🚗 Scouting It Out

🚙 Tesla's Rebound, Consumer Tests, and Mo' Waymo

October 28, 2024

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Scout Motors is bringing back two models as EVs, and they’re planning to do so without dealerships. We wrote some about the announcements here.

It’s funny the brand is called “Scout,” because they will indeed be scouting out the territory of replacing an existing nationwide network of local dealerships with digital window shopping.

Let’s wish them luck and…

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🪥 Bytes: Tesla, Test Drives, and Robo-Transport

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🚀 Tesla’s Stock Surge and Growth Projections

Tesla's 22% stock jump might catch dealer attention, but Musk's forecast of 20-30% vehicle growth in 2025 is what really matters. It’s a reminder that EVs and autonomy are key to future sales, even as regulatory credits temporarily boost profits. Dealers should keep an eye on Tesla's evolving role.

🪓 Half of Americans Ready for EV Test Drives

The Consumer Reports survey shows that 50% of Americans are ready to test drive EVs, which is a great opportunity for dealerships. Though concerns remain about battery life and charging infrastructure, a hands-on experience can convert interest into sales. Dealers need to step up their EV game and customer education.

🚕 Waymo’s $5.6 Billion Expansion

Waymo’s massive funding round highlights the growing influence of autonomous vehicles. With its robotaxi service expanding, this could impact urban transportation models and eventually dealership sales models. Dealers should prepare for a future where AVs reshape the landscape of both consumer vehicles and fleet sales.

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🎸 “Baseball, Apple Pie, Chevrolet, and Glen Campbell”

Got the election season blues? Don’t fret. Sometimes the blues are just the shadow cast by how much you care. And we all care about our nation… Maybe not as much as Grace at Mohawk.

Dealerships are a great place to be reminded that after we exercise our freedom to choose a president on November 5th, we get to exercise our freedom to choose unity on November 6th.

🥊 Quick Hits: Feelin’ Good, Fake News, and Venom

  • Americans' economic sentiment improved in October due to lower interest rates, though durable goods spending remains weak. 🙋 

  • OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dismissed reports of a new AI model called "Orion" launching this year as “fake news,” though he didn’t explicitly deny all details, leaving questions about the model's existence and release plans. 🤖 

  • Early reviews are in: Venom: The Last Dance delivers emotional moments, wild action, and humor, appealing mainly to fans. Tom Hardy shines, but the film offers little new for non-fans. 🕷️ 

🔁 Today in History: Cuba, Booze, and NASA

  • 1492: Christopher Columbus lands in Cuba on his first voyage to the New World, surmising that it is Japan. ⚓️ 

  • 1919: The U.S. Congress passes the Volstead Act over President Woodrow Wilson's veto, paving the way for Prohibition to begin the following January. 🍻 

  • 2009: NASA successfully launches the Ares I-X mission, the only rocket launch for its short-lived Constellation program. 🚀 

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