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Daily Drive is a daily podcast series hosted by Automotive News Executive Editor Jamie Butters and Kellen Walker. We speak with industry experts, insiders and Automotive News reporters about events and trends impacting and reshaping the automotive industry.Automotive News is the leading source of news, data and understanding for the auto industry's decision-makers. Learn more at autonews.com.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
It connects automotive headlines to the operating, financing and policy decisions shaping manufacturers, suppliers and dealerships.
Automotive News Daily Drive turns the car business into a chain of decisions about factories, trade, labor, retail and technology. Kellen Walker and Jake Neer move from a compressed news rundown into conversations that test what an announcement means in practice.
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A clear look at software frustration and the service habits that still shape auto loyalty.
Automotive News Daily Drive spends its February 27 episode on three pressure points in the auto business: software reliability, Ford's pickup recall, and Stellantis's disclosure of its new CEO's compensation last year. The software segment is the sharpest of the three.
A compact auto-industry briefing with real teeth on product strategy and trade policy.
Nissan's two-Pathfinder plan gives the episode a clear business spine: one mainstream, comfort-first version and another body-on-frame model for buyers who want tougher utility.
A practical auto-industry snapshot of tariffs, pricing pressure, and EV cancellations.
Toyota's tariff response, Sony-Honda's EV cancellations, and the pressure on suppliers and pricing make this episode a clear snapshot of an auto industry under strain.
A compact look at auto-market strain, software fear, and the pressure still keeping deals moving.
Daily Drive pulls together geopolitical disruption, demand split by income, and the longer auto loans now needed to meet record prices. The Pinewood.ai stretch is the sharpest part, with Bill Berman laying out why Apex Partners backed out and why AI disruption fears are rattling…
A brisk auto-business briefing on conflict risk, battery strategy, and who is still buying.
The weekend drive edition moves fast through three practical auto industry angles: the Iran conflict and its risk to global automakers, Ford’s plan B for the Kentucky battery plant, and the split between wealthy shoppers who are still spending and lower-income buyers who are…
Tariff fallout, labor pressure, and product strategy, with the auto business consequences kept in view.
Weekend Drive opens with tariff whiplash and keeps the focus on what it means in practice. The Supreme Court ruling striking down Trump's reciprocal tariffs raises refund questions that are still unanswered, and the episode is blunt about the wait auto companies and suppliers…
A grounded look at EV retrenchment, write-downs, and supplier strain.
Automotive News Daily Drive treats this weekend roundup as a business story, not a slogan story. It moves from Honda's costly retreat and the growing pile of automaker write-downs to the strain sitting underneath the supply chain, then turns to the harder question of what…
A supply-chain briefing that treats geopolitics as an operating problem.
Daily Drive treats the Iran conflict as an auto industry problem, and that gives the episode real urgency. It also brings in Toyota and Honda's higher February sales, the Nexperia control fight, and supplier efforts to move beyond cars, so the business stakes stay concrete…
Australian radio industry news, close up.
Stephen Dubner tests bourbon economics, Alzheimer's research, and money advice against hard data.
Daily business news with Kai Ryssdal, tracking Fed policy, oil shocks, and private credit.
Galloway rotates Office Hours Q&A, Raging Moderates politics, and China Decode geopolitics weekly.
Joel and Matt answer listener money questions weekly in the show's Ask HTM segments.
Daily Drive opens with the auto headlines.
The episode opens with a weekend look at the auto industry's biggest pressure points.
Daily Drive opens with the day’s major auto headlines.
Profit sharing lands hard.
This episode covers NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's claim that autonomous driving is a solved problem, the impact of gas price spikes on EV markets, Audi's U.S.-first launch of the Q9 SUV, and a deep dive into the failed Nissan-Honda merger, highlighting leadership and strategic reversals in the auto industry.
Tariffs set the tone for the hour.
This episode discusses the auto industry's EV challenges, including Honda's $16 billion loss from canceled models, a $70 billion industry restructuring, and supplier pressures from geopolitical tensions.
This Weekend Drive episode discusses Ford's bet on mega castings for electric pickups, driven by competition from Chinese automakers.
The show opens with a quick sweep of auto industry news.
Kellen Walker opens with the day’s auto headlines and keeps the pace moving.
Daily Drive opens from Detroit with Jake Neer filling in for Kellen Walker.
Trade pressure leads the day.
This episode covers major auto industry news including supply chain disruptions from the Iran war and Uber's $1.25 billion bet on Rivian robo-taxis, then features an interview with software engineer A.J.
Automotive News Daily Drive on March 5, 2026 covers three auto-market pressure points: Iran conflict disruptions to Middle East shipments, record prices pushing buyers into longer loans, and a Pinewood.ai deal that fell apart at the last minute.
Nissan is planning two distinct Pathfinders starting in mid-2029: an updated unibody model focused on affordability and comfort, and a new body-on-frame version with rugged styling, greater off-road capability, and a possible Pro 4X badge.
A daily news roundup covering Nissan's hybrid-only Rogue, VW and Audi's sales declines, new tariff impacts, and an NTSB investigation into Ford's Blue Cruise system.
This bonus episode features an interview with Kia's VP of Marketing about the EV3 compact SUV and hybrid Seltos announcements at the New York Auto Show.
Daily automotive news covering Ford's massive loss, Honda's new US leader, trade uncertainty, and AI insights for dealers.