Automotive Electric Vehicle Apprenticeship
Pursue an apprenticeship as an EV Technician Central Florida Auto Dealers Association, Inc., GNJ 2023-FL-118419 Florida Department of Education Career and Adult Education Registered Apprenticeship Program EV Market Facts EV registrations increased 63% around the nation (Automotive News, May 2023). Florida is the second in the nation for EV adoption. Top EV brands include Chevrolet, Ford, Volkswagen, Rivian, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Tesla, Hyundai, Kia, Audi, Nissan, and Polestar. EV tax incentives promote EV adoption. In the U.S., used-EV retail sales through licensed dealerships grew 32% in the first quarter of 2023 (WardsAuto, 2023). āa transition to all electric vehicles by 2035 would save Americans $2.7 trillion while adding...
Accelerate is our magazine
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Marketing in 2019
Three tips to help your marketing strategy. Whatever marketing strategy you use, here are three things to keep in mind. Diversify marketing channels - consider what is offering more value for the money. Consumers use multiple channels daily, but they are not compelled to purchase from every channel. For example, they may see an ad on tv and ignore it. They may see a similar ad for the same product on Twitter and decide to buy and vice versa. Where one consumer buys may be different than another. Keep in mind that consumers are everywhere so you should be as well. You need to advertise in...
Export Tariffs in Automotive- The Latest
Export Tariffs Impact on the Automotive Industry On June 19, 2018, NADAās president Peter Welch testified before the Department of Commerce and Defense about how new tariffs or quotas on imported automobiles and automobile parts would adversely impact consumers and dealers. Welch used the finding of a new study by the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) to evidence the burden on the automotive industry and consumers as a whole. According to the CAR study, the āautomotive demand will fall by between 493,600 to 2 million vehicles.ā Lower demand means decreased employment āranging from over 82,000 to nearly 750,000 jobs (lost) and a $6.4 billion to $62.2 billion...
Car Fix OTA- No Tech Required
Recalls fixed Over-The-Air (OTA) Recently, Teslaās Model 3 was a Consumer Reportās bust when the organization did not recommend the purchase of this vehicle. Consumer Reports expressed concern regarding the carās braking distance. A few days later, Consumer Reports amended their recommendation. Tesla sent an over-the-air or OTAĀ fix to the antilock braking system which corrected the problem. It is this fix that is triggering conversationsĀ about fixing cars OTA without a technician standing over the vehicle. OTA or remote computer repairs are nothing new. Microsoft sends updates to our computers to patch holes and fix bugs. Apple and Android keep our phones going with system updates. If we...
Trump Tariffs
Export Tariffs and Automotive In March, President Trump announced 25% steel and 10% aluminum tariffs but postponed implementation for a few months. Immediately, our trade partners around the world began talking about retaliation. Canada, the biggest exporter of steel to the United States, announced that it would seek to put tariffs on the almost $13 billion U.S. exports.Ā Our other trade partners in Europe and China have also spoken about reprisal. Today, many Europeans companies manufacture auto parts in the southeast states including Alabama, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The manufacturing facilitiesĀ provideĀ a boost to local economies. Their parts are placed in cars for American consumers and in cars exported...
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