automotive

Walmart Adds Juice to EV Fast Charging Network
Walmart Adds Juice to EV Fast Charging Network
April 06, 2023  |  Walmart

Walmart is expanding its electric vehicle charging capabilities in a bid to promote EV ownership. “By 2030, we intend to build our own EV fast-charging...

READ MORE >
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...

READ MORE >
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...

READ MORE >
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...

READ MORE >
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...

READ MORE >
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...

READ MORE >
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...

READ MORE >
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...

READ MORE >
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...

READ MORE >