is still burning serious cash to get there.
