Autoconverse :: Future Of Mobility

This podcast features a conversation Fixed Operations Director Ed Roberts alongside FIXED OPS DIGITAL CEO Owen Moon and RevolutionParts CEO Ibrahim Mesbah talking about how declining collision repair is threatening long term dealership profitability, and what dealers can do to counter it. View the original live stream on YouTube and on our blog. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit autoconverse.substack.com

This week on the Mobility Tech & Connectivity Show it's #CuriousEventsDay and we welcome Special Guest Ashley Karr, Head of B2B Marketing at CarGurus about an upcoming and curious event called Navigate '19 - a user conference designed to educate attendees on solutions to major challenges that dealerships face today, including areas like digital marketing, strategy, and leadership. Also in the news..Toyota's New Augmented Reality Shopping Experience: A Shift In The Car Buying Journey? The 7-year Auto Loan - America’s Middle Class Can’t Afford It’s Cars; and The Implausibility of Intelligence Explosion. View the original live stream on YouTube or visit this podcast on the AutoConverse Blog. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit autoconverse.substack.com

This week on the Mobility Tech & Connectivity Show it's NameYourCarDay and we welcome Special Guest Troy Blackwell from NuVinAir to talk with us about pain points in dealerships and how creativity, support, and clear communication are essential to the future success between auto makers and retailers. Also in the news: Tesla on track to surpass 100k sales last quarter; Update on the GM - UAW Strike View the original live stream on our website. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit autoconverse.substack.com

In the Age of Digital Retailing, there are many opinions about how to improve the auto shopper experience. But can the auto shopper experience actually be improved? One person thinks so – Eric Brown - an Automotive Entrepreneur with experience in building high-growth companies in media, internet technology, health care, and automotive verticals. Brown believes the auto shopping experience can be improved, and he’s setting out to do it with his latest start-up – AskOtto.com. View the original live streaming recording on AutoConversion.net. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit autoconverse.substack.com

This week on the Mobility Tech & Connectivity Show it is #RespectDay and we honor the day by encouraging people to focus on ways in which they can be respectful to others. We also welcome two (2) separate guests today: Tony Gomes from Honda Americas to share his story about the Takata airbags recall replacement strategy, and Ashok Kartham from Mize to talk with us about the connected customer experience through warranty and service, and enlisting your service technicians in proactive business growth. Other news items this week include: Ford agrees to sell Canvas to Fair, bowing out of vehicle subscriptions. Cox Automotive Invests $350M In Electric Car Maker Rivian.  GM workers on Nationwide strike Watch the complete show with show notes on AutoConverse.com. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit autoconverse.substack.com

While the U.S. economy continues to show strength, the auto industry is feeling the pressure of affordability issues, a general saturation point with new-vehicle sales and an influx of off-lease products. As a result, vehicle inventories continue to rise, prompting dealers and automakers to push new incentives to keep sales flowing. These is the primary talking point of this month’s Used Car Marketing Dealer Strategy Session. View original live stream on YouTube. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit autoconverse.substack.com

This week on the Mobility Tech & Connectivity Show we welcome HyreCar SVP of Brian Allan to talk about how how Rideshare solutions such as HyreCar are providing alternative revenue streams for Auto Retailers. View original live stream on YouTube: Can Ride-Hailing Offset Decline in Car Sales? - Conversation with Brian Allan from HyreCar This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit autoconverse.substack.com

Can autonomous driving can be done without the need for costly and time-consuming HD mapping technology? One company thinks so - Imagry. Imagry uses a highly intelligent, vision-based approach called mapless autonomous driving that doesn’t require HD mapping, allowing the market for autonomous vehicles to scale and commercialize more rapidly at less cost. In this episode we meet with Imagry Founder & CEO Adham Ghazali. View the original live stream on our website.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit autoconverse.substack.com

Digital Dealer is where top dealers go to get ahead of the technology curve, delivering the largest array of industry speakers, peer-to-peer opportunities, and exhibit hall offerings – all carefully designed to impart groundbreaking strategies. And in this episode, Ryan Gerardi sits with FIXED OPS DIGITAL Co-Founder Owen Moon and Mike "the Car Guy" Correra for a complete recap of the 15-plus interviews they conducted over with the industry's top thinkers and personalities during the 3-day event. View the original live stream on YouTube. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit autoconverse.substack.com

This week on the Mobility Tech & Connectivity Show it’s Lighthouse Day. The lighthouse has been a staple of culture in the world since we built boats to sail the seas. And today we honor the silent, but bright, guardians of our coastlines and ships. Also on the docket today: The Fed jumps into the FinTech race; Is Ride-Hailing facing Reality?; and Insights from AutoIntel Summit with Special Guest Austin Ledgerwood from Cover Genius. View the original live stream recording on YouTube. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit autoconverse.substack.com

In this episode of the Mobility Tech & Connectivity Show we honor World Ranger Day and meet with DrivingSales Director of Operations and Media Bart Wilson for a preview of the 10th Annual DrivingSales Executive Summit scheduled this Fall. Ryan Gerardi and Bart talk about the keynote speakers slated for the summit, the new "Beast Mode" feature, and other activities including why fixed ops managers should be attending DSES and other industry events. View the original live stream on YouTube. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit autoconverse.substack.com

This week on the Mobility Tech & Connectivity Show it’s #PioneerDay. We honor the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 – the spacecraft that brought the first humans to the moon and back. We also welcome first-time special guest Sean Welsh, Host of '5 Minutes with Sean…Maybe 10' and the 'Car Biz Chronicles' to talk with us about the B2B Media Strategy for his company – Car Biz Done Better, and of course what is wrong and right with the car business. On the show we talk about CDK divesting its Digital Marketing business and the the value of auto industry conferences and events. View the original live stream on YouTube.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit autoconverse.substack.com

How much of the used vehicle market will traditional auctions be left with after disruption? Is “after disruption” even a point in time? These are the primary questions we seek to discuss on this month’s Used Car Marketing Dealer Strategy Session. According to an Assessment & Analysis of the Current Used Vehicle Market by Edgewood Systems, this is the situation: Auction Sales Volume Dropping as much as 40% Finding the Cars Customers Want online Auction Channel is Now migrating Online View the original live stream recording on YouTube. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit autoconverse.substack.com

In this session, we welcome Atlanta Business Video Founder and Executive Producer Megan Roberge to talk with us about the four stages of video marketing success: 1) Pre-Production; 2) Video Capture; 3) Post-Production; 4) Video Marketing. Specifically we look at the Portfolio section of her company website and talk about the budgets that went into specific client projects.   > View the original live stream on YouTube This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit autoconverse.substack.com

This week on the Mobility Tech & Connectivity Show it’s Don’t Step on a Bee Day. It’s also Nikola Tesla’s birthday. Happy Birthday Nikola! On the show we welcome Jason Unrau from AutomotiveCopyWriter.com and Katherine Swan from Intelichek which provides mystery shopping and expert analysts for Dealership Service Managers. We briefly discuss Team USA's FIFA Women World Cup Championship, Boeing partnering with Kitty Hawk to produce VOTL passenger drones, and Tesla's secret batter cell lab. > View original live stream on YouTube This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit autoconverse.substack.com

Even as used-vehicle sales and revenue are on the rise, dealers are facing increased competition. The industry's most prominent new competitor in the used-vehicle market, online startup Carvana, debuts at No. 8 on Automotive News' list of the top 100 retailers based in the U.S. ranked by used-vehicle retail sales. Also in this episode, Black Book Index dips for 5th consecutive month, how rising depreciation will affect the used-vehicle market, and do features, options and packages impact which car you buy? View the original live stream on YouTube. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit autoconverse.substack.com

In this special edition of the Mobility Tech & Connectivity Show we open up by honoring American Automotive Icon Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca, best known for spearheading the development of Ford Mustang and Pinto cars, while at the Ford Motor Company in the 1960s, and then later for reviving the Chrysler Corporation as its CEO during the 1980s. Also on the show we talk about Amazon turning 25, GM's Robotaxi Fleet, and President Trump's historic visit with Little Rocket Man in North Korea. View the original live stream on YouTube. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit autoconverse.substack.com

In this episode we welcome first-time guest and Dealer SuperHero Shaun Raines for a conversation about auto retailers, the vendor community, and where it's all headed. News topics include: Walmart kickstarting a $1 Trillion Driverless Delivery Market; GM to introduce 20 all-electric vehicles by 2023, and more. View the original live stream on YouTube. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit autoconverse.substack.com

According to Autonomic CEO Gavin Sherry, our guest in this week's episode - "YES!" Cars are quickly becoming smarter and more interconnected than ever before. New V2X capabilities will not only innovate the driving experience but also help connect separate ecosystems in which the consumer operates daily. These separate ecosystems must begin to work in tandem, but an introduction to untapped V2X possibilities will help open the door for conversations across these individual players. View the original live stream on YouTube. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit autoconverse.substack.com

June 5th was #HotAirBalloonDay as your hosts Ryan & Terry open up with talk about a Ford-GM merger being rumored. The two also discuss Merrill-Lynch slashing its sales forecast for EVs over the next 10 years before talking about why being busy is a modern sickness and the importance of doing 'nothing' more often. View the original live stream recording on YouTube.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit autoconverse.substack.com