AutoReport 12-18-25 Payne - Gas bags out, gas cars in

Car Radio 910AM-Detroit: Podcast, December 18, 2025 Host: Henry Payne, Auto columnist, The Detroit News The gas bags are out, gas cars are back in. For years we heard it from elites: EVs were the future. The EPA, The New York Times, Jennifer Granholm, Will Ferrel, automotive media – they told us …

AutoReport 122325 Detroit News Vehicle Of The Year

Car Radio 910AM-Detroit: Podcast, December 23, 2025 Host: Henry Payne, Auto columnist, The Detroit News Car shoppers had plenty of choices in 2025 as auto grocery shelves were teeming with goods. At The Detroit News, we’re biased towards value, style, innovation, and performance - and we choose o…

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Car Radio 910AM-Detroit: Podcast, November 25, 2025 Host: Henry Payne, Auto columnist, The Detroit News Scottsdale, Arizona – The Nissan Sentra is all-new for 2026. Vehicle Product Manager Mark Zoba talks about major upgrades in styling and tech as Sentra looks to attract new, younger buyers. Zob…

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Car Radio 910AM-Detroit: Podcast, November 20, 2025 Host: Henry Payne, Auto columnist, The Detroit News Braselton, Georgia – At the 2025 Petit Le Mans season finale of the IMSA Weathertech Sportscar series in Road Atlanta, IMSA President John Doonan talks about the series’ maturity, attraction to…

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Car Radio 910AM-Detroit: Podcast, November 18, 2025 Host: Henry Payne, Auto columnist, The Detroit News Tochigi, Japan – I got a sneak peak of Prelude before it hits dealer lots in January. It was easy on the eyes and easy to drive fast as I flogged it on the streets of Ann Arbor and on Honda’s t…

Auto Report 092325 Ford GT40 Le Mans Ryan

Car Radio 910AM-Detroit: Podcast, September 23, 2025 Host: Henry Payne, Auto columnist, The Detroit News Le Mans, France – Ford Archivist Ted Ryan on the 1966-69 Ford GT40’s enduring fame at Le Mans. It is (along with Ferraris) the most popular racer in the Le Mans Museum. And Ford is coming back…

AutoReport 091625 Honda CR-V Yu

Car Radio 910AM-Detroit: Podcast, September 16, 2025 Host: Henry Payne, Auto columnist, The Detroit News San Diego – Honda CR-V Product Planner Jonathan Yu on the compact SUV’s notable statistics: second-best-selling compact SUV; 55% hybrid powertrain sales; and 2/3rds of models Made in USA. 2 mi…

Auto Report 100925 Lingenfelter Fall Open House

Car Radio 910AM-Detroit: Podcast, October 9, 2025 Host: Henry Payne, Auto columnist, The Detroit News Detroit – Interview with Lingenfelter Engineering CEO and Car collector Ken Lingenfelter who opens his world-class collection for the Fall Open House to raise money for the Pink Fund. Contributor…

Auto Report 081925 Ford Le Mans Hypercar Farley

Car Radio 910AM-Detroit: Podcast, August 19, 2025 Host: Henry Payne, Auto columnist, The Detroit News Le Mans, France – Ford CEO Jim Farley on why Ford is going back to Le Mans’ top Hypercar calss in 2027 60 years after it last won from 1966-1969.  “No better advertisement for your capability tha…

Auto Report 082125 Ford Model T John Dean

Car Radio 910AM-Detroit: Podcast, August 21, 2025 Host: Henry Payne, Auto columnist, The Detroit News Charlevoix – Ford Model T owner John Dean talks about driving and restoring the 1925 model that has been in his wife’s family for 100 years. 2 min. Originally aired August 21, 2025 on the Auto Re…