What's going to happen to all those big, toxic batteries in the bellies of our EVs when today's cars get put out to pasture in the pick-n-pull? My latest for motortrend is an explainer on the current state and future of battery recycling. motortrend.com/features/ev-ba…

The used-vehicle market has been a wild ride this year. Here's an update on where we are, from Sr. Director of Business Intelligence Jeremy Robb. bit.ly/3Js5Uq6

Let me tell you, I worked for Mazda for three years. They never stopped building the rotary engine. It is their North Star.

I was there and it was a great speech....

this is a reminder that there are 25 perfect games and not 24. count Armando’s perfecto you cowards MLB

“Education for both consumers and dealers remains a critical factor in driving widespread confidence and adoption of electric vehicles.” - Kayla Reynolds, Manager of Research & Market Intelligence, Cox Automotive Mobility. bit.ly/3NuiXZC

As the first half winds down, our head of new-vehicle sales solutions spent some time with a great group of auto dealers, talking about our fast-changing market. Yes, "selling" is coming back into fashion. Here's his take: bit.ly/3NQJVfg

Rolling into Friday with a long weekend in view! Need a playlist? Our resident DJ Jonathan Smoke has his summer playlist out, complete with one dedicated to Jerome Powell and the Fed: Baby Don't Hurt Me! Enjoy! open.spotify.com/playlist/0fpZz…

As we close out the first half, a quick temperature check on how the market feels, from our senior director of New Car Solutions. bit.ly/3NQJVfg

Overall, new-vehicle sales have been more robust than expected due to a heavy push of fleet sales and a U.S. car buyer who has stayed resilient. As our Chief Economist notes, “Consumers always find a way to buy new wheels despite the circumstances. " bit.ly/3CLRTjz

Wholesale used vehicle prices (mix, mileage & seasonally adjusted) based on Manheim by Cox Automotive Index declined 4.2% in June leaving the index down 10.3% y/y publish.manheim.com/content/publis… NSA ave price declined 3.8% leaving unadjusted ave price down 10.1% y/y

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Something is happening with new-vehicle prices. 👇👇👇 bit.ly/3NOFcJB

They all eventually fall. Tesla Model S -- the one that started it all -- no longer sales king of lux-EV sedans.👇

"We are midway through July, and I continue to be optimistic that the worst is behind us." - Cox Automotive Chief Economist Jonathan Smoke, aka Jonathan Smoke. bit.ly/3NWIMlc

This tweet from Tesla is constantly in my feed, and reminds me how Tesla is, in fact, just a trailing indicator of the mainstream makers. You can find videos of this work being done Ford Motor Company from 2013 and earlier, test cycle, 50K times. Tesla is not magic. Tesla is a car company.

Prett sure the @ford version was called a “robutt”, which Elon Musk would likely appreciate.

New handle here. It's what all the geniuses are doing....

Honestly, is there any way to just have something happen that does not someone involve Musk in some way. This is a story about cocaine and cheese and the photo includes this?? 👇 Please, go away! (I shout into the chaos that he is ruining...) usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

And X is out... Had enough of the leadership of this joint, and I find I am better off without it. Will still be monitoring auto as I work with the social media team at Cox Automotive, but, personally, I'm outta here.