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Dec 2022
42m 56s

The State of the Global Automobile Marke...

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Jim Rowan, the CEO of Volvo, joins Scott to discuss the state of play in the global automobile market including the rise of electric vehicles, disruptions to the traditional automakers, and the winners and losers in the space.  Scott opens with his thoughts on Facebook threatening to remove news from its US platform as well as a poor branding decision by War ... Show More
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