Automotive Insight

Have you seen those gold Teslas tooling around? WWJ auto analyst John McElroy says the automaker is testing a new, driverless car. (WWJ Photo)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports Ford developed military versions of the Ranger that includes a thicker frame and stronger axle. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports humanoid robots are good at some things and bad at others. BMW is using them at an assembly plant in South Carolina. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

WWJ automotive analyst John McElroy says the U.S. military wants to mass produce drones at a lower cost, and they're considering whether Michigan might be the place to do it. (Photo: Getty Images)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy says U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with Canada will end up hurting the auto industries on both sides of the border. (Photo: Getty Images)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports Hyundai is expected to launch 100 new models across the world by 2030 and 58 will land in the American market.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports GM and Ford will be hurt by new tariffs because some of their most profitable trucks come from Canada. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports there are a lot of advantages to building body on frame cars.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports before it was the western automakers who taught China how to build cars, now China is teaching the teachers.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports while the auto industry is complex with thousands of people, but it's very simple with the main goal of creating desire to sell cars. (Photo by Bryan Mitchell/Getty Images)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports backup cameras in cars are the cause of many recalls that is affecting every automaker. (Photo illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports with all of the talk about bringing back manufacturing to the U.S., he hasn't heard much about rebuilding tool and die shops.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports the latest registration numbers for EV's say they are starting to grow with more than 100,000 sales in June. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy says people fixing up classic cars ahead of this year's Woodward Dream Cruise should ask themselves, what will it be worth?

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy says electronic brakes can control each wheel individually and that could help drivers, especially on slick roads.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports fewer people are buying new cars now, but automakers are planning to add eight new assembly plants in the next four years. (Photo by Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports the Yen has sunk to a 40 year low, but that's not hurting automakers.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports the solid state batteries will double the range of EVs and need only five minutes to recharge, but automakers haven't been able to manufacture them at scale. So they are rolling out semi-solid state batteries.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports automakers are raising the prices of their destination charges on their cars and trucks far faster than the rate of inflation. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy says it isn't hard to get a gasoline engine to run on hydrogen, but there's one big problem--the cost of a gas tank.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety studied Waymo's driverless cars and found they were involved in fewer crashes. (Photo credit: WWJ)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports the wildfire smoke that lingered over Michigan earlier in July has put a new focus on the air filter for the passenger cabin in your vehicle.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports the three pointed star on every Mercedes Benz is one of the most recognizable logos in the world. (Photo: Getty Images)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports the U.S. automakers started offshoring tool and die work to China decades ago and now realize that was a mistake. John says it's a matter of national security.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy tells the story of a 1960s station wagon that did an amazing job of predicting the future technology in cars. (Photo: The 1964 Aurora station wagon was Ford's dream car of the future. Credit: Ford Motor Co.)

As auto sales plummet in China, industry analyst John McElroy says one car dealer group is trying to get more shoppers in the door by selling humanoid robots. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports some workers in South Korea want to work until they are 65 so they don't have to wait for their pension.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports car companies, which are trying to make vehicles more affordable, can design their vehicles to be disassembled if they want to reduce repair costs.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports drivers have plenty to complain about, but headlights top the list. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports General Motors and Lockheed Martin are developing an autonomous rover for a mission in 2030. Toyota is developing a lunar rover with a pressurized cabin. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Ever heard of remanufacturing? WWJ Auto Analyst John McElroy says it isn't exactly a secret, but automakers don't seem to want to talk about it.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports Project Nightingale is a two seat car that is enormously long.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy says aluminum wiring has many benefits and he anticipates more automakers will move to aluminum instead of copper in the future.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports Henry Ford had a staggering pace of development and current executives should study the corporate structure from the 1920s.

You can't call for a robotaxi in the Detroit area just yet, but WWJ Auto Analyst Jon McElroy says we're seeing more and more of them on the roads around here. (Photo credit: WWJ's Rob Davidek)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports new car sales are going to be lower in the next 10 years because households with two or three cars now may need only one in the future. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports while performance is top of mind for auto executives, in 1957 it was a completely different story.

WWJ auto analyst Jon McElroy says GM, Ford and Stellantis want to use more robots and automation, which could make cars more affordable. The UAW doesn't like it. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports an automotive technology is being politicized.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports Ferrari keeps blue prints, assembly sheet and the tooling design for every car going back to 1947. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports the European auto industry is expected to lose 350,000 jobs by the end of the decade and automakers and suppliers are begging for help.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports with gas prices higher than a year ago, people may be looking to an EV. Kelly Blue Book says 85,000 EV's were sold in May. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)