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🚗 Election Impact & October’s Top Auto Trends
🚙 Election Buzz, Auto Highs, and October’s biggest trends
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Welcome to Thursday, Friend.
We’ve all got feelings about the election, and those feelings are valid, of course. But ASOTU prefers to ask questions and then find answers.
Yesterday on the Automotive Troublemaker, Paul and Kyle covered some of what we are hearing about the returning President and what it may mean for the industry we love.
Check it:
Keep Pushing Back,
-Paul, Kyle, Chris & Kristi
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📊 Retail Auto Digest: October’s Top Trends in EVs, Sales Records, and Industry Updates
🎃 Electric dreams, inventory highs, and snazzy SUVs—October’s auto world recap has it all!
🏔️ NADA’s SAAR hit a six-month peak as hybrids and EVs claimed more ground, while Canoo’s top execs bolted amid big-time money troubles.
⌛️ Lamborghini’s got a waitlist into 2027 (because who doesn’t need a $200K SUV?), and Polestar’s U.S.-built EVs are hitting the streets with Tesla Supercharger access.
🚸 Toyota’s profit dipped, but they’re betting on caution, while Volvo and Hyundai enjoyed electric-driven boosts.
🇨🇦 Oh, and Canada’s got its first Cybertrucks, thanks to a steer-by-wire exemption.
Check out the full digest at Daily.ASOTU.com.
🚨 New Date, Same Essential Strategies
We've moved our webinar to Friday, November 15th at 1:00pm EST—same great insights, just a new time!
Join ASOTU and Stream Companies for Part 1 of our no-fluff Advertising Strategies Webinar. We’ll look at how industry shifts—AI’s rapid rise, tighter privacy regs, and soaring ad costs—are reshaping ad reviews.
📝 What’s on deck:
Data Dissection 101: Assess where you nailed it and where your 2024 ad budget might’ve slipped.
Future-Proofing: Stay nimble with evolving metrics, like managing with fuzzier location data.
Metrics with Guts: Forget vanity stats—interpret what actually fuels 2025 goals.
⚙️ 2025 Auto Forecast: Trump’s Proposed Policies in Gear
Curious how a Trump 2025 presidency could impact the auto industry?
From potential tax perks on car loan interest to sweeping tariffs on imports, his policies could spark major changes for U.S. dealers, manufacturers, and consumers. Picture a market where traditional energy gets a boost, EV mandates take a backseat, and trade agreements are redrawn to support domestic manufacturing. We break down each proposal and what it might mean for your business and bottom line.
We break down each proposal and what it could mean for your business and bottom line. Check out the full article here.
AROUND THE ASOTU-VERSE
🗓️ Coming Soon
TODAY! 🤠 November 5-8th — Opening presenters at the 2024 ATAE PR & Communications Focus Group Meeting in Austin, Texas.
⚜️ January 23-26th, 2025 — NADA Show in New Orleans.
🦀 May 13-16th, 2025 — ASOTU CON in Baltimore, Maryland.
🎬 Episode 4 of More Than Cars at Mohawk Chevrolet
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🥊 Quick Hits: Apple, Wood in Space, and TV
Rumor has it that Apple is eyeing the smart glasses market. 🤓
The fifth and final season of the Netflix hit “Stranger Things” will air in 2025. 📺️
Going against the grain, Japan just launched the first wooden satellite into space. 🪵
🔁 Today in History: Women, Art, and Radio
1893: Women in the U.S. state of Colorado are granted the right to vote, the second state to do so. 🗳️
1929: In New York City, the Museum of Modern Art opens to the public. 🖼️
1994: WXYC, the student radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, launches the world's first internet radio broadcast. 📻️
Thanks for reading, friend! However you work today, remember that the most important things aren’t always results but methods. Integrity, compassion, and patience never go out of style.
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