About this episode
John McElroy discusses the potential benefits of collaboration between Ford and General Motors in developing automotive technologies.
WWJ auto analyst John McElroy says General Motors and Ford should work together like they did years ago to develop a ten speed automatic transmission. He says both companies could cut billions in costs.
People in this episode
Guest: John McElroy
Topics covered
- collaboration
- automotive industry
- cost reduction
- transmission development
- Ford
- General Motors
Keywords
- Ford
- General Motors
- collaboration
- ten speed automatic transmission
- cost savings
- automotive analysis
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: General Motors, Ford
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