NADA Ribbon Cutting, DeLorean Blast From Past, & Shift in EV Buying Process

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Last night, the ASOTU Crew got a little crazy at the NADA Welcome Party at Allegiant Stadium. The show goes on today and the show floor is about to open! Kyle Mountsier is joined by Ben Hadley to take a tour around the news coming from around automotive today. Anyone ready for a ride in a time machine?

• Tesla Price Hike more gentle than Rivian
  • Raw material accessibility is an issue.
  • 20% price increase in 1 yr for Model Y
• Pre-market is up on hopes of ceasefire talks
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin said that “certain positive shifts” have occurred in the talks.
  • The main event on the economic calendar Friday is the preliminary reading for the University of Michigan consumer confidence survey, expected to nudge higher to a reading of 62 from 61.7 in February.
• Autonation CEO encourages a shift in the buying process
  • "If we've learned anything from the last two years," Manley said, "what we should have learned is that the traditional thinking around the automotive industry is just not applicable — completely not applicable" in a period of massive change and disruption.
  • Shift to EV will push late adopters to used vehicle purchasing

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