Podcasts

Thursday is full of brand and community conversations. We are welcoming special guest Ben Hadley to talk about Elon’s new Musk, Carvana petitioning to get back in Michigan, and how Delta and Starbucks are giving you more bang for your buck on the way to data and brand loyalty.

Josselyn Boudett and Paul J Daly sit down to chat at ASOTU CON 2022.

Welcome to Wednesday as we are talking about the recent delivery numbers in the EV game. We also talk about Nissan’s sale of their Russian business at a substantial loss, as well as the results of a real-life asteroids game.

There’s a through line here somewhere. Mike Colacchio has gone from minor-league baseball to selling snowboards to Dealer.com to DealerInspire to AutoLeadStar, where’s an advocate for connected data and Customer Data Platforms. He joins us on Auto Collabs and shares his story, plus his vision for the future of data.

It’s a great Tuesday to be in Retail Auto as we cover a move by GM to leverage their battery tech into home and fleet services. We also talk about the demise of CNN NFT project that promised ownership of history, as well as the fact that October is apparently the new November when it comes to Black Friday.

Welcome to the second full week of October during a five Saturday month as we talk about a near-total recall of every Rivian vehicle produced this year. We also talk about Tesla’s latest strategy to skirt state franchise laws, as well as a “happy dance” little moment for Toyota President Akio Toyoda

Jeff Gonzales, Andrew Eamer and Michael Cirillo sit down to chat at ASOTU CON 2022.

Jarrod Kilway and Kyle Mountsier sit down to chat at ASOTU CON 2022.

It’s Friday and we’re wrapping up this week's news talking about an unanticipated challenge with waterlogged EVs. We’re also talking about why Amazon is pulling the plug on its autonomous delivery robot program, as well as what we should be looking for in today's jobs report.

Liza Borches and Glenn Lundy sit down to chat at ASOTU CON 2022.

A tech person for tech people. Ben Hadley has led an influential journey through automotive. He’s worked with Clarivoy and CreditIQ and helped found Auto Genius. He knows the definitions to all the big words and has a way of communicating almost in parables to bring that heady knowledge down to earth for the layman. And he believes we’re only about 5 years away from a major breakthrough in the way automotive technology works.

This Thursday we’re coming to you from the annual NAMAD membership meeting in Miami, FL where a change in leadership was announced last night. We’re also talking about the continued struggle of self-driving tech, as well as the new weight requirement for roads given the rise in EVs, and a massive semiconductor plant coming to Syracuse, NY.

Welcome to Wednesday as we get ready to cover the 2022 Namad Annual Meeting. We’re also talking about Elon holding true to his original offer for Twitter, an outside automotive tech joining the automotive ranks to help improve auto tech, and a big step forward in home connectivity.

Darren Doane and Danielle Southwick sit down with Paul J Dayl to chat at ASOTU CON 2022.

He might be the handsomest man in automotive. Durran Cage is someone you want to be around. He oozes kindness and has a genuine passion for people. He pours himself into his work, mentally and emotionally. As a consultant, he sees a lot of what is working and what isn’t working, and is able to speak to dealers out of his own personal experience.

This Tuesday we are talking about the drop in vacancies in retail real estate. We also welcome long-time collaborator with ASOTU, Steve Greenfield, to discuss October’s Auto Intel Report.

Ilana Shabtay and Nicole Lipkin, Psy.D., M.B.A. sit down to chat at ASOTU CON 2022.

Welcome to the first full week of making trouble in Q4. Today we talk about why big truck ICE engines aren’t going anywhere. We also discuss last week's big stock hit to automakers and sellers, as well as a survey that goes deep on sentiment toward ad tracking.

We’ve got that Friday feeling as we give a full rundown of Cox Automotive’s Q3 Forecast report. We also talk about some very clear messaging coming from Toyota’s Dealer meetings happening in LasVegas, as well as NY’s efforts to be like California when it comes to EV rules.

Tom Ryan likes change. And Tom Ryan knows he can navigate through change. He’ll figure it out. He’s been doing it his whole career, and figuring it out over and over again has given him a directness and an optimism that’s infectious. To him, automotive is a simple place: Let the customer buy the way that they want. We talk about that plus a lot more.

Glenn Lundy and Alex Flores sit down to chat at ASOTU CON 2022.

Paul J Daly and Kyle Mountsier sit down with Jim McKelvey to discuss Jim's thoughts on ASOTU CON, what he's doing now with Invisbly and his advice for auto dealers.

We’re thankful for Thursdays as we give you a fly over of all things pop culture in this unique episode of The Automotive Troublemaker. We also talk about some motorized momentum in new mobility stocks as of this week.

It is a Wednesday to remember as we celebrate the one year anniversary of this podcast! We also talk about NADA’s submission to the FTC that cited us, as well as covering the live situation in Florida as Hurricane Ivan closes in.

Michael Cirillo sits down with Anthony and Ashley from Effectv to discuss authentic messaging, knowing and growing your audience, measuring the results of your media mix, and how TV marketing has a larger reach than you might think.