automotive

EV Charging Stations May Rev Up Retailers’ Basket Sizes and Sales

EV Charging Stations May Rev Up Retailers’ Basket Sizes and Sales
EV Charging Stations May Rev Up Retailers’ Basket Sizes and Sales
March 31, 2023  |  Technology

For brick-and-mortar retailers — convenience stores especially — boosting foot traffic is essential. And for some forward-thinking merchants, the way to charge sales and boost...

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AI Is the Glue That Will Bind Voice Assistants, Cars and Commerce
AI Is the Glue That Will Bind Voice Assistants, Cars and Commerce
March 20, 2023  |  Connected Economy

The connections already forged between consumers, their mobile devices, home speakers and voice assistants will forge the connections between conversational AI, cars and commerce conducted...

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Trelleborg Debuts B2B eCommerce Market for Tire Dealers
Trelleborg Debuts B2B eCommerce Market for Tire Dealers
March 14, 2023  |  B2B Payments

Tire manufacturer Trelleborg Wheel Systems has launched a B2B eCommerce marketplace. “My TWS Hub,” which debuted Monday (Mar. 13), is designed to help dealers manage...

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JPMorgan Helps Volvo Enter Indian EV Market
JPMorgan Helps Volvo Enter Indian EV Market
March 08, 2023  |  Digital Payments

J.P. Morgan has assisted Volvo’s entry into the Indian electric vehicle market. The Swedish luxury carmaker’s XC40 Recharge is an exclusive direct-to-consumer (D2C) model powered...

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Payments Become Standard Feature in Cars as OEMs Embrace Commerce
Payments Become Standard Feature in Cars as OEMs Embrace Commerce
March 07, 2023  |  Commerce Connected

The connected economy — and specifically, connected commerce — is just getting revved up. And we mean that literally. A spate of recent partnerships and...

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Car Dealers See Increase in ‘Upside Down’ Trade-Ins
Car Dealers See Increase in ‘Upside Down’ Trade-Ins
March 01, 2023  |  Loans

America’s auto debt hole is reportedly getting deeper for car buyers. A report Wednesday (March 1) by Bloomberg News finds that the auto industry is...

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Advance Auto Parts Fights Headwinds to End Q4 on Slightly Better Footing
Advance Auto Parts Fights Headwinds to End Q4 on Slightly Better Footing
February 28, 2023  |  Earnings

As inventory and supply chain issues slowly dissipate, aftermarket auto parts retailer Advance Auto Parts showed incremental growth at the end of 2022. Reporting Q4...

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AutoZone Same-Store Sales Rise 5.3% in Fiscal Q2 2023
AutoZone Same-Store Sales Rise 5.3% in Fiscal Q2 2023
February 28, 2023  |  Earnings

As the automotive market sorts itself out, aftermarket category leader AutoZone is seeing strength in its business as consumers keep older cars on the road...

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