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- 🚗 GM & Ford Hit 2019 Levels
🚗 GM & Ford Hit 2019 Levels
🚙 Foodbanks and Dealer Ranks
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Welcome to Tuesday, Friend!
We mentioned the CSE show yesterday on The Automotive Troublemaker podcast, which you can check out below.
Be sure to join us for the next few morning livestreams to hear more about the show and all the new auto-tech coming our way with our friend Steve Greenfield.
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💪 Legacy Flex, Hyundai and Kia Credits, and Ride Share Robots
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🏆 GM and Ford Balance Tradition and Change
GM and Ford ended 2024 with their best U.S. sales since 2019. Both saw growth in core models like trucks and SUVs while cautiously expanding electrified offerings. GM sold 2.7M vehicles (+4%), and Ford hit 2.08M (+4%), with EVs still a small but growing slice of sales. For dealers, the message is clear: adapt to meet evolving demand without losing focus on what works.
🔋 EV Tax Credits: A Race Against Time
Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis EVs now qualify for federal tax credits, but political winds may shift. Hyundai’s $7.6B Georgia plant secured eligibility, but the incoming administration’s plans could end the program. Dealers should act fast to leverage consumer interest while the credits last. Will 2025 see the end of this incentive, or will Congress step in? The clock is ticking.
🤖 Robotaxis: Innovation or Chaos?
Uber and Lyft are rolling out robotaxis in select cities, promising a driverless future—but can they deliver? With vandalism, traffic challenges, and public trust issues looming, the transition is anything but smooth. Meanwhile, companies like Waymo are gaining ground. Could these driverless rides redefine urban transport, or will the road ahead be too bumpy?
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Get the full scoop on these stories and more. Dive into the latest trends shaping the auto industry—read here!
Reputation Rankings for Top 150 Largest Auto Groups
Asbury, AutoNation, Sonic, etc.…you know the list.
How do customers rate their experiences at these groups?
How do these groups compare against each other and industry benchmarks?
Are they good at getting Google reviews?
How do customers rate components of the experience like staff, wait time, repair quality, friendliness, and professionalism?
Harnessing the power of AI, Widewail has analyzed millions of reviews to assess each dealership group’s performance, highlighting each group's strengths and weaknesses and benchmarking them against industry standards.
150 dealer groups, 150 reputation scorecards. See which group ranks #1.
🤘 Rockingham Cars Rallies for Corby Foodbank
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We’re kicking off 2025 with an inspiring story from across the pond! Rockingham Cars, a family-owned dealership in Corby, UK, turned their showroom into a hub for generosity, collecting car-boots-full of food for the Corby Foodbank. The effort, led by Director Matthew Hall and Sales Manager Alec Pun, was inspired by the dealership’s connection with the Foodbank team at the Spirit of Corby awards.
Their efforts highlight the incredible good dealers can do, and here at ASOTU, we’re eager to see more stories like this unfold throughout the year. Let’s keep driving change together!
AROUND THE ASOTU-VERSE
🗓️ Coming Soon
📝 January 30th— Public Policy Day with WANADA and the Washington, D.C. Auto Show.
🦀 May 13-16th— ASOTU CON in Baltimore, Maryland.
🥊 Quick Hits: Step Down, Court Case, and Smarter TVs
🔁 Today in History: A Bank, a Sneeze, and a Brand
1782 – The first American commercial bank, the Bank of North America, opens. 🏦
1894 – Thomas Edison makes a kinetoscopic film of someone sneezing.[13] On the same day, his employee, William Kennedy Dickson, receives a patent for motion picture film. 🤧
1985 – Saturn is founded 🪐
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