Steve Finlay

The innovation seems like the next best thing in automotive infotainment systems, but OEM adoption is limited.

“I was indoctrinated into service work,” says Darrel Ferguson, who now works for software provider Xtime. “I was forced into it.” In retrospect, “I got lucky.”

“I’m no tree hugger, but I do like having a nice planet to live on,” veteran auto technician Keith Lindsey says during an ASE training program.

“It’s going to be a great year for auto dealers,” says Jonathan Smoke, Cox Automotive’s chief economist.

The Taycan 4S fee is $3,250 per month and the Taycan rear-wheel drive will be $2,500 monthly. Taycan 4S rentals are $335 a day for one to three days and $295 a day for four days or more.

“Pivet’s biggest opportunity to grow is through partnerships with local dealers,” says company executive Alex Fraser.

“Am I just a supplier doing manufacturing, or do we share in the equity?” says Swamy Kotagiri, the new head of North America's No.1 auto supplier.

Precision marketing using VINs and artificial intelligence can increase dealer inventory turn, decrease discounting and gain market share, as discussed during a recent LotLinx webinar hosted by WardsAuto.