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Keynote Report: When the Vehicle Changes, the Risk Changes. The Automotive Warranty Business Must Change With It.
A look inside a customized executive foresight briefing for iA Financial Group – Automotive, and what the reinvention of the automobile means for the future of warranty…
Keynote Case Study: Kwik Fit — The Shop Floor Was Changing as Fast as the Car
For roughly 500 Kwik Fit service managers in Birmingham, Jim Carroll framed the future of automotive service around EVs, accelerating vehicle technology and increasingly…
Keynote Case Study: Canadian Automotive Dealers Summit 2026 — Auto Retail Was Entering the Age of Digital Mobility
Jim explored how electric vehicles, connected cars, software-defined vehicles and digital-first buying behaviours were reshaping the dealership business. The Challenge…
From the Stage: Timing Is Everything
Speaking to the American Truck Dealers, I shared what I call my fourth rule of the future. We usually know what is coming. The hard part is when. "The challenge is this, when does…
Megatrends One Year Later – #6: Electrification Revolution – What I Predicted, and What's Actually Happening
“The global power grid is being rewired. You can either argue about the old outlets or help connect the new ones.” - Futurist Jim Carroll One year ago, in July 2025, I published…
The Trends Scorecard: Automotive & Transportation - What I Predicted, and What Actually Happened
"The future of the automobile was never about a better engine - it became a computer on wheels.Tesla built it, but BYD is now cashing the check." - Futurist Jim Carroll This is…
Decoding Tomorrow: Daily Inspiration - Automotive Industry: "Weird is where opportunity lives"
"Weird is where opportunity lives" - Futurist Jim Carroll So, it's become really, well, weird, to speak at events and conferences as of late. Particularly when you decide to open…
Decoding Tomorrow: Daily Inspiration - Automotive Trends: "The road to the future can often be found in the missteps of the past!"
"The road to the future can often be found in the missteps of the past!" - Futurist Jim Carroll So, is there anything going on in the automotive industry right now? That was the…
Daily Inspiration: "Your future won’t be defined by the setbacks that might sideline you, but by what you decide to do with the velocity of your recovery!"
"Your future won’t be defined by the setbacks that might sideline you, but by what you decide to do with the velocity of your recovery!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Next week, I will…
Decoding Tomorrow: Daily Inspiration - "Every brilliant idiot eventually flies too close to their own sun."
"Every brilliant idiot eventually flies too close to their own sun." - Futurist Jim Carroll In its most recent earnings call, Tesla essentially announced that it was giving up on…
Keynote Case Study: Canadian Automotive Dealers Summit 2026 — Auto Retail Was Entering the Age of Digital Mobility
Jim explored how electric vehicles, connected cars, software-defined vehicles and digital-first buying behaviours were reshaping the dealership business. The Challenge…
Decoding Tomorrow: The Way Forward: #9 Auto & Transportation - "A decade from now, the automotive landscape will be dominated by companies that treated 2025's reality check not as a crisis, but as the greatest competitive opportunity they ever witnessed!”
"A decade from now, the automotive landscape will be dominated by companies that treated 2025's reality check not as a crisis, but as the greatest competitive opportunity they…
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