Automotive News Daily Drive
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Daily Drive is a daily podcast series hosted by Automotive News Executive Editor Jamie Butters and Kellen Walker. We speak with industry experts, insiders and Automotive News reporters about events and trends impacting and reshaping the automotive industry.Automotive News is the leading source of news, data and understanding for the auto industry's decision-makers. Learn more at autonews.com.
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Oct 8, 2025 • 23min
Oct. 8, 2025 | GM cancels EV credit extension; Genesis turns 10 with big ambitions
General Motors cancels its electric vehicle tax credit extension and will offer its own discount instead. Ford faces a $1 billion hit from an aluminum plant fire. Plus, Hyundai Motor’s Genesis brand turns 10 and now aims to make a splash in the luxury high performance segment.
Oct 7, 2025 • 27min
Oct. 7, 2025 | Nissan seeks partner to share electrified model; new revenue streams
Nissan is in talks with multiple automakers to supply an electrified vehicle based on its top-selling Rogue crossover. A fire at an aluminum supplier could disrupt business at automakers for months. Plus, a panel of experts weighs in on how automakers and retailers can diversify their businesses with new revenue streams.
Oct 6, 2025 • 17min
Oct. 6, 2025 | Stellantis’ $10B plan for U.S. investments; Magna International’s Todd Deaville
Stellantis is reportedly planning to invest about $10 billion in the U.S. Automakers are putting pressure on suppliers to use AI tech in their factories to be more efficient. Plus, Magna International’s Todd Deaville talks about how the supplier is implementing AI and machine learning in its factories.
Oct 5, 2025 • 10min
Oct. 5, 2025 | Bonus Episode: Analysts Jessica Caldwell, Stephanie Valdez Streaty on market trends
Stephanie Valdez Streaty, Cox Automotive’s director of industry insights, talks about what electric vehicle makers will need to accomplish to hit 25 percent of the light-vehicle market by the end of the decade. Plus, Edmunds Head of Insights Jessica Caldwell weighs in on how tariffs are affecting 2026 model year vehicle pricing so far.
Oct 4, 2025 • 20min
Oct. 4, 2025 | Weekend Drive: End of EV tax credit fuels sales; government shutdown
Automotive News Staff Reporter Michael Martinez and Greg Layson, digital and mobile editor for Automotive News Canada, talk about the week’s biggest news stories, including the rush to snap up electric vehicles before the Sept. 30 end of U.S. EV tax credits and what the government shutdown could mean for the auto market.
Oct 3, 2025 • 21min
Oct. 3, 2025 | Tesla sets sales record; Cox Automotive’s Andy Mayers
Tesla sets a sales record in the third quarter as consumers rushed to snap up federal electric vehicle tax credits before their Sept. 30 expiration. Most EV defectors say they would reconsider with a $5,000 incentive. Plus, Andy Mayers, lender solutions strategist at Cox Automotive, talks about opportunities for lenders in the subprime market.
Oct 2, 2025 • 21min
Oct. 2, 2025 | EV surge propels Q3 sales; Cox Automotive’s Stephanie Valdez Streaty
The pull-up of electric vehicle sales before federal incentives went away juiced sales for many automakers in September and the third quarter. LG Energy is resuming U.S. business trips after a visa deal with South Korea. Plus, Stephanie Valdez Streaty, Cox Automotive’s director of industry insights, talks about the likely short- and long-term impacts of the end of federal EV tax credits.
Oct 1, 2025 • 24min
Oct. 1, 2025 | Ford’s five years of Farley; What government shutdown means for industry
Ford CEO Jim Farley says “we’ve made a lot of progress” in his time leading the automaker, which began five years ago. EV sales take off in September ahead of the end of federal tax credits. Plus, Staff Reporter Molly Boigon talks about what the federal government shutdown means for the auto industry.
Sep 30, 2025 • 21min
Sept. 30, 2025 | End of electric vehicle tax credits; EV Politics Project’s Mike Murphy
Federal electric vehicle tax credits expire at midnight. General Motors and Ford are using their financing arms to offer the federal incentive beyond its expiration. Plus, EV Politics Project founder Mike Murphy talks about the state of electrification as federal support evaporates.
Sep 29, 2025 • 24min
Sept. 29, 2025 | Market resilience about to be tested; JLR restarts some production
Experts say they expect tariffs, expiring EV tax credits and other factors to hamper affordability in the coming months. JLR starts a phased production restart after a recent cyberattack. Plus, EVs are expected to buoy third-quarter sales results.
