Alien invaders are overwhelming competitors from an apparently unrelated market that break the rules, blindside competitors, and suck the...

Part one of this post reviewed one situation where an Alien Invasion (an overwhelming competitor from a different market space) is...

Regulatory Reach into Driving Continued Several Weeks back, EkaLore posted about regulatory rules affecting the move from ICE to EV....

This is the final post in a six part series about trends threatening traditional the Auto Dealership business model in the US. “Alien...

News about Auto Dealerships under pressure is common, but EkaLore is looking at some less obvious pressures on them. This post names four...

The pre-Covid-19 (2019, IHS) total was 278M vehicles, with 84M of those older than 16 years by 2023 at an average age of 12.2 years....

There are many pressures on the traditional Auto Dealer model. There are competitive and regulatory pressures due to the shift to EVs,...

Worldwide trends, including the rise of companies like Tesla, the shift towards greener energy, higher interest rates, changing...

EkaLore has followed developments in the Auto marketplace for the past few years. We created the "Alien Invasion" Framework to shortcut...

The first post in the series introduced the old view of a car (vehicle) vs. the new view. EkaLore suggests that holding on to the old...

EkaLore contends that "Alien Invasion" is an effective analogy for the significant business moves in the early 20th century. We've used...

The first post in this two-part series described Huawei’s Alien Invasion of the EV marketplace by providing a “smart car ecosystem” to...

One of the recurring topics of EkaLore's "Alien Invader" series has been the rise of Tesla and other new EV manufacturers. We've been...

Mercedes-Benz's OS development process must address Regulatory preferences.

Timing of the development process MMA and MB.OS will share are also under the control of a management attitude. Mercedes has announced: ”...

EkaLore has released analyses and notes concerning the electric vehicle (EV) market development, primarily viewed through our Alien Invader

Part 2 of EkaLore's review of Mercedes Benz OS strategy

Our next series of posts update our review of Mercedes Benz/Daimler’s (herein MB) strategic choices regarding MB.OS, and what these...

VW is having challenges transitioning from ICE to EV manufacturer - Read all about it!

EVs have dramatically disrupted the vehicle marketplace and are continuing to change it. EkaLore created the Alien Invasion framework to...