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Autoline This Week #2616 - The Only Book About Every Automotive Law

You cannot believe how many laws regulate the auto industry. So many that it’s almost impossible to keep track of. But two legal eagles, Kevin McDonald from VW Credit and

Autoline This Week #2615 - Uh-Oh, Now It’s A Shortage Of Headlamp Engineers

You’ve heard of the chip shortage that crippled automotive production. But you probably haven’t heard about the critical shortage of headlamp engineers. And you also prob

Autoline This Week #2614 - Lordstown Motors Goes Asset Light, Develops Skateboard Trucks

Lordstown Motors changed its business plan. Instead of building electric trucks, it’s going to have Foxconn build them for it—in the plant that Lordstown used to own. It

Autoline This Week #2613 - Suppliers Give Toyota Thumbs Up, Stellantis Thumbs Down

Automotive suppliers have strong opinions about the automakers they sell parts and services to. Some automakers have great relations with their suppliers, others not so m

Autoline This Week #2612 - Electric Roads Solve EV Range At No Taxpayer Cost

Powered roads, where EVs pick up electric power from the road as they drive, is a dream that goes back decades. But now a convergence of technologies could turn it into r

Autoline This Week #2611 - A Conversation with GM President Mark Reuss

Every year the SAE Foundation chooses a recipient for its Leadership Award. This year it chose GM President Mark Reuss. At the awards banquet, Reuss sat down with Autolin

Autoline This Week #2610 - Foreign Automakers In Trouble In China

Five years ago, foreign automakers saw China as an unending source of growth and profits. Not anymore. Today, companies like Volkswagen and General Motors are seeing shar

Autoline This Week #2609 - Russian Invasion Upends The Auto Industry

In addition to the terrible loss of lives, the tragic lines of refugees and brutal war crimes, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is upending the auto industry. Automakers and

Autoline This Week #2608 - Do You Have What It Takes To Be An Entrepreneur? Here’s What You Need To Know

It takes a certain type of person to be an entrepreneur. But even those people need to know their strengths and weaknesses and how to avoid common pitfalls. Three start-u

Autoline This Week #2607 - Toyota's Chief Scientist Lays Out Its EV Strategy

Gill Pratt, Toyota’s Chief Scientist, says we’re going to hear a lot more about the company’s move into electric cars. Up to now Toyota’s public statements have focused o

Autoline This Week #2606 - EV Battery Cost Falling To $50-60/kWh

Batteries for electric cars are extremely expensive. But Tal Sholklapper, the CEO of Voltaiq, a battery design consultancy, says that cost is coming down fast, and will s

Autoline This Week #2605 - Auto Shows Can Really Help Sell EVs

Despite the perception that auto shows are losing their appeal, Foresight Research says the public is just as interested in auto shows as it ever was. Moreover, people ar

Autoline This Week #2604 - Three Companies That Can Take Your Automotive Idea from Concept to Production

Multimatic, PEM Motion and Ettractive are three Canadian companies with expertise in turning ideas into reality. Here’s their advice on what startups need to keep in mind

Autoline This Week #2603 - GM Wants To Sell You Other Automakers' (Used) Cars

General Motors is jumping into online retailing with both feet. It’s launching a web portal called CarBravo to sell used cars, including non-GM brands and models. Dan Ahe

Autoline This Week #2602 - Goodbye Rust Belt. Hello Mobility Revolution.

They used to call it the Rust Belt. But Midwest states like Michigan are actually at the leading edge of a revolution in new mobility. Smokestack factories are giving way

Autoline This Week #2601 - Myths, Urban Legends and Misinformation About Public EV Charging

The public is hyper aware that a wave of electric cars is about to hit the market. But the public doesn’t know a lot about the public EV charging infrastructure. And in m

Autoline This Week #2530 - CES: A Magnet For Automotive Technology

CES is renowned for being a mecca for tech companies. Even so, for 2022 it’s attracting a record amount of automotive exhibitors and speakers. One out of three attendees

Autoline This Week #2529 - Solving The Tech Shortage

There is a critical shortage of automotive technicians in the US. Car dealerships, body shops and automotive repair facilities can’t find the people they need. But a high

Autoline This Week #2528 - Revolutionizing Product Development With Digital Twins

The auto industry is learning how to slash the time it takes to develop new cars and components with a technology called Digital Twins. By simulating a product or a proce

Autoline This Week #2617 - Undecided If An EV Is For You? Try A Subscription

Autonomy is a startup that provides subscriptions to a Tesla Model 3. Customers can learn firsthand whether an EV meets their driving needs, without a big, long-term fina