Here are highlights from the latest episodes of 'Daily Drive', Automotive News' weekday podcast, March 20-23, hosted by Jamie Butters with Kellen Walker.
“There has definitely been an influx of franchise dealers stepping into our market.” — Amanda Gordon, owner of GoJo Auto, an independent dealership in Denver.
“For example the U.S. annually right now probably [does] about half a million electric kick scooters and about 750,000 bikes. And keep in mind those numbers were about one-third [that level] about three or four years ago.” —Yan Li, CEO of NIU Technologies, on the growing micro-mobility market.
“The dealerships are on the fourth floor of a multi-use building on West Side Avenue in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood in Manhattan. The service department is on the third floor. Used cars are on the roof. And the new cars are in New Jersey.” — Larry P. Vellequette, Automotive News reporter, on an innovative set up for Toyota and Lexus stores in New York.
Fain “won by fewer than 500 votes — razor-thin margin — I think about 6 or 7 percent of total membership support. Right — that’s it’s not a lot. So you can’t really argue that he has a mandate. If Ray curry would have won, you couldn’t really argue people were super jazzed about him.” — Michael D. Martinez, Automotive News reporter, on the contentious UAW runoff election for president.
— Listen to these and other shows at autonews.com/dailydrive.
