🚗 Costco and CarPlay?

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It’s Election Day, Friend.

By this time tomorrow, we’ll know who’ll be stepping into the Oval Office in January. There’s a tension in the air, almost like a backward Christmas Eve.

But, as Paul always says, “When dealers band together, no crisis can win.” And if a crisis can’t win, what can a little tension do to us?

Keep doing good and…

Keep Pushing Back,
Paul, Kyle, Chris & Kristi

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EV ambitions are hitting reality checks.

GM’s 300,000 EV sales milestone is bittersweet as they ditch CarPlay, risking backlash.

VW faces a “perfect storm” with profits down 63.7% and talks of pay cuts and plant closures on the table.

Ford leans into American-made with BlueOval Battery Park, aiming to bring battery costs down but slowing F-150 Lightning production as EV sales dip.

Meanwhile, Rolls-Royce debuts its $420k electric Spectre, and Costco sweetens the deal for EV buyers with up to $2,000 discounts.

Read the full digest at Daily.ASOTU.com

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TODAY! 🤠 November 5-8th — Opening presenters at the 2024 ATAE PR & Communications Focus Group Meeting in Austin, Texas.

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Thanks for reading, friend! Enjoy the day and sell some cars 🙂