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Ford's new headquarters could change company culture

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports the new headquarter building is much different than the old headquarters, the Glass House, that had a top-down style with many offices and cubicles.

Nov 18, 20251 min

Research shows those who don't buckle up are more likely to die in crash

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports a new study shows people who don't wear seatbelts are more likely to die in a crash.

Nov 17, 20251 min

GM doesn't want suppliers to rely on China for materials, other items

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy says General Motors has dropped a bombshell on suppliers telling them not to source anything from China.

Nov 13, 20251 min

Legacy specs hindering Detroit automakers

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy says the Big Three should burn their legacy specs because they are leaving them tangled in red tape.

Nov 12, 20251 min

Automakers make billions from service parts

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports big automakers are leaving some money on the table when it comes to car, truck and SUV repairs. (Photo credit: Getty Images)

Nov 11, 20251 min

A piece of advice from the godfather of Toyota's production system

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports a Toyota manufacturing expert told workers to always wipe down their machines at the end of every shift.

Nov 3, 20251 min

Classic cars are exempt from auto tariffs

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports imported classic cars are exempt from the tariffs imposed by President Trump. (Photo: Getty Images)

Oct 30, 20251 min

One of the greatest auto developments of all time

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports Tesla came up with over the air updates, or OTAs, and doesn't get enough credit for it.

Oct 28, 20251 min

Will Chrysler go back to being Chrysler?

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports the former CEO of Stellantis says you shouldn't be surprised if the automaker is broken up, and Chrysler ends up with American ownership. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

Oct 24, 20251 min

Stellantis to use Niron magnets

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports Stellantis has a new work-around to get magnets for new vehicles and EVs.

Oct 23, 20251 min

Auto tariffs top $10.6 billion

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports the price of tariffs for automakers has increased to more than $10.6 billion and automakers are likely to raise prices. Consumers will ultimately pay for tariffs. (Photo: Getty Images)

Oct 23, 20251 min

Automakers should treat talent acquisition like the supply chain

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports automakers have no clue where they will get workers needed to make new vehicles in the future.

Oct 22, 20251 min

Easing specifications could help domestic automakers

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports automakers should throw out their legacy specifications if they want to catch up with the Chinese.

Oct 22, 20251 min

An important question for automakers: Stay in China or no?

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy says some experts are saying GM and Ford should get out of China. But others are saying don't do it.

Oct 20, 20251 min

Automakers to write off billions of investments in electric vehicles

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports while General Motors is the first to report it will have to write off 1.6 billion, they won't be the last. And the write offs are not something CEOs want to do.

Oct 15, 20251 min

Electric vehicle incentives have not ended

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports incentives for electric cars are not going away thanks to a deal cut between the IRS and GM and Ford and other car companies who are offering incentives on their own. (Photo: Getty Images)

Oct 14, 20251 min

Gas engines will be around for decades

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports it will take years before all gasoline powered vehicles are scrapped.

Oct 13, 20251 min

U.S. market share winners and losers

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports General Motors, Hyundai and Toyota are tops when it comes to gaining market share, but those that aren't may be providing the best deals.

Oct 8, 20251 min

Wixom based company working on carbon capture technology

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports a company called Remora, which is based in Wixom, is working on carbon capture technology for diesel locomotives and diesel semi trucks.

Oct 8, 20251 min

Subprime car loans send warning signs

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports car loan delinquencies are causing some concern. (Photo: Getty Images)

Oct 7, 20250 min

Car companies want to go to the moon, show off lunar rovers

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports NASA is running a contest to see who can come up with a new lunar rover. GM has one contract. (Photo: Getty Images)

Oct 6, 20251 min

EVs with better range and prices could help ease sales dip

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy says EV sales shot up as incentives were nearing an end, but maybe sales don't have to plummet with no incentives.

Oct 3, 20251 min

GM, Toyota make comeback in China thanks to new products

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports two automakers have started to turn things around in China.

Oct 2, 20251 min

Automakers work on displays to alert pedestrians to driverless cars

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WWJ Auto Analyst John McElroy reports autonomous taxis will have to have ways with communicate with pedestrians. (Photo: Getty Images)

Sep 30, 20251 min

Data centers use ten times more electricity than electric vehicles

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WWJ Auto Analyst John McElroy reports while the perception is EVs will use up all the electricity, it's not the reality. There's another culprit.

Sep 29, 20251 min

Danger signs as U.S. heavy duty truck sales plunge

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports heavy truck sales started dropping in May a month after new tariffs were announced. Experts say there's been a decline in freight demand

Sep 23, 20250 min

Auto suppliers selling junk bonds to raise capital

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports several tier one suppliers, who are major players in the auto industry, are selling junk bonds because they couldn't sell their own stock to raise money for capital projects. (Photo: Getty Images)

Sep 22, 20251 min

Mexico tariffs hit General Motors the hardest

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy says GM may have to turn to Brazil to sell low-cost cars and trucks in Mexico. . (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

Sep 18, 20251 min

Jaguar crippled by cyber attack

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports the cyber attack happened three weeks ago and there hasn't been one car built during that time.

Sep 17, 20251 min

AI is driving up the cost of cars

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports while artificial intelligence is a wonderful thing for some, it is driving the cost of a car higher. (Photo credit: Getty Images)

Sep 17, 20251 min

Canada could open the door to Chinese EVs

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports Canada is looking to drop tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and it could affect the Detroit Big Three.

Sep 16, 20251 min

Mexico hits China with 50% tariffs

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports Mexico is worried about China flooding its market with new cars so tariffs will be increased.

Sep 12, 20251 min

Why we have auto dealer franchise laws

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports franchise laws were put into place so automakers couldn't compete with auto dealers.

Sep 10, 20251 min

Massive grilles on the way out

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports the most noticeable design trend of new century involved grilles that are huge. But now they are no longer trendy.

Sep 10, 20250 min

Automakers could cut costs by using fewer parts for cars, trucks

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports automakers are getting serious about using fewer parts, and in one case Lucid said it will have one-half the number of parts when compared to a Tesla Model Y. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

Sep 9, 20251 min

Chinese auto exec predicts only 5 OEMs will survive

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports the CEO of a new Chinese automaker says they have entered the "knockout" round and only five companies will survive.

Sep 4, 20251 min

Styling changes create excitement, drive sales

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports there could be lessons learned from the annual styling changes automakers undertook years ago.

Sep 4, 20251 min

It's time for a 150 miles per hour speed limit

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports doubling speed limits by 2050 would revolutionize the auto industry and turbo charge the U.S. economy

Sep 2, 20251 min

Time to get rid of mirrors on cars and trucks

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports it's about time the U.S. gets rid of mirrors and switches to cameras outside of cars and trucks. (Photo: Getty Images)

Sep 2, 20251 min

Autonomous technology used to drive cars off assembly lines

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports a couple of automakers are using autonomous technology to drive cars and trucks off the assembly line.

Aug 28, 20251 min

Why global auto regulations never happened

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports automakers have dreamed of the day auto regulations would be the same around the world, and now it appears the U.S. and Europe may be getting ready to make a deal that could make auto manufacturing far simpler. (Photo: Getty Images)

Aug 27, 20250 min

Price of oil to drop below $50 per barrel

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports the latest forecast from the U.S. Energy Information Agency predicts the price of a barrel of oil may be less than $50 next year. It's the result of more drilling outside the U.S. (Photo: Getty Images)

Aug 25, 20251 min

Electric vehicles are much cleaner than gas-powered cars

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports even with mining all of the materials for EVs, the Transportation Energy Institute says electric vehicles are much cleaner than those with internal combustion engines.

Aug 25, 20251 min

Automakers need to maximize internal combustion engine car profits

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports automakers are losing billions on the money they invested in EVs, so they have to maximize profit on their piston-power lineups. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

Aug 20, 20251 min

Headlamps are super expensive

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports it costs thousands of dollars to replace headlamps on current vehicles and it's out of control.

Aug 19, 20251 min

Ford's modular assembly line would do away with the moving assembly line

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports Ford's move to modular assembly will include fewer work stations and boost productivity. Other automakers have talked about using a similar process. (Photo: Workers constructing a Model-T engine on an assembly line in a Ford Motor Company factory. By Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Aug 18, 20251 min

The Dream Cruise isn't just for boomers

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WWJ auto analyst says the upcoming Woodward Dream Cruise attracts both young and old and that's the key to keeping the cruise one of the most popular events in Metro Detroit.

Aug 14, 20251 min

Hot rods and race cars join vintage vehicles in Dream Cruise

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports the best thing about the Woodward Dream Cruise is the variety of vehicles that show up along Woodward.

Aug 13, 20250 min

New muscle cars welcome at Dream Cruise

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WWJ auto analyst Jon McElroy reports some longtime fans of the Woodward Dream Cruise want to see old muscle cars, but each generation has different thoughts on what are the top muscle cars.

Aug 13, 20251 min

Battle brewing over direct car sales

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WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports a legal fight is brewing involving car dealerships. (Photo: Getty Images)

Aug 11, 20251 min