Autoline This Week - Audio show

Autoline This Week - Audio

Summary: Autoline This Week is the first stop for auto executives, insiders and consumers looking for the latest automotive news. Each week John McElroy, one of the deans of the Detroit automotive press corp, brings his expertise and analysis to the issues and interviews driving the automotive world. He moderates a panel of automotive journalists as they discuss the week’s news and interview top industry newsmakers

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 Autoline This Week #2522 - EVs Unleash A Flood Of Litigation | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:45

The auto industry knows the future is with electric vehicles. But it’s also facing a slew of new legal issues that EVs bring with them. Battery fires are pitting automakers against suppliers. Electric utilities face legal challenges from companies that operate charging stations. And consumers are demanding protection from any of these problems. Autoline This Week tackles the legal issues that have not got the attention they deserve.

 Autoline This Week #2521 - Behind The Scenes Chaos At Tesla | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:45

Power Play is a new book about the history of Tesla. Its author, Wall Street Journal reporter Tim Higgins, interviewed hundreds of people both inside and outside of the company, to get the inside story of what actually happened and what is happening today.

 Autoline This Week #2520 - Magna Sees EVs Leading To Great Growth | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:45

Magna makes all the major components that go into cars. It even assembles cars for various automakers, something that no other Tier 1 supplier can do. The company is one of the largest automotive suppliers in the world, it’s growing rapidly, and CEO Swamy Kotagiri lays out how his vision of how it can grow even more.

 Autoline This Week #2519 - Unsung Heroes Get Inducted In The Automotive Hall Of Fame | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:45

The Automotive Hall of Fame has already Inducted some of the most famous names in the history of the industry. Now it's reaching out to induct minorities who may not be well known but who achieved impressive accomplishments for their day.

 Autoline This Week #2518 - Nissan's Z Embraces Modern Technology With A Retro Design | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:45

Alfonso Albaisa is the Senior VP of Design at Nissan. He talks about how he had his team design the new Nissan Z sports car, incorporating new technology yet retaining the classic lines of its predecessors.

 Autoline This Week #2516 - Manufacturing Cars With Biomaterials | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:45

The auto industry is working hard to reduce its carbon footprint. And while everyone is aware of the big push to electric cars, there are other efforts underway. One of those includes making automotive components from biomaterials. These are materials made from plants and vegetation, not from petroleum. And they’ve reached a level of sophistication and development where they are lighter, cheaper and offer better performance.

 Autoline This Week #2515 - The US Trails China In Mining Metals for EVs | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:45

China cornered the global market for the critical metals and minerals needed to make EV motors and batteries. Now the Biden Administration wants to develop a US supply chain. Is that even possible? And if so, how long will it take? Three experts in mining and processing talk about the challenges that lie ahead.

 Autoline This Week #2514 - Can The Grid Handle All These EVs? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:45

Over the next three years there will be a flood of electric vehicles hitting the market. Can the electrical grid handle the load? How about on hot summer nights when people are running their air conditioning? And will transformers at the neighborhood level be able to take it?

 Autoline This Week #2513 - Two Companies That Already Operate Autonomous Vehicles | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:45

Autonomous vehicles are not years away from going into commercial operation. They’re already on the road today providing rides to the public. May Mobility and Beep are two of the pioneers in this technology. They’re growing their operations and see a bright future ahead.

 Autoline This Week #2512 - Rebuilding The Supply Chain for Chips and EVs | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:45

The auto industry got clobbered by a shortage of chips. It could also face a shortage of critical materials needed to make batteries and motors for electric cars. The industry needs long term planning to avoid future shortages, and may need the federal government involved to make it happen.

 Autoline This Week #2511 - Work From Home, Or Go Back To The Office? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:45

At some point the pandemic will end and people will be able to go back to the office. But many will opt to keep on working from home. The auto industry is trying to figure out how it can accommodate both. In the meantime, it’s learning new processes and etiquette for how people work together online.

 Autoline This Week #2510 - Tip Toeing Through The Transition: From ICE To BEV | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:45

Automotive suppliers who make parts for piston engines know their future is threatened by electric cars. They have three choices. 1. jump on the EV bandwagon. 2. ride the piston engine into the sunset. 3. try to make parts for both. So which is the right strategy?

 Autoline This Week #2509 - How Would You Like To Drive And Only Get Green Traffic Lights? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:45

Connected car technology can dramatically improve vehicle efficiency and safety at the same time it slashes emissions. Better still, it costs a fraction of any other way to do this. Some cars already have the technology, and it’s only a matter of time before they all do.

 Autoline This Week #2508 - Canada Emerges As An EV Powerhouse | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:45

A year ago the future of the Canadian auto industry looked doubtful. But then GM, Ford and Stellantis announced billions of dollars in investments to make electric cars there. Moreover, Canada has all the raw materials needed to make EV batteries and electric motors, as well as a green electric grid to manufacture them. All this transformed the outlook for the Canadian auto industry from bleak to bright.

 Autoline This Week #2507 - The Challenges Of Selling More EVs | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:45

Automakers must meet government mandates for Zero Emission Vehicles. They’re investing billions of dollars to develop battery electric cars. Yet last year EV sales came to only 1.6% of all vehicles sold. This show explores the challenges and opportunities to selling more electric vehicles.

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