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Season 2 Launch Episode

The automotive industry just experienced its AI reckoning. $50 billion invested. Massive failures across the board. 42% of companies abandoning projects entirely. But here's what most missed: this wasn't a technology failure—it was an architecture failure.

In this Season 2 launch episode, hosts Steve and Claire dive deep into the systematic intelligence framework that automotive desperately needs. Drawing from experience with 1,200+ dealerships and major OEMs, they reveal why 95% of organizations never built real AI foundations—and why 2026 is the critical year that separates industry leaders permanently.

You'll Discover:

The Automotive Intelligence Pyramid: A 7-level diagnostic framework that explains why most AI initiatives stall and maps the path to autonomous, interconnected intelligence systems.

The Coordination Ceiling Reality: Why your marketing AI promotes vehicles to customers who already own them, your BDC calls service customers who had terrible experiences, and your sales team has no visibility into service satisfaction scores.

The Data Lake Revolution: How Level 4+ organizations create unified intelligence architectures that enable cross-functional AI coordination and autonomous insight generation.

The 2026 Inflection Point: Why this year determines which organizations write the industry playbooks and which spend the next decade following someone else's rules.

The Internet Parallel: How today's automotive AI transformation mirrors 1994 e-commerce—early adopters aren't just getting ahead, they're defining how the industry operates.

Key Framework:

• Levels 1-3: Where 95% get trapped (Awareness, Productivity, Functional Intelligence)
• Level 4: Connected Dealership Intelligence (unified data lakes)
• Level 5: Group Intelligence (enterprise coordination)
• Level 6: Ecosystem Intelligence (OEM-dealer integration)
• Level 7: Agentic Orchestration (autonomous optimization)

Critical Reality Check:

We're not in the middle of automotive AI transformation—we're at the very beginning. No plug-and-play solutions exist. The playbooks for systematic intelligence are being written right now by organizations building coordinated capabilities while competitors accumulate disconnected tools.

Timeline That Matters:

Auto Agentic (www.autoagentic.ai) is an automotive intelligence company architecting how AI actually operates across dealership organizations.

Founded in 2024, Auto Agentic was created to solve a problem no vendor was addressing: automotive didn’t lack AI tools—it lacked intelligence architecture. As features multiplied, coordination worsened, insight fragmented, and transformation stalled.

Auto Agentic exists to change that.

We design agentic intelligence systems that unify operations, coordinate data and workflows, and enable organizations to move from fragmented automation to connected, predictive, and self-improving intelligence.

Our work is built on three foundations:
• the Automotive Intelligence Pyramid
• a coordinated agentic architecture of 75+ automotive-native agents
• and systematic transformation partnerships

Auto Agentic is SOC 2 Type II certified and trusted in regulated environments.

We don’t deliver tools. We build operating intelligence.

We partner with dealer groups and OEMs to architect how intelligence flows across their organizations—creating companies that coordinate rather than hand off, predict rather than react, and build advantages that compound over time.

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Description:

Steve and Claire dive deep into the massive strategic shift reshaping the global automotive industry. With $1.2 trillion in investments by 2030, automakers are abandoning the "pure EV or nothing" narrative for sophisticated multi-pathway approaches.

Discover why Toyota's $70 billion electrification investment includes solid-state batteries targeting 750-mile range with 10-minute charging, while Volkswagen Group allocates $60 billion of their $193 billion budget to ICE development. Learn how Ford's hybrid surge is outperforming EV sales, BYD's vertical integration helped them overtake Tesla in European registrations, and why companies like Mercedes pushed their electrification timeline back five years.

Key Insights: Hybrids expected to reach 20-25% global sales by 2026, hydrogen investments surge 70% to $8 billion in 2025, and ICE/hybrids will still comprise 40-50% of emerging market sales through 2030.

Featured Companies: Toyota, Volkswagen Group, Hyundai Motor Group, General Motors, Ford, BYD, Stellantis, Honda, Mercedes-Benz Group, BMW Group, Tesla, Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, and major Chinese OEMs.

Target Audience: Auto industry professionals, investors, technology enthusiasts, and consumers navigating the complex landscape of vehicle electrification strategies.

About Auto Agentic:

Auto Agentic (www.autoagentic.ai) is pioneering AI-driven solutions transforming automotive retail. Founded in 2024, we deliver intelligent, adaptive solutions designed to help dealerships streamline operations, optimize sales performance, and elevate customer experience. With a focus on ethical AI, seamless integrations, and real-time insights, Auto Agentic empowers dealership teams—never replaces them—unlocking new levels of productivity and profitability.

Our suite of intelligent agents handles everything from lead nurturing and inventory optimization to service appointment management and customer follow-ups. By using AI to replace time-consuming tasks and augmenting decision-making with advanced analytics, Auto Agentic helps dealerships stay competitive in a rapidly evolving market.

Available on all major podcast platforms. New episodes every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

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🚗 This Week's Deep Dive: How AI is Reshaping Every Automotive Career

The numbers are staggering: 39% of workers' core skills will change by 2030. 12 million occupational transitions are needed across the US economy. And the automotive industry? We're leading this transformation.

In our latest episode, Steve and Claire explore groundbreaking research revealing how automotive professionals—from technicians to service advisors—must navigate what researchers call "the most significant skills transformation in modern history."

🔧 What's Really Changing in Automotive

Gone are the days when vehicles were purely mechanical products. Today's automotive professionals work with "software platforms with wheels," managing:

• AI-powered predictive maintenance that anticipates failures before they happen
• Over-the-air software updates and cybersecurity protocols
• Connected vehicle data streams generating massive amounts of diagnostic information
• Electric powertrains with AI-optimized battery management systems

💰 The Economic Reality Check

Workers with AI skills now earn 56% higher wages (up from 25% just last year). Even basic prompt engineering skills command salary premiums of $15,000-$30,000 in non-technical automotive roles.

But here's the twist: it's not just about technical AI knowledge. The research reveals that emotional intelligence, creative problem-solving, and interpersonal skills are commanding unprecedented wage premiums as AI handles more analytical tasks.

📈 The Skills That Matter Most

For Automotive Technicians:

• AI-assisted diagnostics interpretation
• Predictive maintenance coordination
• High-voltage safety protocols combined with software troubleshooting

For Service Advisors:

• Translating AI insights into customer-friendly explanations
• Managing complex conversations about AI-recommended repairs
• Building trust around technology-driven recommendations

For Dealership Leaders:

• Cross-functional collaboration between technical and customer-facing teams
• Skills-based hiring practices (expanding talent pools by 6x globally)
• Change management for technology implementation

🎯 The "Emotional Economy" Advantage

Organizations are beginning to formally recognize and compensate what the research calls "emotional labor"—skills like conflict resolution, team motivation, and psychological safety creation that generate measurable business value through improved performance and reduced turnover.

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About Auto Agentic:

Auto Agentic (www.autoagentic.ai) is pioneering AI-driven solutions transforming automotive retail. Founded in 2024, we deliver intelligent, adaptive solutions designed to help dealerships streamline operations, optimize sales performance, and elevate customer experience. With a focus on ethical AI, seamless integrations, and real-time insights, Auto Agentic empowers dealership teams—never replaces them—unlocking new levels of productivity and profitability.

Our suite of intelligent agents handles everything from lead nurturing and inventory optimization to service appointment management and customer follow-ups. By using AI to replace time-consuming tasks and augmenting decision-making with advanced analytics, Auto Agentic helps dealerships stay competitive in a rapidly evolving market.

Available on all major podcast platforms. New episodes every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.