Here are highlights from the latest episodes of ‘Daily Drive’, Automotive News‘ weekday podcast, Aug. 7-10, hosted by Jamie Butters with Kellen Walker.
“This kind of program is a no-brainer. I mean, Volvo is bringing the EX30 to the U.S. next year, and it’s going to be the least expensive Volvo ever produced.” — Urvaksh Karkaria, Automotive News reporter, on Volvo’s plan to side-step expensive U.S. tariffs on vehicles made in China
“I think we’re still in that concentric circle where people can still add on with what they’ve got and really add value without adding a ton of costs.” — Stephen Dietrich, partner with Holland & Knight, on the dealership buy-sell market in 2022 and continuing trends so far in 2023
“I think for a lot of Americans, this has kind of gone on a little bit under their nose, and they don’t realize the amount of progress that has really taken place in the last decade or so of testing.” — Jeff Farrah, executive director of the Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association, on efforts to revive federal legislation governing AVs and the problem of anti-AV sentiment
“It’s time that our workers get their equitable share in this economy, and they’re able to achieve economic justice.” — UAW President Shawn Fain talking with Automotive News reporter Michael Martinez about the union’s demands in contract negotiations with the Detroit 3
— Listen to these and other shows at autonews.com/dailydrive.