Tag: automotive tech
AI chatbots and digital retailing: how do customers want to communicate?...
Digital retailing has created hundreds of new opportunities for auto dealers to interact with consumers. But in the age of texting, search engines and...
New Michigan facility to test electric vehicle batteries for Detroit automakers
Michigan is to be the home of a $72.7 million laboratory designed to be the testing grounds for electric vehicle batteries.
The facility, set in...
How ‘dirty’ are electric vehicles? The answer might surprise you
Headlines and social media are filled with electric cars: the good, the bad, the controversial. However, one topic that remains elusive is the truth...
New opportunities for mobile service in fixed ops and why technicians...
Fixed ops is an essential but often misunderstood department in the dealership, leading many dealers to miss out on the growing opportunities in the...
Stellantis offers 3,500 employee buyouts to make way for EVs
Stellantis is looking to reduce its hourly workforce by as many as 3,500 employees through buyouts.Â
Last week, Shawn Fain, the recently elected president of...
Global EV sales expected to climb 35% in 2023, IEA reports
In a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), EV sales increased to 10 million last year, with China accounting for approximately 60% of...
Playing the long-game with CDPs and unified data — Aaron Baldwin...
On the last episode of Auto Marketing Now, we discussed the differences between the most common CDP systems in the auto industry, along with...
Nikola seeks to raise $100 million with stock offer, anonymous investor
Electric vehicle brand Nikola has announced plans to raise $100 million in cash as it looks to increase production of its battery-powered semis.
Initially, the...
New research reveals disappointing sales for Tesla Solar Roof
Only 3,000 Tesla Solar Roof systems have been purchased in the U.S., despite the company's target of 1,000 sales per week.
The Solar Roofs are...
How to improve digital innovation at your car dealership into 2021
2020 has been a wild ride for everyone, the car business included. Through all the ups and downs, dealerships have looked to technology and...