PG&E and Ford Collaborate on Bidirectional Electric Vehicle Charging Technology in Customers’ Homes

Pilot Will Test How Ford F-150 Lightning EV Can Interact with Grid, Support Electric Reliability SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Ford Motor Company announced a collaboration exploring how Ford’s new F-150 Lightning electric vehicle (EV)—the first commercially available light-duty truck with bidirectional charging technology—can interact with the electric grid and […]

Digital Air Strike Reveals In-Depth 9th Annual Automotive Customer Experience Trends Study Results at NADA 2022

Digital Air Strike Reveals In-Depth 9th Annual Automotive Customer Experience Trends Study Results at NADA 2022

Industry’s longest-running and most extensive study of 5,000 consumers uncovers new trends in vehicle pre-orders, vehicle purchasing/servicing, financing, streaming habits, and more. LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#cxtech—Digital Air Strike, the leading consumer engagement (CX) technology company, today revealed the findings of its comprehensive 9th Annual Automotive Customer Experience Trends Study at the NADA (National Automobile Dealers Association) […]

Romeo Power and Wrightspeed Announce “Powertrain in a Crate™” to Safely Repower School Buses, Transit Buses and Certain Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks Into Zero Emission Electric Vehicles

LOS ANGELES & ALAMEDA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Romeo Power and Wrightspeed, today announced that they are working together to leverage Romeo Power’s high-capacity battery packing and module technology along with Wrightspeed’s high torque, high-efficiency powertrain system to accelerate electrification in the bus, and medium and heavy duty truck market. There are over one million existing buses and […]

CDK Global Drives Connections Through Technology at NADA Show 2022

CDK Global Drives Connections Through Technology at NADA Show 2022

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CDK Global, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDK), a leading automotive retail technology company, today opened its exhibit at the 2022 National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Show in Las Vegas. For the next three days, CDK will meet with dealers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and other industry partners to show off its latest solutions that […]

Trendsetting Dealers Embrace Pandemic-Era Changes

Trendsetting Dealers Embrace Pandemic-Era Changes

Mobile and remote services, new technology adoption and OEM relationships are key focus areas for dealers through 2024 HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Inventory shortages and staffing challenges continue to be primary areas of focus for the automotive industry. However, trendsetting dealers are also looking at mobile and remote services, new technology adoption and original equipment manufacturer […]