Automotive Insiders
Automotive Industry expert Jason Stein presents a podcast focused on the automotive industry. It launched in 2022 and covers various industry topics, trends, and projections that are impacting the future of automotive. Jason will interview some of the industry’s key thought leaders and industry insiders. The podcast will be available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, and Pandora with new episodes that will be featured weekly.
Episodes
145 episodes
Arthur D. Little & MEMA OE Landmark Study: U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness
As a USMCA renegotiation looms, suppliers face critical choices about where future programs belong. Arthur D. Little reveals the factors that will determine whether North America remains a winning manufacturing hub.
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15:15
Digitizing Supplier Intelligence: How Tohoom Enables Success
Suppliers are facing unprecedented complexity — and the old tools can’t keep up. Tohoom joins Automotive Insiders to explain how digitized commercial intelligence is becoming a new competitive advantage.
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11:38
AI’s Hidden Cost-Savings Opportunity
AI has transformed automotive manufacturing — now it’s poised to reinvent how vehicles are sold. Jonas Wagner, partner and managing director, of AlixPartners explains why the next growth engine will be customer-facing AI.
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11:41
How Sustainable is our Current Reporting Environment?
Sustainability reporting is becoming a maze for auto suppliers. With conflicting state laws, global standards, and unclear federal direction, where do you even start? In this episode of Automotive Insiders, Jason Stein talks with Steptoe & ...
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Tariffs, Prices, and Performance: How Policy Is Shaping the Auto Market
Trade tensions, shifting tariffs, and rising costs are rewriting the rules for automakers in 2025. In this episode of Automotive Insiders, Jason Stein and Global Data’s David Oakley explore how policy decisions are shaping vehicle prices and th...
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Building a Sustainable Battery Future
Electrification is transforming the automotive landscape — and sustainability is now at the heart of every battery breakthrough. In this episode of Automotive Insiders, Jason Stein talks with Mitsubishi Chemical Group’s Matt Orlando about how i...
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13:52
Charging Ahead? The Shifting Landscape of EV Adoption
The EV transition hinges on the battery supply chain — but tariffs, trade policy, and shifting incentives are adding new complexities. In this episode of Automotive Insiders, Jason Stein talks with Gabrielle Aversa of S&P Global Mobility ab...
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The Importance of Growing the Supply Base
As the industry reshapes around electrification, trade shifts and new technologies, a strong and diverse supplier base has never mattered more. MEMA’s Collin Shaw and Steve Horaney join Jason Stein to discuss how suppliers can grow, connect, an...
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What the Industry Can Learn from Chassis 2.0
ZF’s Chassis 2.0 is redefining how braking, steering, and suspension systems work — replacing traditional mechanics with intelligent, software-driven solutions. In this episode of Automotive Insiders, ZF’s Ramiro Gutierrez joins Jason Stein to ...
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U.S. Manufacturing at a Crossroads
In this episode of Automotive Insiders, Arthur D. Little Partners Jörn Buss and Frank McCleary preview a landmark study which is set to debut at the MEMA OE Suppliers Annual Conference. It highlights solvable barriers, supply chain resilience, ...
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Tooling Under Pressure
Costs, labor, and global competition are reshaping the backbone of auto manufacturing. In this episode of Automotive Insiders, Wipfli’s Laurie Harbour breaks down the challenges, opportunities, and what’s ahead at the MEMA/Wipfli 2025 Tooling a...
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Trade tensions, tariffs & USMCA – what suppliers need to know
Global trade uncertainty continues to shape the automotive industry. In our latest Automotive Insiders episode, Jeffrey Richardson of Miller Canfield unpacks the U.S.–China negotiations, the ripple effects of tariffs, and what USMCA means for s...
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Navigating the Rising Tide of Supplier Litigation
Supplier disputes are on the rise — and the stakes have never been higher. In this episode of Automotive Insiders, Adam Ratliff of Warner Norcross + Judd explains why litigation is surging, how new legal rulings are changing the game, and what ...
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Strategies to Solve Shifting Contract Terms
On this episode of Automotive Insiders, Butzel’s Mitch Zajac breaks down the legal implications in today’s supply chain — from volume fluctuations and tariffs to force majeure clauses and sustainability mandates.
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13:49
A Look at the Future of Commercial Wheels
Accuride CEO Kent Jones joins Automotive Insiders to talk EVs, durability, smart coatings — and why the road ahead is built on lighter, tougher, more connected wheels..
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14:45
Charting the Course for the CV Future
What does the future of commercial vehicles look like in a world of electrification, AI, and shifting regulations? Allison Transmission’s John Coll and MEMA’s Collin Shaw join Automotive Insiders to break down the transformation already underwa...
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19:46
The Pitfalls of Uncertainty
Can North America stay competitive without long-term investment certainty? Michael Robinet of S&P Global joins Automotive Insiders to reveal what’s at stake for suppliers in an era of policy, tariff and EV whiplash.
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16:06
What’s next for EVs?
Is the EV revolution hitting the brakes? Dykema Senior Counsel Jay Logel joins Automotive Insiders to break down what shifting policies mean for suppliers on the front lines.
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16:02
What’s Changing the Game in Software?
Automotive Insiders host Jason Stein interviews Amarish Kapadia, Global Head of Sales & Product Strategy at MiNDCAN, to discuss how software can tackle cost, programs, sustainability, and CRM. It’s a platform designed by practitioners to el...
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Looking for Clarity Amid the Chaos
Automotive Insiders host Jason Stein talks to Mark Wakefield about AlixPartners’ 2025 Global Automotive Outlook, the consulting firm’s annual in-depth industry analysis. Automotive companies must pursue a wholesale transformation of their opera...
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15:42
Finding Clarity Amid Supplier Disruption
From raw material shortages to labor strikes and global conflicts, suppliers are getting squeezed. What contract provisions are most critical right now to help suppliers protect themselves against unforeseen disruptions? Warner Norcross + Judd ...
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11:31
South Carolina Regional III: The Impact of Cost Management for Suppliers
Matthew Smith, President and CEO of 3C Software, talks to Automotive Insider host Jason Stein about cost management strategies for suppliers, including the challenges of dealing with the current environment. This podcast is the third in a three...
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10:42
South Carolina Regional II: How CU-ICAR is Growing with the Industry
In part two of our three-part series from the MEMA OE South Carolina Regional Meeting, Automotive Insiders host Jason Stein interviews David Clayton, Executive Director, CU-ICAR, to talk about the expansion of the campus, its investment in the ...
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15:21
South Carolina Regional I: JTEKT’s Continued Rise in the U.S. South
Automotive Insiders takes the podcast on the road this week to talk investment in South Carolina’s growing automotive ecosystem. In part one of a three-part series from the MEMA OE South Carolina Regional Meeting, host Jason Stein sits down wit...
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