Automotive Insight

with John McElroy

U.S. auto dealers interested in selling Chinese cars

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports American car dealers would be interested in getting a Chinese car franchise because it may worth a fortune in the future.

11-15
03:02

Political ads about electric vehicles swayed voters

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports electric vehicles and the way candidates unveiled or reacted to them in political ads played a part in this year's election.

11-14
01:09

Automakers should cut down on specs to get projects done faster

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy says some car companies give suppliers 4,000 pages of specifications and projects would go faster if there weren't so many.

11-14
02:33

Ideas to cut the cost of cars and trucks

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy has a list of features that automakers can cut in order to lower the cost of vehicles. They include getting rid of the beeping when a seatbelt isn't buckled.

11-12
02:34

Automakers pivoting to extended range EVs and plug-in hybrids

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports automakers should not try to explain extended range electric vehicles or plug-in hybrids, but instead tell buyers what those vehicles can do.

11-11
02:03

Auto industry faces changes with Trump in White House

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy says the auto industry faces changes, and some could be major, with the new Trump administration.

11-08
02:39

A radical new way to make a car, truck

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports unboxed assembly is a new way to build a car and at three companies are looking at the application.

11-07
02:04

Detroit's turnaround helps carmakers recruit designers

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports recruiting auto designers to Detroit is easier thanks to the city's amazing resurgence.

11-07
01:34

Auto sales below pre-COVID levels and the price is the reason

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy says the prices of new cars are causing people to hold off on buying a new vehicle and that is hurting new car sales.

11-07
01:35

VW bring Scout brand back, but there could be trouble

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports the National Auto Dealers Association is ready to fight the Scout brand which wants to have its EVs sold without dealers.

11-05
01:12

Should automakers put computing power in the cloud?

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports electronic architecture is changing and cloud computing for cars could be a game changer.

11-01
02:03

Software designed vehicles may unlock new revenue for automakers

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports software defined vehicles could bring new features for drivers and bring in billions of dollars for the auto industry.

11-01
02:04

Automakers face fiasco related to emissions mandates

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports the auto industry could face massive fines due to emissions mandates going into effect next year.

10-30
02:28

Analyst: China's auto industry headed for trouble in the future

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports China's auto industry could be headed for trouble as only two companies are profitable.

10-30
02:07

Automakers brag about lines of code in cars

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports analysts say automakers should be trying to shorten the number of lines of code, rather than brag about having the most.

10-28
01:14

NASCAR awards checkered flag to Bobby Allison 53 years after winning race

Better late than never. WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports NASCAR has declared Bobby Allison the winner of a race in 1971.

10-28
02:03

GM and Magna create software store that should save time and money

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports General Motors and Magna have created a software store that should help speed along projects.

10-22
02:31

U.S. dominates when it comes to software and automotive grade chips

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports the U.S. dominates when it comes to automotive grade chips and software and that's why China imports 90% of those.

10-22
02:29

2 startups working on lighter, cheaper batteries with longer range

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports work is underway on what could be battery break-throughs that are cheaper and could provide more range.

10-18
02:11

Ford and Stellantis play chess with UAW

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports Stellantis and Ford have made moves to give them some leverage if there is a UAW strike in the future.

10-18
01:44

Ry Wardwell

30% content and 70% advertising, as usual

08-29 Reply

Ry Wardwell

podcast platforms should reject uploads with advertising/content ratios greater than 0.5, especially when shows upload consecutive episodes

07-23 Reply

Brian Juszczyk

so, gm is gonna try to make a better product???? that's the plan? should of been the plan for decades.

11-12 Reply

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