🚗 Human Ingenuity Meets AI Efficiency

TOGETHER WITH

Happy Friday, Friend!

We’ve been in Florida this week filming a brand new episode of More Than Cars with our pals over at Bozard Ford Lincoln.

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Today's Email

• 📊 Reports, Reliability, and Recalls

• 💡 Insights That Drive Results

• 🗓️ Coming Soon

• 🤖 AI Agents, Jobs, and Click Wars

• 🥊 Quick Hits: Little Brother, Science, E”X”odus

• 🔁 Today in History: Cuba, Washington, Speed

BUSINESS

📊 Reports, Reliability, and Recalls

ZeroSum's latest report shows inventory is booming, but sales are dragging, leaving dealers to navigate tighter margins and a fiercely competitive market.

Leasing is back on the rise with EVs in the driver’s seat, while subprime lending hits the brakes, making room for cash buyers and Prime+ borrowers.

As sales nosedive, Infiniti’s scrambling to survive by cozying up to Nissan in a bid to stop dealer losses from spiraling out of control.

Subaru’s back on top, hybrids shine, and EVs are still working out the kinks—Consumer Reports reveals the best (and worst) bets for buyers.

Lastly, from fuel leaks to loose tailgates, automakers like Honda, GM, Hyundai, and Mercedes-Benz are keeping service bays busy with fresh recalls.

Read more on these stories here.

TOGETHER WITH STREAM COMPANIES

💡 Insights That Drive Results

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Their free Market Insights Report isn’t just another PDF—it’s your cheat code to crushing local competition.

With insights like:

✅ Sales Concentration Analysis: Spot your hottest zip codes.

✅ Inventory Alignment: Stock what sells, not what sits.

✅ Market Share Evaluation: See where you stand (and where you can win).

It’s time to take the guesswork out of strategy and make data-driven decisions that actually drive sales.

Download your free report today and let Stream Companies help you sell smarter, not harder.

PLUS, don’t miss Stream Companies’ webinar TODAY at 2:00pm EST—Advertising Strategies Part 2: Building Your 2025 Advertising Playbook. Register here!

AROUND THE ASOTU-VERSE

🗓️ Coming Soon

🍾 Thursday, December 19th — ASOTU’s Year End Extravaganza (deets coming soon!)

⚜️ January 23-26th, 2025 — NADA Show in New Orleans

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  • Are you looking for a party at NADA?

  • OR, would you like to party with ASOTU at NADA?

    • Check out NADAParties.com 

🦀 May 13-16th, 2025 — ASOTU CON in Baltimore, Maryland

TECHNOLOGY

🤖 AI Agents, Jobs, and Click Wars

AI is learning to click, scroll, and even book your flights—without asking for vacation days. GUI agents from Microsoft, Google, and Anthropic are automating repetitive tasks, promising smoother workflows and fewer headaches for humans. But before you fire your assistant, remember: these tools still need us for strategy, creativity, and keeping their calendars straight.

Sure, they’re efficient, but not perfect—missing inputs and forgetting to scroll aren’t the kind of errors your team can afford. The good news? This tech is about augmentation, not replacement. Adapt, embrace, and pair human ingenuity with AI’s speed, and you’ve got a recipe for next-level productivity.

Still nervous about your job? Relax. The AI revolution is coming to empower, not erase. But hey, it wouldn’t hurt to get comfortable sharing your desktop with a machine.

Read the full writeup here.

🥊 Quick Hits: Little Brother, Science, E”X”odus

• Netflix is developing a John Cena and Eric Andre comedy: “Little Brother.” 🎦 

• New catalyst can convert methane into useful polymers. 🧪 

• UK police forces quietly withdraw from X platform amid content concerns. 👋 

🔁 Today in History: Cuba, Washington, Speed

• 1492: After exploring for gold on the island of Cuba (which he had mistaken for Japan), Christopher Columbus lands on an island he names Hispaniola. 🇨🇺 

• 1884: The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. is completed. 👷 

• 1976: Kitty O’Neil sets a land speed record after driving a hydrogen peroxide-powered rocket car at an average speed of 512.7 mph across the Alvord Desert in Oregon. ⏩️ 

Thanks for reading, friend! Friday is a good day to set yourself up for Monday. Waiting till Sunday is like going to the grocery store without a list. You’re gonna pick up some stuff you don’t need.