TSLA390.661-3.7988%
GM76.880-0.76%
F14.105-0.075%
RIVN16.795-1.0052%
CYD44.920-0.95%
HMC28.7700.88%
TM179.5502.63%
CVNA69.840-0.75%
PAG205.2604.86%
LAD336.6105.24%
AN208.4404.9%
GPI327.8908.49%
ABG226.1907.76%
SAH101.8402.11%
TSLA390.661-3.7988%
GM76.880-0.76%
F14.105-0.075%
RIVN16.795-1.0052%
CYD44.920-0.95%
HMC28.7700.88%
TM179.5502.63%
CVNA69.840-0.75%
PAG205.2604.86%
LAD336.6105.24%
AN208.4404.9%
GPI327.8908.49%
ABG226.1907.76%
SAH101.8402.11%
TSLA390.661-3.7988%
GM76.880-0.76%
F14.105-0.075%
RIVN16.795-1.0052%
CYD44.920-0.95%
HMC28.7700.88%
TM179.5502.63%
CVNA69.840-0.75%
PAG205.2604.86%
LAD336.6105.24%
AN208.4404.9%
GPI327.8908.49%
ABG226.1907.76%
SAH101.8402.11%

Hosted by Bridget Fitzpatrick, Diversity in Automotive highlights the professional achievements and contributions of minority leaders from across the car business, while exploring the automotive industry’s relationship with racial equality.

Hosted by Bridget Fitzpatrick, Diversity in Automotive highlights the professional achievements and contributions of minority leaders from across the car business, while exploring the automotive industry’s relationship with racial equality.


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Do people of color have more leadership opportunities in automotive retail today?

Welcome back to Diversity in Automotive: Tier 1 spotlight edition, brought to you by TrueCar and CarNow. In today's segment, host Cory Mosley is joined by an esteemed panel of automotive retail professionals including Gary Graves, CTO and founder of InteractiveTel, Michele D. Peterson, Sr. vice president of client partnerships at Ansira, and Eduardo Espinal, strategic sales director of the automotive group at ChargePoint. Our three guests today, have somewhere between 50-60...
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How WOCAN is ushering in the next generation of women of color to the automotive industry

- October 8, 2020
Welcome back to Diversity in Automotive brought to you by TrueCar and CarNow. In today's segment, host Cory Mosley is joined by an esteemed panel of automotive retail professionals who are...
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Why minorities often don’t consider careers in the automotive industry

- October 1, 2020
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What the auto retail industry has gotten right and wrong about LGBTQ representation

- September 24, 2020
Welcome back to Diversity in Automotive brought to you by TrueCar and CarNow. When we talk about the issue of diversity, a lot of times, based on the marketplace, people...
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The role diversity plays in your dealership’s customer communications

- September 17, 2020
Welcome back to Diversity in Automotive brought to you by TrueCar and CarNow. As you look across your customer base, there are several moving parts of communications that everyone has...
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How to integrate diversity into your HR practices and dealership culture

- September 10, 2020
Welcome to the first episode of Diversity in Automotive brought to you by TrueCar and CarNow, a weekly CBT News series focused on bringing a unique perspective to the conversation...


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