WATCH: ‘How to Prepare for an Uncertain EV Market’ at 2024 Automotive News Retail Forum

February 2, 2024 Jason Rzucidlo Automotive News, Exclusive LIVE Interviews, Las Vegas News, Local News, Michigan News, National News, NEWS, Science & Technology News, Southern California News 0

AN Retail EV panel pic2 — Melinda Zabritski from Experian Automotive and Eric Watson from Kia America at the 2024 Automotive News Retail Forum. (Jason Rzucidlo/AmericaJR)

AmericaJR’s Jason Rzucidlo was LIVE at Encore Las Vegas for the 2024 Automotive News Retail Forum. It featured an insightful panel discussion titled “How to Prepare for an Uncertain EV Market.” You’ll hear remarks from Eric Watson, VP of Sales Operations at KIA America; Ed Roberts, COO of Bozard Ford-Lincoln; Rick Ricart, President of Ricart Automotive Group; and Melinda Zabritski, head of Automotive Sales Insights at Experian Automotive. Automotive News Senior Editor Dan Shine served as the moderator. The automotive industry is in the middle of a massive transition from internal combustion engine vehicles to electric vehicles. The Retail Forum kicked off 2024 NADA Show week in Las Vegas.

— video by Jason Rzucidlo / AmericaJR

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