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There's a new buzzword bouncing around in the U.S. auto industry: optionality. What does it mean? Here's WWJ auto analyst John McElroy. (Photo: Getty Images)

A short hearing this morning for the man charged with first degree murder in connection with the deadly stabbing of a Chipotle worker in downtown Detroit. WWJ's Chris Fillar has your Wednesday morning news. (Photo credit: WWJ's Charlie Langton)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports auto executives say the trade agreement made North America a powerful trading bloc. (Photo: Getty Images)

South Lyon is the latest city to cover up its Flock cameras. WWJ's Chris Fillar has your Tuesday morning news. (Photo credit: WWJ)

A loaded gun inside a Canton daycare has led to an arrest after police say a toddler somehow got hold of the weapon. WWJ's Tony Ortiz and Tracey McCaskill have the afternoon's top news stories.

A mass shooting in Detroit leaves three men dead and four others hospitalized. It happened early Sunday morning during a gathering at a home on Prest Street near Greenfield and Fenkell. WWJ's Chris Fillar has your Monday morning news. (Photo credit: WWJ)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports Bosch is working on a heater to warm up the catalytic converter quicker. It would help a full sized pickup truck or SUV have lower emissions than a Toyota Prius. (Photo by Thomas Niedermueller/Getty Images)

A Eastpointe police officer was hit by a truck and run over by a trailer while attempting to arrest a suspected thief. WWJ's Jackie Paige has your Friday morning news. (Photo credit: WWJ)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports if President Trump allows Chinese cars to be sold in the United States, the Chinese auto companies will gain market share here which will reduce production for the American carmakers.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy says there are too many car companies making too many cars and new car sales are dropping off.

Days after a vote by St. Clair Shores City Council, all 12 Flock surveillance cameras in the city have been covered. WWJ's Jackie Paige and Chris Fillar have your Thursday morning news. (Photo credit: WWJ's Charlie Langton)

Clinton Township police are investigating a deadly crash involving a van and pedestrian. WWJ's Jackie Paige and Chris Fillar have your Wednesday morning news. (Photo credit: WWJ's Luke Sloan)

The Wayne County Prosecutor has charged a Detroit man with one count of first degree, premeditated murder in connection with the stabbing death of a Chipotle restaurant worker. WWJ's Tony Ortiz and Tracey McCaskill have the afternoon's top news stories.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports automakers sold more cars 25 years ago than they do today. So in order to grow their business, the auto industry is looking at three opportunities. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy ask if $5 a gallon gas be the tipping point for sales of electric cars? (Photo credit: WWJ)

An old church is coming down in Roseville to make way for a Sheetz gas station. WWJ's Chris Fillar and Jackie Paige have your Tuesday morning news. (Photo credit: WWJ's Charlie Langton)

The Detroit Tigers' home has a new name. Comerica Park is OUT. WWJ's Tony Ortiz has the afternoon's top news stories.

Detroit police have one man in custody after a deadly stabbing in an alley behind the Chipotle restaurant in downtown. WWJ's Jackie Paige and Chris Fillar have your Monday morning news. (Photo credit: WWJ's Charlie Langton)

Drivers across Michigan are paying higher prices at the pump for a fourth straight day. Truck drivers are getting hit especially hard as diesel prices hit a record high. WWJ's Jackie Paige and Chris Fillar have your Friday morning news. (Photo credit: WWJ's Charlie Langton)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports an autonomous truck in Germany has no driver or cab. One of the reasons they are pushing autonomous trucks is the country has a severe shortage of truck drivers. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

A new report from Mich Auto Law lists the intersections with the most crashes. Topping the list was Van Dyke and 18 1/2 Mile Road. WWJ's Jackie Paige and Chris Fillar have your Thursday morning news. (Photo credit: WWJ's Charlie Langton)

The Oakland County Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of a 3-year old boy who was shot in a Pontiac apartment Tuesday afternoon. WWJ's Chris Fillar and Jackie Paige have your Wednesday morning news. (Photo credit: WWJ's Marisa Jenkins)

The day after the city terminates their contract with Flock Safety, Eastpointe Police announce two officers allegedly misused the controversial surveillance cameras. WWJ's Tony Ortiz and Tracey McCaskill have the afternoon's top news stories.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports while President Trump says he's okay with the Chinese making cars in the United States, but the American auto industry is against it. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

The price of gas jumped Tuesday morning, but there is one station on Detroit's eastside, called Freedom Fuel, that has low prices. WWJ's Chris Fillar and Jackie Paige have your Tuesday morning news. (Photo credit: Charlie Langton)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports the auto industry will be split among the USA and China especially when it comes to software, connectivity and autonomy. And most of the world will look to China because it is cheaper.

The Lyon Township Planning Commission meets Monday night to discuss plans for a data center. WWJ's Chris Fillar and Jackie Paige have your Monday morning news. (Photo credit: WWJ's Charlie Langton)

A Detroit man is in custody and a Hazel Park man is dead after an argument over the cooking method of chicken leads to a fatal stabbing. WWJ's Tony Ortiz and Tracey McCaskill have the afternoon's top news stories.

People all over Michigan will remember the lives lost in the 9/11 terror attacks 25 years ago today. WWJ's Jackie Paige and Chris Fillar have your Friday morning news. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports Ford and Tesla are making cars out of three modules, a front end module, a passenger cab module and a rear module. (Photo by Jens Schlueter/Getty Images)

Firefighters from Grosse Pointe Woods battled a fire at the Lochmoor Club for more than 12 hours. The clubhouse has been destroyed. WWJ's Chris Fillar and Jackie Paige have your Thursday morning news. (Photo credit: WWJ's Luke Sloan)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports car sales in China fell sharply earlier in the year and sales are getting worse. He says it could be a disaster. (Photo by Natalie Behring-Chisholm/Getty Images)

Governor Gretchen Whitmer weighs in on a long-running fight over the Line 5 pipeline in Mackinac. WWJ's Tony Ortiz and Tracey McCaskill have the afternoon's top news stories.

Michigan State Police say a suspect has confessed to a shooting along the Southfield Freeway in Detroit last month. WWJ's Chris Fillar and Jackie Paige have your Wednesday morning news. (Photo credit: WWJ)

Water is flowing through an east side Detroit neighborhood after a vehicle hit a fire hydrant and caused a leak. WWJ's Jackie Paige and Chris Fillar have your Tuesday morning news. (Photo credit: WWJ's Charlie Langton)

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

It's a Labor Day tradition as thousands of people walk across the mighty Mackinac Bridge — while in Detroit, labor leaders and workers are marching through Corktown. WWJ's Jackie Paige has your local news headlines. (Photo: MDOT)

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)

DTE Energy crews are working to restore power to more than one-quarter million homes and businesses in southeastern Michigan. Detroit leaders say a tornado may have touched down on the city's eastside. WWJ's Jackie Paige and Charlie Langton have your Friday morning news. (Photo credit: WWJ's Charlie Langton)

It was a noisy and wet night in Metro Detroit as thunderstorms roared through the area. Wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour were reported. DTE Energy is working to restore power to nearly 100,000 customers. WWJ's Jackie Paige and Chris Fillar have your Thursday morning news. (Photo credit: WWJ's Luke Sloan)

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)

The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory from noon til 8 p.m. on Wednesday as temperatures will rise into the 90's. WWJ's Jackie Paige and Chris Fillar have your Wednesday morning news. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/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)

A lot of police activity this Tuesday morning in a mobile home community in Novi, after a man was found dead. WWJ's Jackie Paige and Chris Fillar have your top local news headlines. (Photo: Getty Images)

Kelli Bryant -- the Pontiac mother accused of leaving her three children to live alone in squalor for years -- has been sentenced. WWJ's Tony Ortiz and Tracey McCaskill have the afternoon's top news stories.

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)

The summer heat and humidity is hanging on in Metro Detroit, and we'll be feeling it over the next few days. Plus, some I-696 ramps are expected to open this afternoon, much to the delight of thousands of driver. WWJ's Chris Fillar and Jackie Paige have the local news headlines for your Monday morning.

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.