🌟 Choosing Compassion

TOGETHER WITH

In all the 'whats’ and 'hows’, let's not lose sight of 'why.'

What we do and how we do it can help us survive.
Why we do anything at all is how we really live.

The same for you reading this, me writing this, and all the people we meet today.

'Why' is the impetus for .
Let's keep sight of that today.

Keep Pushing Back
-Paul, Kyle, & Chris

DEALERS

Ciocca Chooses Compassion

The Ciocca Dealerships in Pennsylvania and New Jersey have long been known for their extensive community involvement and employee appreciation — two of our favorite things. From fundraising for cancer and heart disease research to collecting toys and contributing to their local little league teams, they are clearly committed to helping others.

🌟 Here’s just a sliver of what they’ve been up to over the past few weeks:

🛠️ Across all dealerships, they hold a monthly video-multipoint inspection contest with their technicians. The winners take home amazing prizes like tool carts and TVs.

🐾 Ciocca Subaru of Philadelphia hosted a special pet adoption event in partnership with the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS).

❣️ In collaboration with the American Heart Association, Ciocca Subaru of Allentown distributed CPR kits across the Lehigh Valley as part of their Share the Love partnership. They also partnered with the Cetronia Ambulance Corps' to host a children's event during National EMS Week where CPR training and donated CPR kits were provided to attendees.

⚾ Ciocca Chevrolet proudly presented a check for $500 as part of the Chevy Youth Baseball initiative to support their local East Side Little League players in West Chester, PA.

Telling it like it is – In a world where kindness and caring can feel scarce, Ciocca’s commitment to making a difference shines bright and inspires us all.

/Positivity

Do you have a story showing the positive impact dealerships have on their community? Let us share it!

AROUND THE ASOTU-VERSE

It’s Friday! You know what that means. Another great discussion with David Long and the All Things Used Cars community!

Join us today as we compare the pros and cons of appraisals with and without clients.

ICYMI: Check out our write-ups of other All Things Used Cars discussions:

• Holiday Hype

• Maximizing Market Share

• Speedy Recon

• Actionable Insights

• Keying In on Performance Indicators

TOGETHER WITH HELLO FRESH

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AUTOMOTIVE

Motor Morsels: Bringing it Home, Cash, Coming Together, and Gambling

🇺🇸👩‍🏭💪 Following manufacturing incentives by the Biden administration, North America is on track to bring the battery cell manufacturing crown on home - Sam Cooke style. Experts expect China's market share to slip as auto and battery maker investments continue to increase in the US and her neighbors.

💸😬🎤 Luxury electric vehicle maker, Lucid, is raising money again. The current 60.5% stake owner, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, will kick in $1.8B toward the "general corporate purpose" $3B goal. Lucid keeps proving Wu-Tang was right - Cash rules everything around EVs.

🚙🤝 🚕 The Beatles would be proud. Ford and Uber have come together to offer gig drivers in three west coast cities flexible lease options on Mach-E. The Ford Drive app will work with local dealers to purchase and service the vehicles and offer the drivers 1- to 4-month terms with rates based on city and mileage. Uber offers zero-emission incentives to drivers up to $4K a year.

🎰🤷‍♀️💻 Around 800K Maryland drivers paid a little extra for their vehicle license plates to honor the state's role in the War of 1812. Unfortunately, the well-meaning investments turned into ill-placed bets on government competency. The state did not renew its StarSpangled200ORG domain; now, a gambling site in the Philippines owns it.

Turns out Maryland didn't know when to hold em', right Kenny?

TL; DR - North America eyes China’s crown, Lucid gets more money from Papa Arabia, Ford, and Uber finds something to do with all these electric “Mustangs,” and Maryland has a gambling problem.

CULTURE

Midjourney Selfies

ChatGPT has gotten all the attention lately, but AI is also crafting unique, original, and unforgettable visual art. 🖼️

Midjourney, an AI tool developed by San Francisco-based Midjourney, Inc., brings words to life by generating images from text prompts.

One user, jyo_john_mulloor, used the text-to-image generation tool to create the above selfies of historical figures.

Others use AI to create product prototype art and logos or bring their weirdest dreams to life — like a sketch artist mixed with Wayne White (the guy who did all the art for Pee-Wee's Playhouse). 🏡

Telling it like it is - No tool can make artists obsolete. They only separate those who learn new things from those who master old things.

Quick Hits

• A never before heard 80-minute album by legendary jazz saxophonists John Coltrane and Eric Dolphy has been found and will release on June 14th. 🎷

• Reddit is trying to kill third-party apps by requiring a multimillion-dollar API fee. ☠️

• A Scottish woman’s rare mutation leaves her with no fear, pain, or anxiety and gives her superhuman healing speed. Now geneticists think they know why! 🦸‍♀️

History

• 1835: P. T. Barnum and his circus start their first tour of the United States. 🎪

• 1935: Babe Ruth retires, ending his Major League playing career after 22 seasons, 10 World Series, and 714 home runs. 🧢

• 1954: Volvo unveils its first sports car prototype, the Volvo Sport P1900. 🏎️