ATW #2332 – Contracts & Corruption at the UAW

November 21st, 2019 at 4:00pm

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Internet Premiere: Thursday, 11/21 @ 4:00pm ET
Detroit Public TV: Sunday, 11/24 @ 10:30am ET

PANEL:
Daniel Howes, The Detroit News
Art Schwartz, Labor & Economics Associates
Kristin Dziczek, Center for Automotive Research
John McElroy, Autoline.tv

The UAW says that it’s fighting for jobs and social justice against the Detroit based automakers. At the same time, federal investigators are uncovering a culture of corruption at the union that goes to the very top. On Autoline This Week, three experts on the situation discuss the details and look ahead to what the likely outcome will be.

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ATW #2331 – The Growing Importance of Fleet Sales

November 14th, 2019 at 4:00pm

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Internet Premiere: Thursday, 11/14 @ 4:00pm ET
Detroit Public TV: Sunday, 11/17 @ 10:30am ET

PANEL:
Mark Buzzell, Director, U.S./Canadian Fleet, Ford
Ed Peper, VP, U.S. Fleet, General Motors
Mike Colias, The Wall Street Journal
John McElroy, Autoline.tv

Fleet sales used to be scorned by many automakers. It was unprofitable and not a sexy part of the business. Today it’s just the opposite. Fleet sales are profitable and are up strong, while retail sales are down. This week’s show is all about how and why it changed.

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ATW #2330 – The Business Case for Mobility Services

November 7th, 2019 at 4:00pm

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Internet Premiere: Thursday, 11/07 @ 4:00pm ET
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PANEL:
Sam Abuelsamid, Navigant Research
Jono Anderson, Partner, KPMG
Jack Pokrzywa, Director, SAE International
John McElroy, Autoline.tv

Automakers are rushing into a new business opportunity called mobility services. It involves ride hailing, ride sharing, electric scooters and e-bikes. It could even involve passenger drones. But so far no one is making any money on this. So the question is: is there a business case for mobility services?

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