Here are highlights from the latest episodes of ‘Daily Drive’, Automotive News’ weekday podcast, March 21-24, hosted by Jamie Butters.
“Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance definitely seems to be the most vulnerable here. The alliance as a whole, last year, according to AlixPartners, about 7.8 percent of its global vehicle sales came from Russia. That’s compared to about 2 percent for most major automakers globally.” — John Irwin, Automotive News reporter, on the possibility of Russia seizing automotive plants
“If you’re able to create a situation where the customer knows exactly what they’re going to pay, and you can create a positive experience where you can streamline the sales process, and at the same time, there’s a high likelihood … you know exactly what you’re going to make. To me, that seems like a simpler way of doing business.” — Jose Morales, director of strategic partnerships at Applied Concepts, on a dealership agency model
“This is the time to hit the EV market. I mean it’s early, but you know you have to set up your distribution network even if it’s yourself and not dealers because it’s a direct-sales model. And then you have to set up your factory.” — Laurence Iliff, Automotive News reporter, on VinFast’s plans to build EVs and batteries in North Carolina
— Listen to these and other shows at autonews.com/dailydrive.