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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 yea…
1 year, 5 months ago
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 m…
1 year, 5 months ago
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…
1 year, 5 months ago
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 buye…
1 year, 5 months ago
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.
1 year, 5 months ago
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.
1 year, 5 months ago
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.
1 year, 5 months ago
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.
1 year, 5 months ago
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 withou…
1 year, 5 months ago
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.
1 year, 5 months ago