The Story of Tesla

The new book "Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk and the Bet of the Century" gives the interesting story behind the world's richest carmaker, and the interesting person who's the driving force behind it. We talk with author Tim Higgins.

Work Appropriately

GM has begun quietly reopening its offices, and letting people who had been working from home come back in, where appropriate. It's the start of creating a new work model simply called "Work Appropriately" where you work from the place that creates the best opportunity for success--for you and the…

One More Step Toward Self Driving Vehicles

Ford and its vehicle automation partner Argo AI are putting self driving Escapes into Lyft fleets in Miami and Austin.   We talk about it with Bryan Salesky, founder and CEO, Argo AI

Electric Vehicle of The Year

Ford's Mustang Mach E wins Car and Driver's first "Electric Vehicle of the Year" award.   We talk with Ford EV Marketing Manager Jason Mace.

Will Small Electric Vans Be a Big Thing?

We talk with Jim Taylor--a veteran auto industry executive, who's now CEO of Electric Last Mile Solutions, a Troy based start-up that plans to build electric vans at the former Hummer plant near South Bend, Indiana. They just started trading on Wall Street this week.

The Carlos Ghosn Saga--In Print

A new book details the rise, fall and escape of Carlos Ghosn.   We talk with Hans Greimel and William Sposato, authors of "Collision Course--Carlos Ghosn and the Culture Wars That Upended an Auto Empire."

The Maverick Is Back--As a Compact Pickup

We talk with Jeff Schuster of LMC Automotive about why small pickups could be the next big thing.

A Message From The Past

It's a mystery.  What were two workers who helped build Michigan Central Depot trying to tell those of us in the future. Workers renovating the old train station found a message in a beer bottle. We talk about it with Ford's archivist Ted Ryan.

An Important Vote At The UAW

Should UAW members directly elect their leaders?  There will be a vote on the question later this year, and the campaigning has begun. We talk with Scott Houldieson of the group Unite All Workers for Democracy.

A New Era For Carmakers And Their Suppliers

Toyota, Honda and GM finish in the top three spots in an annual survey of carmakers and thier relationships with their suppliers.   But, there's a lot of change brewing. We talk with study author David Andrea of PlanteMoran.