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GM ditching CarPlay could go bad, complain car dealers (appleinsider.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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GM's replacement for CarPlay is due at the end of 2023, but its dealers are in the dark about when that will be and what it will do to sales when buyers figure it out.

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When I was at a Holden dealer, CarPlay (and Android Auto) would sell cars.

Customers would wander in, drooling over a cars performance, styling, economy, luxury etc. they’re oils then ask about CarPlay (or Android Auto): if the car did not have it, they would go cold straight away and just walk straight out the door, without even thanking the salesman for their time.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Carplay was on a very short list of requirements for me when I bought my car a few years ago, so I totally understand this.

It was basically:

Is a standard
Has Carplay
(of course some other things, but those two were very high)

No car manufacturer’s in-house stuff will be as useful to me. It just won’t.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Same here after dealing with shoddy infotainment software in the past. CarPlay, AWD and preferably a manual was all it needed