All Episodes

WardsAutoPodcastEp100 - 25th Anniversary of Recall that Ate the Auto Industry

Ep. 99 - The New Push on Advanced Lighting, and News of The Week

Ep. 98 - Chatting Toyota, Tariffs, Trucks and Trump Era with former Toyota USA Chief Jim Press

Ep. 97 - Trump's Budget Bill and Chat with Stellantis's Tim Kuniskis

Ep. 96 - Talking GM with Bloomberg News Detroit Bureau Chief David Welch

Ep. 95 - Rob Newton of ChargePoint on BEV Infrastructure Issues

Ep. 94 - How AI Can Transform Car Repair with Sonatus CMO John Heinlein

Ep. A Few Minutes with S&P Global's Michael Robinet. aka "Mr. Tariff"

Ep. 92 - Professional Grade GMC Terrain with Meghan Ely

Ep. 91 - Hybrids and EVs with Toyota Electric Planning Boss Cooper Ericksen

Ep. 90 - WardsAuto 2025 10 Best Interiors and UX with David Kiley and Christie Schweinsberg

Ep. 89 - More Tariff News and Overcoming Quality Issues with SkillReal's Peter Grabowski

Ep. 88 - GM Eating Most Tariff Costs; Voltaiq CEO on Solid State Batteries and Cell Quality

Ep.87 - Slate EVs and Volkswagen Golf R and GTI.

Ep. 86 - NY Auto Show, Tesla's "Code-Blue," Subaru Outback

Ep. 85 - Can Public EV Charging Be Fixed with ChargePoint's Rob Newton

Ep. 84 - What's Next For Hydrogen in Trump Era with Tom Stephenson of Pajarito Powder

Ep. 83 - What's next? Dealing with auto tariffs with David Pate of TBM Consulting Group.

Ep. 82 - Automotive Practice Leader from PwC C.J. Finn on Tariff Palooza

Ep. 81 - More Tesla and Tariff Bad News, Shift Digital CEO Matt VanDyke on Better Vehicle Selling

Ep. 80 - The BEV vs ICE Crisis in the EU and U.S. with WardsAuto's Paul Myles

Ep. 79 - More Hybrids Are Coming: EY's Steve Patton and Environmental Advocate Dan Becker

Ep. 78 - Travis Wattles and Jeremy Barnes of Mitsubishi Motors on '25 Outlander and future of brand

Ep. 77 - How WardsAuto Forecasted the Honda-Nissan Merger Wouldn't Happen

Ep. 76 - News of the week; Chrysler/Alfa Romeo Chief Christine Feuell; Neil Boehm, VP Gentex

Ep. 75 - News of the week, and the new Lexus LX with Lexus Marketing Manager Richard Hollingsworth

Ep. 74 - News of the Week. A talk with Aisin North America CEO Scott Turpin

Ep 73. - NAIAS: Fixing Stellantis Brands Ram, Jeep and Dodge

Ep.72 - CES2025 and Bosch Mobility President Paul Thomas and Yazaki Innovations CEO Erik Fleming

Ep. 71 - Scout Motors' Shaheen Karimian

Ep. 70 - Jag's New Direction with Managing Director Rawdon Glover

Ep. 69 - Auto Industry Lobby and DOE on Trump Effect

Ep. 68 - Drew Winter and Host David Kiley handicap the NACTOY Awards

Ep.: 67 WardsAuto Talks with Dave Cantin about auto dealerships in the Trump era.

Episode66 - What Now with EVs? with AutoPacific President Ed Kim

Ep. 65 - Post Election Analysis of Trump-Musk Alliance and Cadillac Vistiq Reveal

Ep. 64 - Eli Leland, CEO of Voltaiq and Battery Recalls

Ep. 63 - Scout Motors' Shaheen Karimian

Ep. 62 - PHEVs and Hydrogen with Forvia Chief H2 Engineer Tarek Abdel-Baset

Ep. 61 - The Battery Show with Ken Hoffman, McKinsey

Ep. 60 - Paul Thomas, President of Bosch North America

Ep. 59 - GM President Mark Reuss on Hyundai JV, Culture Changes and More.

Ep58 - Stellantis's Carlos Tavares's Headaches and Envorso

Ep. 57 - Swamy Kotagiri, CEO of Magna International talks challenges of the electrification era

Ep. 56 - Volkswagen 2025 Jetta and ID.Buzz

Ep. 55 - Boaz Hartal of Upstream on What We Should Fear From Hackers

WardsAutoPodcastEp54 - John Casesa on current chaos in auto industry

Episode 53 - Most Impactful Auto Executives of the 20th Century

Ep52 - Alliance for Automotive Innovation CEO John Bozzella

The Most Powerful Corvette Ever: A chat with ZR-1 Chief Engineer Tadge Juechter

Wards100: 100 Years Of Most Impactful Vehicles 1924-2024

Wards100: Best Engines/Propulsion Systems 100 Years

WardsAutoPodcastEp48 - Sonatus CMO John Heinlein and top stories of the week.

WardsAutoPodcastEp47 - Infotainment with Valentin Janiaut LG Vehicle Solutions

Ep. 46 - Be Scared. Cyber attacks are here to stay--with Prashant Gupta DMI Management

Can Infiniti Come Back in the EV Era?

WardsAutoPodcastEp44 - Rebeca Delgado, CTO of Intel Automotive

WardsAutoPodcastEp43 - The Era of Electrification with Jennifer Brace Ford Futurist

Ep42 - Going Electric with Jeep NA CEO Bill Peffer

WardsAutoPodcastEp41 - Chevy Traverse Engineer Joel Huffman

WardsAutoPodcastEp40 - Vanessa Ton of Cox Automotive talks to David Kiley about EV fence sitters.

WardsAutoPodcastEp39 - John Roth Cadillac on EVs and Selling ICE Vehicles Longer

WardsAutoPodcastEp38 - Shane Stephens of First Element Fuel on Hydrogen heavy trucks.

WardsAutoPodcastEp37 - Steve Majoros Chevrolet CMO

WardsAutoPodcastEp36 - Talking Hybrid SUVs with Sheldon Brown of Toyota

WardsAutoPodcastEp35 - Talking Ten Years of Mary Barra leading GM with Bloomberg News's David Welch

WardsAutoPodcastEp34 - EV and AutoBeat Talk with David Kiley and Paul Eisenstein

WardsAutoPodcastEp33 - A Talk With Subaru President/COO Jeff Walters

WardsAutoPodcastEp32 - Lincoln Nautilus

Ep31: Jan Becker Apex AI

Ep. 30: The Chicago Auto Show

Ep. 29: A Chat with Auto Supplier American Axle & Manufacturing About Adapting to the EV Age

Ep. 28: Facial and Eye Recognition Systems Coming to Detecting Drunk Driving

Ep. 27: CES 2024 and Software-Based Vehicles

Ep. 26: Wrapping Up the Year's EV Stories and Forecasting 2024

Ep.25: Transforming Lotus To EV Era

Ep. 23: Why Are EV Sales Slowing Down?

Ep. 24: Cybertruck Mania - Who's Buying the Tesla Pickup?

Ep.22: Taking You to LA Auto and Vegas to Check Out Camry, Gravity, Karma and Subaru

Ep. 21: While Consumers Cool on EVs, Opportunities Abound in Commercial and Government Fleets

Ep. 20: Helping Consumers Overcome Anxiety Over EVs

Ep. 18: Discussing Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems

Ep. 19: Is Hydrogen Really Going to Happen?

Ep. 16: EVs Usher in Autonomous Driving

Ep. 15: Honda's First-Ever BEV; Subaru's Amazing Off-Roader and the Automaker's BEV Plans.

Ep. 17: Electrification and Dealers, and Tension With OE Automakers

Ep. 14: Battery News and What Consumers Like About EVs

Ep. 13: Range and Safety: Acura and Hyundai Execs Join the Podcast

Ep. 12: The Transition from ICE to EVs. "It's a Mess."

Ep. 11: A Talk with Continental North America CEO Aruna Anand About Adapting to The EV Era

Ep. 10: Culture Shock In The EV Era with Gravitas Detroit's Jan Griffiths

Ep. 8: Auto Industry Chief Lobbyist John Bozzella on How the New EPA Rule Plays Into China's Hands

Ep. 7: A Talk With Paul Thomas, President of Bosch Mobility

Ep. 9: A Talk With Karma Automotive CEO Marques McCammon

Ep. 6: Why the "Roof is on Fire" at VW

Ep. 5: Elon Musk's Big Win, and the New Silverado EV

Ep. 4: Scout Motors CEO Scott Keogh And Reviving a Legend

Ep 3: Managing The Transition for Fun and Profit

Ep 2: Lithium Batteries: State of the Technology, Pricing and Sourcing

Ep.1: Transforming To EVs: Getting Started