Jan. 17, 2026 | Weekend Drive: Trump welcomes China in Detroit; Stellantis dumps PHEVs
Automotive News’ Larry Vellequette and Michael Martinez discuss President Donald Trump’s combative Detroit visit, including him flipping off a Ford plant worker who heckled him and his invitation for ...
17 Jan 18min
Jan. 16, 2026 | Canada opens door to Chinese EVs; insurance at dealerships
Canada strikes a deal with China allowing up to 49,000 Chinese EVs annually in exchange for agricultural concessions, marking a dramatic policy shift. Ford explores battery deals with BYD for internat...
16 Jan 19min
Jan. 15, 2026 | Stellantis staying together; suppliers shift to U.S. production
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa says the automaker will stay together as one company with $13 billion in U.S. investments over four years. Tesla ditches one-time Full Self-Driving purchases for subscrip...
15 Jan 21min
Jan. 14, 2026 | Trump’s combative Detroit visit; Republican EV resistance easing
President Donald Trump visited Detroit to tout tariffs and flipped off a worker at Ford’s F-150 plant. Bill Ford defends the automaker’s nearly $20 billion EV write-down. Plus, new polling shows Repub...
14 Jan 24min
Jan. 13, 2026 | Separating auto tech hype from reality; Honda dealers revolt over Sony
PwC’s CJ Finn discusses how to separate hype from reality at CES 2026 as artificial intelligence dominated nearly every automotive announcement. Honda dealers call on the automaker to end its partners...
13 Jan 23min
Jan. 12, 2026 | Stellantis scraps all plug-in hybrids; Mobileye's $900M robot bet
Stellantis is pulling the plug on its entire lineup of plug-in hybrids for 2026, including the top-selling Jeep Wrangler 4xe. BMW and Qualcomm announce third-party customers for their jointly develope...
12 Jan 17min
Jan. 12, 2026 | Bonus Episode: Volvo’s Thomas Ingenlath on design’s return to center stage
Volvo is bringing back Thomas Ingenlath as chief design officer starting Feb. 1. The designer of the XC60 — Volvo’s all-time bestseller — and Polestar’s first CEO discusses his vision for harmonizing ...
11 Jan 12min
Jan. 10, 2026 | Weekend Drive: CES 2026 recap; autonomy's future; Hyundai’s humanoid robot push
Automotive News’ Molly Boigon and Jerry Hirsch discuss the biggest takeaways from CES 2026, including Ford’s eyes-off driving announcement, Hyundai’s humanoid robot push and what autonomous technology...
10 Jan 16min
