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Buyers are pushing the auto industry back toward practical comfort, manageable payments, hybrids, and familiar truck power.
Today’s episode breaks down $808 average monthly payments, BEVs slipping to 5.9% market share, hybrids jumping 19.6%, Ford’s leaked F-150 guide bringing back the 5.0-liter Coyote V8 on premium trims, Stivers using Claude AI to lift one store from 12 to more than 100 monthly sales, and GM extending its SAIC joint venture in China for 20 more years.
Today's Key Headlines
~Average monthly new-car payments hit $808
~Battery-electric vehicles slip to 5.9% of the market
~Hybrids rise 19.6% and capture more than 15% market share
~Ford’s leaked F-150 order guide shows the 5.0-liter Coyote V8 returning on King Ranch and Platinum trims
~GM and SAIC extend their China joint venture for another 20 years
00:07 $808 monthly payments frame the affordability wall
02:04 NADA sales data shows BEVs slipping and hybrids rising
04:50 AutoPacific survey finds buyers still want heated seats most
07:03 Ford’s leaked F-150 guide points back to gas power and V8 emotion
09:43 Stivers uses Claude AI to find dealership process failures
13:14 GM extends SAIC joint venture and turns China factories toward exports
16:29 Big takeaway: pragmatic buyers are forcing the industry reset
19:40 Outro: look at what dealers are actually stocking
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