Episodes

Monday Apr 01, 2019
Monday Apr 01, 2019
Technology is transforming the automotive industry.
- Data is changing vehicle manufacturing and the way customers buy.
- Connectivity is transforming the relationships between customers and their vehicles.
- New technology such as blockchain provides alternative approaches to existing issues.
- The change affects the whole sector, from manufacturing and maintenance to sales.
Some of the innovation feeds off ideas from other industries, such as the vehicle repair app created by SinglePoint Inc. (OTCQB: SING). Some of it is focused on sales, as is the case for CDK Global Inc. (NASDAQ: CDK) and its dashboard to help with sales. There are innovations for specific market sectors, such as the truck data-gathering work headed by IHS Markit Ltd. (NASDAQ: INFO). Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) may be working on some of the highest profile changes, with its work on electric cars leading to record-breaking sales, but it’s the quieter work of companies such as AutoWeb Inc. (NASDAQ: AUTO) that is reaching into every corner of the market, as technology transforms the auto sales environment.