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font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">September 5, 2022</span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"><a href="https://www.asotu.com" style="color:#197bbd; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial; color: #cf325f;"><strong><img alt="ASOTU Daily Push back" src="https://d3k81ch9hvuctc.cloudfront.net/company/QU8tVR/images/66c8ef2a-5f83-486d-bd89-6e676b36204f.png" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="200"></strong></span></a> <div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Lucida, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Sans', Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400;">Together with</span> </span></strong></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.hello.carscanner.io/" style="color:#197bbd; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline"><strong><span style="font-family: Lucida, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Sans', Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;"><img alt="CAR SCANNER LOGO" src="https://d3k81ch9hvuctc.cloudfront.net/company/QU8tVR/images/d7f3f4df-5a7c-4376-99fa-99d7113c4002.png" width="135"></span></strong></a></div> <div> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"> </span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><strong style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Labor Day.</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> The day dealers do their part to keep the economy rocking!</span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are now less than a week from ASOTU CON and final preparations are underway to make sure you have an incredible time and learn at an accelerated pace. We can’t wait to see everyone Sunday!</span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Grill some burgers. Serve your customers. Have an incredible day!</span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Keep Pushing Back,</span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">-Paul J Daly, Kyle Mountsier</span></em></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <!--[if mso | IE]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <!--[if mso | IE]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </div> <!--[if mso | IE]></table><![endif]--> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <!--[if mso | IE]></td></tr></table></table><![endif]--> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <!--[if mso | IE]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="wrapper" role="presentation" style="width:100%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <!--[if mso | IE]><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="wrapper-outlook" style="width:600px;" width="600" ><tr><td style="line-height:0px;font-size:0px;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;"><![endif]--> <div style="margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width:100%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction:ltr;font-size:0px;padding:0px;text-align:center;"> <!--[if mso | IE]><table role="presentation" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="" style="width:600px;" width="600" bgcolor="#ffffff" ><tr><td style="line-height:0px;font-size:0px;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;"><![endif]--> <div style="background:#ffffff;background-color:#ffffff;margin:0px auto;border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background:#ffffff;background-color:#ffffff;width:100%;border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction:ltr;font-size:0px;padding:20px 0;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:center;"> <!--[if mso | IE]><table role="presentation" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><![endif]--> <div class="content-padding"> <!--[if mso | IE]><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="kl-row-outlook" style="width:600px;" width="600" ><tr><td style="line-height:0px;font-size:0px;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;"><![endif]--> <div class="kl-row" style="margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width:100%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction:ltr;font-size:0px;padding:0;text-align:center;"> <!--[if mso | IE]><table role="presentation" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td class="" style="width:600px;" ><![endif]--> <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;text-align:left;display:inline-block;width:100%;direction:ltr;"> <!--[if mso | IE]><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" ><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:600px;" ><![endif]--> <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix kl-column" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="vertical-align:top;table-layout:fixed;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="font-size:0px;word-break:break-word;"> <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix component-wrapper" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="table-layout:fixed;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;vertical-align:top;padding-top:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:8px;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border:solid 1px #E6E6E6;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="left" class="kl-text" style="background:#FFFFFF;font-size:0px;padding:0px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;word-break:break-word;"> <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.3;text-align:left;color:#222427;"><div> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial; color: #cf325f;"><strong>AUTOMOTIVE</strong></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial; color: #000000; font-size: 24px;"><strong>Speed To Market</strong></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><img alt="gotta hurry gif" height="250" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/efvZMcL2Bo6yXlTGQB/giphy.gif" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="450"></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week David Long and the All Things Used Cars community were joined by </span><a href="https://trk.klclick1.com/ls/click?upn=fr-2Bhomk9Qyo0lD7Sg9xKh-2FGsXyUMT5fzl-2BMQVp1k7rbt-2Bvik6Ag4Cp4Yh9zGATaFso2l3nPYaDChpqOxwoxB-2BVtusMqkq0oqSqkO5GDRXayAHNYPkaYX9tBsBo7vvOPKLOMzPYMTkncYrTCzcgXd98BY6xi6f-2F2o1evg9rBHSYk46Wp8gbcnuL7s-2BWJhJijd1b2hX7UkFU-2F4ZNgWE2bl9KKHQJeXMnwDeh65ymTsbQL-2FRWe9wspxyxLiz10rMBzlspJN2hr-2B91MYNbxMhbZqh5QT-2Bux0GOOg7y0DyI3cuYIGrkiqnmUiLkBj8puo21hY2zvvOga8R7SLD9GL6JGGJsW8piQoVdoGz-2FrBWK8W4nR-2FscNw6hJwsB7EgUtHMs1zxXT0yh0ROuVkC35R4ckcoLbPoNpsQW7Qi7foTBLD6W4-3DxxKX_udT3v8hfWpShd4l40iR1Yscdcxbcmpa8PZ1C4kTw0hRctLOVOn-2BOYbprSz1uShcEY67Uxtxs8hrXiU3NKawO-2BBtlJGOdoOxflPz8ZuAQw8weSHwVxYyBQB5e25y90dfx3co7SbAdNyTof34M4BXVX5TZy4yfZ6j-2B1bj6J0N7o4HvttUJm7UiJxK3z8mJxcbriQJssqvu0oxNg81F9NJlAwmC-2FC1mzV7gDNrbaaDiAqhhJx9HQlhhAOdeZTs-2ByjLURsMz-2FzPTuNDclEkMqa2R-2BY5EYgg3BBPkZafgxdFQLtkFtDlW8GPYyn-2Fnemum06BEipLzWWTXTqbh5M9jYhr-2FIF0ofxwdClLQDPvH-2FLLj-2B0PGbRqhfXefC3OnjrZotDXxKzYEYCQ4FM-2BBhkxsnY2ZXg-3D-3D" style="color:#197bbd; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline; font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span>David Simches</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><a href="https://trk.klclick1.com/ls/click?upn=fr-2Bhomk9Qyo0lD7Sg9xKh-2FGsXyUMT5fzl-2BMQVp1k7rYiumAWh1O-2FtgDNJ4yd1MLCezfwEwGPaEgbWIk-2FSmwaYAp4C1EyEmKujuQBgszPN1hrAx2e1E10q7JGY4Ig4esZSigdZ-2F-2FJY4wOn7Bnt7HEKIv-2BzlVjw9Ht8iQk0F9fevJQ6kO0YPwGXuVK8q8Dcs9tCF58KFCGfRm9Ap83cIc0cEYQYFjNcTf01EMeuIhISUCnBITlVlLDNHcNg6jGWg-2FsB-2FzYIpXcYGzgIdqOOJo9g5-2BuJbwl47HEqqIcFsw5eJJxDe7Q3CIFbXdgO89px8Z6cnf2dJCfuoc-2F6dkXh3VBuYiej6qbBiD6-2FQ-2FehUN-2BQ58FemEo9WlsnAvwZj6PkPJfRhTz8fosvXOXT5GL0Lm8LN7XRNGAK-2B1hsWB6M8BrjQc-3DPobg_udT3v8hfWpShd4l40iR1Yscdcxbcmpa8PZ1C4kTw0hRctLOVOn-2BOYbprSz1uShcEY67Uxtxs8hrXiU3NKawO-2BBtlJGOdoOxflPz8ZuAQw8weSHwVxYyBQB5e25y90dfx3co7SbAdNyTof34M4BXVX5TZy4yfZ6j-2B1bj6J0N7o4HvttUJm7UiJxK3z8mJxcbriQJssqvu0oxNg81F9NJlA0DsgU8AtwQWVPzeOslHrRpz4aJT9Q8j-2Fam9ztNrx0VZBXv7y8WAo5d5zNUqQMQ9ihPpno74nISMg7K63I-2BzbFsD5Xd0r3pQIgVp1HKBAeVRlx17SfELXg8JsGvQMKETQ0WWobL7ptOeTmbdGTDjrEzjoLmGsP2Ft5cy8rNLCaK22uL8wweT-2B1hQrUJK4nWUww-3D-3D" style="color:#197bbd; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline; font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span>Michael Boyd</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to talk about challenges and opportunities of getting used inventory to market quickly. A full replay can be heard </span><a href="https://www.clubhouse.com/room/PA3E51J6" style="color:#197bbd; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline; font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span>here</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, but here are a few notes to get you started.</span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><br>And just as a reminder, All Things Used Cars will be LIVE from ASOTU CON in Philly THIS WEEKEND. <a href="https://www.asotucon.com/tickets" style="color:#197bbd; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline">Get your tickets now</a>! </span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"> </span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"> </span></span><strong>⏰💸Time isn't free.</strong></div> <div>You pay for a car every minute between buying and selling it.</div> <div> </div> <div><strong>📖🖊Define the process.</strong></div> <div>Winging it creates delays. Delays cost time, money, and the quality of the customer's experience.</div> <div> </div> <div><strong>💪🕵Equip your appraisers.</strong></div> <div>A good appraisal needs to know the reconditioning costs and the value of the care in your market.</div> <div> </div> <div><strong>🛠🚙Set up your service department.</strong></div> <div>Communicate with service quickly so when the car comes for reconditioning, the tires, parts, processes, and awareness are all ready for it.</div> <div> </div> <div><strong>❓❗Without the why, the how doesn't matter.</strong></div> <div>Your whole team needs to know why speed to market matters and why each step of your process should be cared for with passion.</div> <div> </div> <div><strong>🚫🏃The market stops for no one.</strong></div> <div>Find your bottlenecks and blind spots, then deal with them. There is a good chance you don't know what you don't know. Invite other opinions, listen to other operators, and learn everything you can.</div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></em></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Telling it like it is — The best guidance feels like steps - not destinations. Each week All Things Used Cars provides great guidance to people in each pocket of the industry. </span></em><br></span></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:0px;word-break:break-word;"> <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix component-wrapper" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="table-layout:fixed;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;vertical-align:top;padding-top:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:8px;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border:solid 1px #E6E6E6;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="left" class="kl-text" style="background:#FFFFFF;font-size:0px;padding:0px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;word-break:break-word;"> <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.3;text-align:left;color:#222427;"><div> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial; color: #cf325f;"><strong>AUTOMOTIVE</strong></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial; color: #000000; font-size: 24px;"><strong>Chinese EV August</strong></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><img alt="scratchy tickets gif" height="250" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/Vo60t8g8IP9ILB4mAJ/giphy.gif" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="450"></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br>Shares in three top Chinese EV makers have </span><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/01/nio-august-deliveries-grow-while-xpeng-li-auto-fall.html" style="color:#197bbd; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline; font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span>dropped</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> following delivery slowdowns in August.</span></span></span></div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Li Auto</strong><span> deliveries dropped 51% year-over-year.</span></div> <div><strong>Xpeng</strong><span>, while down 16% from July, has a 33% increase year-over-year</span></div> <div><span><strong>Nio</strong><span> was up 6% compared to July and an astounding 81.6% year-over-year.</span></span></div> <div><span><span> </span></span></div> <div><span><span><strong>Now for the strange part.</strong><span> US and Hong Kong share values of all three companies dropped. Despite good performances mixed in, confidence in the Chinese economy has been shaken by repeated blows to the supply chain, covid lockdowns, and now limited access to charging.</span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></em></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Telling it like it is — It’s like stock values are less like report cards and more like lottery tickets.</span></em><br></span></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:0px;word-break:break-word;"> <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix component-wrapper" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="table-layout:fixed;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;vertical-align:top;padding-top:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:8px;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border:solid 1px #E6E6E6;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="left" class="kl-text" style="background:#FFFFFF;font-size:0px;padding:0px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;word-break:break-word;"> <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.3;text-align:left;color:#222427;"><div> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial; color: #cf325f;"><strong>TOGETHER WITH CAR SCANNER</strong></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial; color: #000000; font-size: 24px;"><strong>One Click, 2 Minutes</strong></span></div> <div> </div> <div><a href="https://www.hello.carscanner.io/" style="color:#197bbd; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><img alt="picture time gif" height="250" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/h7aRhfQ9XsbvtCBjCI/giphy.gif" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="450"></span></a></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">“Meh, cars getting photographed quickly doesn’t matter.” -Said NO ONE ever…</span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">From employee downtime to time to market issues, though everyone knows photos matter, it is still a hard task to get done early. So what, throw your hands up and forget it!? Orrrrr, invest in faster, better options, like </span><a href="https://www.hello.carscanner.io/" style="color:#197bbd; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline; font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span>Car Scanner</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">!</span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Their robot captures 360 inventory photography for a fraction of the price, headache, and time sink the other options require. One click, 2 minutes, and some outdoor space is all this </span><a href="https://www.hello.carscanner.io/" style="color:#197bbd; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Car Scanner</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> needs to fill your site with images that will fill your dealership with shoppers!</span></span></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:0px;word-break:break-word;"> <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix component-wrapper" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="table-layout:fixed;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;vertical-align:top;padding-top:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:8px;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border:solid 1px #E6E6E6;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="left" class="kl-text" style="background:#FFFFFF;font-size:0px;padding:0px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;word-break:break-word;"> <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.3;text-align:left;color:#222427;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial; color: #cf325f;"><strong>AROUND THE ASOTU-VERSE</strong></span></div> <ul> <li><strong>The Automotive Troublemaker Podcast</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cali-tells-residents-to-unplug-evs-netflix-goes-lux/id1588099481?i=1000578169665" style="color:#197bbd; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cali Tells Residents to Unplug EVs, Netflix Goes Lux For Ad Buyers, Time to Edit Those Tweets</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Auto Collabs</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/it-started-with-an-iphone-with-nathanael-greklek/id1635647407?i=1000578148641" style="color:#197bbd; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-weight: 400;">It Started With An iPhone with Nathanael Greklek</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/part-time-actor-full-time-brand-with-brian-ortega/id1635647407?i=1000578148653" style="color:#197bbd; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Part-Time Actor, Full-Time Brand with Brian Ortega</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:0px;word-break:break-word;"> <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix component-wrapper" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="table-layout:fixed;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;vertical-align:top;padding-top:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:8px;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border:solid 1px #E6E6E6;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="left" class="kl-text" style="background:#FFFFFF;font-size:0px;padding:0px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;word-break:break-word;"> <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.3;text-align:left;color:#222427;"><div> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial; color: #cf325f;"><strong>AUTOMOTIVE</strong></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial; color: #000000; font-size: 24px;"><strong>GM Offers Buick Buyout</strong></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><img alt="money GO gif" height="250" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/gjgT1VcFTv2tc4BM6a/giphy.gif" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="450"></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">GM is offering buyouts to franchise Buick dealers who do not want to make required investments in the brand's shift to all-electric.</span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The automaker will give “</span><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/gm-to-offer-franchise-buyouts-to-u-s-buick-dealers-11662129950" style="color:#197bbd; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline; font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span>monetary assistance</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">” to dealers choosing to leave the Buick brand. Roughly 2000 US franchise dealers sell Buick in addition to other GM brands.</span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></em></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Telling it like it is — The first domino in GM’s “Get electric or get gone” plan is teetering, yall.</span></em><br></span></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:0px;word-break:break-word;"> <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix component-wrapper" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="table-layout:fixed;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;vertical-align:top;padding-top:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:8px;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border:solid 1px #E6E6E6;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="left" class="kl-text" style="background:#FFFFFF;font-size:0px;padding:0px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;word-break:break-word;"> <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.3;text-align:left;color:#222427;"><div> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial; color: #cf325f;"><strong>WHAT THE KIDS ARE INTO</strong></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial; color: #000000; font-size: 24px;"><strong>The Rings of Power</strong></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><img alt="clapping gif" height="250" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/T8FEpsLAcSmS2Fle7d/giphy.gif" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="450"></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is out now, and fans seem pleased! The prequel to the film series pulls inspiration from the extensive Tolkien world of Middle Earth. It covers material found in the Silmarillion, a collection of stories that flesh out the world's lore.</span></span></span></div> <div> </div> <div>With years of time, money, hopes, and dreams wrapped up in the show, It is sure to scratch any fantasy itch you may have. That is, if you have Amazon Prime and HBO’s House of Dragons isn't already meeting that need.</div> <div><em><span> </span></em></div> <div><em><span>Asking The Experts — What Tolkien/fantasy character are you?</span></em></div> <div><em><span>“Orc-Wizard. I think it is the closest option to ‘head writer’ I’m going to find” - </span></em><a href="mailto:Chris@asotu.com" style="color:#197bbd; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline"><em><span>Chris@asotu.com</span></em></a></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><br></span></span><em><span>“I would be a Wookiee. Just yell all the time.” - </span></em><a href="mailto:Kyle@asotu.com" style="color:#197bbd; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline"><em><span>Kyle@asotu.com</span></em></a></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><br></span></span><em><span>”maybe the little sweaty ring creature... misunderstood, likes to be alone, has an emotional support item” </span></em><a href="mailto:-Charity@asotu.com" style="color:#197bbd; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline"><em><span>- Charity@asotu.com</span></em></a></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><br></span></span><em><span>“half-elf bard with an oration focus, meaning I don’t play an instrument, I just talk real good” - </span></em><a href="mailto:Nathan@asotu.com" style="color:#197bbd; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline"><em><span>Nathan@asotu.com</span></em></a><em><span> (a total nerd)</span></em></div> <div><em><span><br>“Myles the Magenta, Wizard of Premiere” - </span></em><a href="mailto:Myles@asotu.com" style="color:#197bbd; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline"><em><span>Myles@asotu.com</span></em></a></div> <div><em><span><br>“Elf. I like their fighting style and bows. Also you live forever and are hot” - </span></em><a href="mailto:Isaac@asotu.com" style="color:#197bbd; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline"><em><span>Isaac@asotu.com</span></em></a></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:0px;word-break:break-word;"> <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix component-wrapper" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="table-layout:fixed;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;vertical-align:top;padding-top:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:8px;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border:solid 1px #E6E6E6;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="left" class="kl-text" style="background:#FFFFFF;font-size:0px;padding:0px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;word-break:break-word;"> <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.3;text-align:left;color:#222427;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial; color: #cf325f;"><strong>QUICK HITS</strong></span></div> <ul> <li style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Two small SD cards in a trench coat. Walmart’s “</span><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/akek8e/walmart-30tb-ssd-hard-drive-scam-sd-cards" style="color:#197bbd; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-weight: 400;">30TB HD</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.”</span></li> <li style="line-height: 150%;"><a href="https://stories.starbucks.com/press/2022/starbucks-names-laxman-narasimhan-as-next-chief-executive-officer/" style="color:#197bbd; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Starbucks</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> gets a new CEO.</span></li> <li style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meet the new hire! 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