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Automotive Insight

with John McElroy

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Auto industry is complex, but can be simple

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports while the auto industry is complex with thousands of people, but it's very simple with the main goal of creating desire to sell cars. (Photo by Bryan Mitchell/Getty Images)

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Backup cameras causing massive auto recalls

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports backup cameras in cars are the cause of many recalls that is affecting every automaker. (Photo illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Bringing back manufacturing to the U.S. depends on rebuilding tool and die shops

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports with all of the talk about bringing back manufacturing to the U.S., he hasn't heard much about rebuilding tool and die shops.

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Electric vehicle sales turn the corner

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports the latest registration numbers for EV's say they are starting to grow with more than 100,000 sales in June. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Dream Cruise 2026: What is a classic worth to you?

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy says people fixing up classic cars ahead of this year's Woodward Dream Cruise should ask themselves, what will it be worth?

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Electronic braking starts to catch on with automakers

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy says electronic brakes can control each wheel individually and that could help drivers, especially on slick roads.

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Automakers need to look 20 years down the road

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports fewer people are buying new cars now, but automakers are planning to add eight new assembly plants in the next four years. (Photo by Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)

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The Yen crisis helps Japanese automakers

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports the Yen has sunk to a 40 year low, but that's not hurting automakers.

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Automakers raise prices of cars, trucks with destination charges

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports automakers are raising the prices of their destination charges on their cars and trucks far faster than the rate of inflation. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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A lot of talk about solid state batteries, but where are they?

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports the solid state batteries will double the range of EVs and need only five minutes to recharge, but automakers haven't been able to manufacture them at scale. So they are rolling out semi-solid state batteries.

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Auto companies look to hydrogen for internal combustion engines

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy says it isn't hard to get a gasoline engine to run on hydrogen, but there's one big problem--the cost of a gas tank.

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Report: Autonomous cars are safer than those driven by humans

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety studied Waymo's driverless cars and found they were involved in fewer crashes. (Photo credit: WWJ)

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