Automotive professionals debate whether email will remain viable for business communication as social platforms like Facebook develop messaging features, with younger generations increasingly preferring texting, social media, and other channels. While some contributors speculate about future communication methods, the consensus is that email will endure for professional dealer business despite changing personal communication habits, since industry contacts prefer to keep vendors out of their social media networks. The thread also explores how modern messaging platforms (BlackBerry, Facebook, etc.) are consolidating multiple communication channels into unified inboxes rather than replacing email entirely.
