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Automotive Insiders — 158 episodes

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Inside the Rivian Story - Part 2

2

Inside the Rivian Story - Part 1

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Finding Real Solutions in Cost Savings

4

What’s Really Changing Inside Manufacturing?

5

Analyzing a Recalibration of the Industry

6

Connecting Margin to Execution for Suppliers

7

Using Machine Learning to Transform Production

8

PACE Awards: What Winning Automotive Innovation Looks Like Now

9

Part 2: CES 2026 — How Bosch is transforming itself

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Part 1: CES 2026 — Inside Bosch’s vision for future mobility

11

Bill Long: A Legacy of Supplier Leadership

12

Using AI to Get Smarter About Sourcing

13

AI-Driven Efficiency for the Modern Supplier

14

Arthur D. Little & MEMA OE Landmark Study: U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness

15

Digitizing Supplier Intelligence: How Tohoom Enables Success

16

AI’s Hidden Cost-Savings Opportunity

17

How Sustainable is our Current Reporting Environment?

18

Tariffs, Prices, and Performance: How Policy Is Shaping the Auto Market

19

Building a Sustainable Battery Future

20

Charging Ahead? The Shifting Landscape of EV Adoption

21

The Importance of Growing the Supply Base

22

What the Industry Can Learn from Chassis 2.0

23

U.S. Manufacturing at a Crossroads

24

Tooling Under Pressure

25

Trade tensions, tariffs & USMCA – what suppliers need to know

26

Navigating the Rising Tide of Supplier Litigation

27

Strategies to Solve Shifting Contract Terms

28

A Look at the Future of Commercial Wheels

29

Charting the Course for the CV Future

30

The Pitfalls of Uncertainty

31

What’s next for EVs?

32

What’s Changing the Game in Software?

33

Looking for Clarity Amid the Chaos

34

Finding Clarity Amid Supplier Disruption

35

South Carolina Regional III: The Impact of Cost Management for Suppliers

36

South Carolina Regional II: How CU-ICAR is Growing with the Industry

37

South Carolina Regional I: JTEKT’s Continued Rise in the U.S. South

38

The Opportunity of SDVs and Semiconductors

39

The Search for Certainty in Uncertain Times

40

An Earth Day Conversation About Sustainability

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The Real Cost of Tariffs

42

Navigating Product Liability

43

The Logistical Complexity of Tariffs

44

Spotlight Series: MEMA Board Member Jennifer Slater

45

Inside the Chaos of Tariffs

46

Finding A Footing in the World of Sustainability

47

Battling Back Cybersecurity Threats

48

The Supplier Scramble Amid Possible Tariffs

49

Winning the Software-Defined Vehicle Battle

50

Finding a Propulsion Solution in a Changing Industry

51

Where Does AI Go From Here?

52

Taking Stock of Suppliers in a Post-Election World

53

Navigating Immigration and Labor Options

54

Decoding Industry 4.0 Tech and How to Harness it for your Operation

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What’s Next on Trade and the USMCA?

56

How to Find Efficiency in Battery Technology

57

The Implications of an EPA Change

58

How To Source and Identify Cost Reduction

59

How to Win in the ESG Journey

60

M&A: Where are the opportunities and the challenges?

61

Supplier Barometer Reading: Caution

62

Breaches of Contract & Stalemates: What to do when a supplier wants to exit?

63

How to Win the Race with Software-Defined Vehicles

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Solving Skillset Issues, One Position At A Time

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The secret sauce of accelerating innovation

66

The Way Forward with Software Defined Vehicles

67

How to Tackle An Industry of Uncertainties?

68

Data as the New Capital in Quality, Leadership

69

Creating a Leaner, Resilient Supply Base

70

Talent and quality in an ICE & EV age

71

Navigating engineering’s big shifts

72

Tariffs, powertrain and labor: Breaking down a trifecta of industry issues

73

Getting to the Heart of Training and Opportunity

74

The Impact of Automated Inspections

75

Focusing in on sustainability and steel

76

Part 2: Finding solutions in a journey to sustainability

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Part 1: Finding solutions in a journey to sustainability

78

How Rivian is finding and cultivating great talent

79

Who wins, who loses in the new world of BEVs and the Chinese?

80

Why Valeo picked SXSW to make world debut

81

A game plan for dealing with distress

82

How Hydroforming is reshaping the industry

83

Creating a successful strategy in a changing Chinese market

84

A glimpse into the Honda purchasing model

85

How the commercial market leads the way for all suppliers

86

Searching for answers amid industry upheaval

87

Looking into the crystal ball for Class 8

88

Breaking through the economic clouds

89

Inside the future brain of the vehicle

90

Winning the battle of IT integration

91

Suppliers: How to scale up and stand out

92

The EV effect across all industries

93

The lingering effects of a UAW strike

94

Understanding the impacts of the UAW strike

95

Labor Unrest and Changing Contracts

96

Tackling complexity at every turn

97

AlixPartners’ take on the future of auto

98

How to navigate nearshoring in Mexico

99

Logistics, labor and tariffs – oh my!

100

The importance of healthy supplier base

101

Solutions for supply chain woes

102

Kia tries to build for the future

103

Bold predictions for an evolving auto industry

104

Say goodbye to silos, say hello to clear communication

105

Sorting Through Manufacturing’s Challenges

106

Tackling Headwinds Head-on

107

Going Beyond the Basics of ESG

108

When Will The Recession Hit?

109

Getting smarter with manufacturing

110

A supplier’s view of 2023

111

Looking into the 2023 crystal ball

112

Wireless charging opportunities

113

A path to purchasing

114

Regulation and the path forward

115

How to navigate ESG

116

The changing pace of buying and selling cars

117

What is the outlook for 2023 and beyond?

118

Sorting out the legalities in a buyer-seller dispute

119

How artificial intelligence will make your business smarter

120

Getting big results out of Big Data

121

How to Make An Environmental Impact

122

How to get smarter about manufacturing

123

Staying Powertrain Agnostic In a New World

124

Distribution networks and Changing Structures

125

ICEs to BEVs: The Tipping Point In The Supplier Structure

126

The Power of Battery Technology

127

Finding a Footing in an Emerging World

128

Finding footing with ESG

129

What’s the next big disruption in the industry?

130

Shock waves in the supply base

131

Finding solutions in a FMEA change

132

The warning bell of EV-mania

133

Capitalizing on the power of 5G, Part 2

134

Capitalizing on the power of 5G, Part 1

135

Managing Sustainability and Re-Shoring Risk

136

Securing Against Cyber Threats

137

A Solo Success Story

138

Outlining a Roadmap for Success

139

A Solo Project with Speed

140

Looking for Clarity

141

Where Is the Industry Headed?

142

Logistics, Labor and New Learnings

143

Grand Opening for New Tech Show

144

Demand, Adoption, and Supply Chain

145

Supply Chain, Workforce and Sustainability Part 2

146

Supply Chain, Workforce and Sustainability

147

Finding a Footing in the New EV Reality

148

A World of A.I Opportunity

149

Navigating a Minefield of Issues

150

Managing Tail Winds

151

Preparing the Automotive Supply Chain for Industry Disruptions

152

Part 2: Automotive Insiders “Power of Analytics”

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Automotive Insiders "Power of Analytics"

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2022 CES Automotive Trends and News with VSI's Phil Magney

155

ZF’s President Martin Fischer Discusses Its Plan for the Future

156

Eaton’s Diversity Lead Monica Jackson Discusses DEI

157

Insights from Bridgestone’s President Shannon Quinn

158

Industry Forecast with Joe McCabe, President and CEO, AFS