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AI is becoming the auto industry's harshest critic

25 years ago, our head of dealer services, Adam Gaedke decided to leave his gig as a teacher to try his hand as a car salesman. Back then, selling cars might as well have been a free-for-all.And he ha

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The World Cup's Biggest Brand Winners are Taking Over the Internet

For decades, the biggest brands in the world have spent billions of dollars trying to own the World Cup. It's the pinnacle of global marketing, and every tournament brings another wave of commercials,

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Waiting for the "Perfect Moment" Is a Trap

He guards it. He whispers to it. He has never once shipped it. A new client came to us this month carrying an idea he'd held for ten years. He loved it so much, he wouldn’t share it with us until we s

Jun 24, 2026

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#CarGuyConfessions--The Hat Trick

Most people think a hat trick in the car business is selling three cars in a day. Not this one. This is the story of the time I had a tree fall on my demo, threw up on a customer's test drive, and got

Jun 18, 2026

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I learned the secret to never having a bad meeting. It was simpler than I ever imagined.

In November of 2007, I took over as GM at a large but struggling Toyota dealership, Tysons Toyota, right on the cusp of the Great Financial Crisis. Like most troubled stores I'd inherited, it had been

Jun 16, 2026

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F1 isn't what you thought it is!

F1 isn't what you thought it is! What are some ways you're seeing brands get into the sport?

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The Government Banned the Newest Claude Model Last Night

Fable 5 is Currently Unavailable While you were sleeping, the U.S. government forced Anthropic to shut off its two most powerful Claude AI models.If you have never heard of Anthropic, you have still u

Jun 13, 2026

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AI is becoming the auto industry's harshest critic