Tesla is ending production of its Model S and Model X to make room for a humanoid robot factory as the company shifts from being a carmaker to a “physical-AI provider.” Hyundai axes the Santa Cruz pickup after just one generation. Plus, Automotive News Asia Editor Hans Greimel explains the eight reasons Japanese kei cars are “doomed to flop” in the U.S. desp ... Show More
Jan 28
Jan. 28, 2026 | MADD pushes impairment tech mandate; GM cuts Oshawa shift
MADD’s Stephanie Manning explains why she thinks impairment prevention technology is “the next seatbelt.” General Motors is cutting the third shift at its Oshawa Assembly Plant, laying off about 700 workers as tariffs reshape North American production. Plus, Ford dealer council c ... Show More
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Jan 27
Jan. 27, 2026 | Ancor CEO: “Data is king”; Hyundai, Kia face new disadvantage
Ancor CEO Jose Flores explains why data management is the overlooked key to the software-defined vehicle era and why companies are “bleeding profit, trust and time” by treating data as back-office compliance. President Donald Trump raises tariffs on South Korean vehicles to 25 pe ... Show More
22m 43s
Jul 2025
Russia plane crash, Epstein files, EU-China, Tesla and Big 3
A passenger plane carrying around 50 people has crashed in far eastern Russia. U.S. President Donald Trump was told in May he is in the Epstein files. Trump says a trade deal with China and the EU is close. Tesla posts its worst quarterly sales decline in over a decade. And the B ... Show More
12m 22s
Apr 2024
Zelenskiy Welcomes Aid, A TikTok Countdown & Tesla Woes Mount
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today’s podcast: (1) US approval of more than $60 billion in aid throws a lifeline to Ukraine’s beleaguered military, though it’s unlikely to turn the tide in the war on its own.
(2) After years of workin ... Show More
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