All The Switches

About this episode

Robbie and Nicole discuss recent automotive developments and interview industry experts.

After last week's travel challenges, Robbie and Nicole are back. Nicole has driven the Chevrolet Equinox EV and the Honda Pilot Elite while Sam had the Mazda MX-5 Miata 35th Anniversary Edition. Robbie tells us about the new Mercedes-Benz GLE and GLS and we discuss the company's new drive by wire system. GM is apparently going to build a new Buick sedan as well as a new Camaro. Nissan has a new electric Juke for the rest of the world and Porsche has a convertible 911 GT3 S/C with a manual transmission. Uber is pouring $10 billion into robotaxis. VW has a revamped with ID3 Neo with all the switches. Doug Field is leaving Ford and that might signal the end of the Model E division as it basically gets rolled back into the main Ford. Ford's cancelled 3-row electric crossover has been visible on Field's linkedin page for at least a year. Honda is killing it's e:Ny1 in the UK and the Ontario government and Unifor have rejected Stellantis' plan to assembly Leap Motor knockdown kits in Canada. The NTSB has issued its report on a pair of fatal BlueCruise crashes. Nicole interviews Mazda director of safety strategy and communications Jennifer Morrison and Lucid head of Air and Gravity…

People in this episode

Hosts: Robbie, Nicole

Guests: Jennifer Morrison, Rob Whitley

Topics covered

• automotive news
• electric vehicles
• interviews
• safety
• manufacturing updates

Keywords

• Chevrolet Equinox EV
• Honda Pilot Elite
• Mazda MX-5 Miata
• Mercedes-Benz
• electric vehicles
• robotaxis
• Nissan Juke
• Porsche 911 GT3
• Ford Model E

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chevrolet, Honda, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, GM, Nissan, Porsche, Uber, VW, Ford

Products: Chevrolet Equinox EV, Honda Pilot Elite, Mazda MX-5 Miata 35th Anniversary Edition, Mercedes-Benz GLE, Mercedes-Benz GLS, Buick sedan, Camaro, Nissan Juke, Porsche 911 GT3 S/C, robotaxis

Places: UK, Canada, Ontario

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