Here are highlights from the latest episodes of ‘Daily Drive’, Automotive News‘ weekday podcast, June 12-15 hosted by Jamie Butters with Kellen Walker.
“We just hit 75 percent of the way through our initial network development plan. And we had just reached [the] halfway point of the 2025 plan. So we thought that was an easy give.” — Bryan DeBoer, CEO of Lithia, on why dealership acquisitions will play an even bigger role in an update to the retail giant’s plan to reach $50 billion in annual revenue by the end of 2025
“Despite these battery plants being built or these investments being made here in the U.S., they’re still concerned about reliance on China.” — Audrey LaForest, reporter covering government for Automotive News in Washington, on congressional pushback to the Inflation Reduction Act’s advanced manufacturing production tax credit
“With these new functionalities, and also the automation, we always have to make sure that the people inside the vehicles are safe.” — Cecilia Sunnevång, vice president of research for Autoliv, the world’s biggest maker of airbags and seatbelts, on how the company is evolving for a new era
“There’s certainly no regulation requiring every home have AM radio so that they can tune in to these emergency broadcasting systems. So, it’s a little bit odd that we would require it in cars for a safety purpose.” — Mike Ramsey, vice president, analyst, at Gartner, on legislation to force automakers to keep AM radio in all new vehicles
— Listen to these and other shows at autonews.com/dailydrive.