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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

A COVID slump slowed the roll of major automakers and dealers this past spring, with the pandemic causing a 30 percent drop in auto sales to date. And that, in turn, is being challenged by ideas like fractional ownership and, more recently, auto subscriptions. Auto Subscriptions Go DTC . Building A Better EV Experience .

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2020

Stretch back through the decades and you’ll find any number of examples — Henry Ford’s mass-produced autos, and more recently the internet and mobile phones. It took about 15 years for 5 percent of retail sales to shift online, then another 10 to shift another 5 percent. Even more remarkable is that 5.1 Retail Done in Bits and Bytes.

Retail 73

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

iPhone sales may not quite be what they once were — as of last quarter they were less than 50 percent of Apple’s total sales for the first time in 12 years — but for the time being, they remain Apple’s flagship product and the center of its ecosystem.

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MAY 5, 2017

He also noted that sales of the Apple Watch — building on strong momentum out of the holiday quarter — had doubled over the same time last year. As recently as last fall, Apple’s smartwatch sales were officially tanking — with IDC reporting a 51.3 With $5 billion in incremental funding, that’s a lot of backing for automated autos.

Retail 40

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Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 10, 2023

From Alfred Sloan at General Motors to Jack Welch at General Electric to Steve Jobs at Apple, there is a history of CEOs being tagged as superstars (and indispensable to the organizations that they head), in successful companies.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Apps And Auto Repairs. Auto glass repair and claims management company Safelite Solutions is looking to smartphone apps and a new partner to offer customers same-day claim disbursements. Funds are disbursed instantly via Visa Direct , once that customer accepts the estimate’s conditions, and can be used at the auto shop for repairs.

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Barry Ritholtz

MAY 30, 2023

And how is it that you, what’s this car that’s in the parking lot, it’s got plates on it and a tag and it’s brand new. That is, my sport is auto racing, actually. I have a professional, I’m sorry, a competitive auto racing license. Oh, you just do work with mathematics and intellectual activities.

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