Dale Buss

Contributor|Cars & Bikes

I have broad interests and experience as a journalist, covering the auto business, the consumer-packaged goods industry, entrepreneurship, and others, as well as politics, culture, media and religion. I used to cover the car business for The Wall Street Journal, which nominated

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641 viewsJun 30, 2024

5-Hour Energy Gets Fully Behind Racing With Fittipaldi Sponsorship

When 5-hour Energy wanted to overhaul its approach to marketing and advertising, one of the first places the energy-shot brand looked was to the racetrack.

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1,604 viewsJun 30, 2024

Ford Pro Becomes The Engine Pulling Ford Into The Connected Future

Ford Pro has become the vehicle that pulls Ford Motor Co. along, the commercial-vehicle sales and operations unit that now ranks as a nearly $60-billion operation.

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873 viewsApr 30, 2024

How The EV ‘Revolution’ Came Off The Tracks At Kunes Dealerships

Kunes car dealerships, like many of their peers across the country, are applying a bit of their own force to consumers' lack of EV enthusiasm.

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475 viewsApr 30, 2024

EV Interest Has Become A Tale Of 2 Diverging Countries: China And U.S.

Chinese consumers are going ga-ga over EVs, while American buyers increasingly are saying "not so much." Europeans have become "meh."

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754 viewsMar 31, 2024

Fleetcor’s Digital Payments Ready For Mainstreaming Of EV Travel

Fleetcor Technologies is a major company on the cutting edge of the payments-systems industry. But the EV revolution isn't yet ready for Fleetcor. t