Automotive Insight

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports Detroit's Big 3 don't make tanks or planes like they used to, but auto suppliers have military contracts that are profitable.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports GM, Ford and Stellantis may want to get back into the sedan segment of the auto industry. (Photo: Ford workers assemble a Ford ST gasoline-powered vehicle at the Michigan Assembly Plant November 8, 2012 in Wayne, Michigan. By Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports GM sales in China were up almost 20% in the first half of the year and the automaker is fighting back with competitive electric vehicles.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports the Chinese have captured 50% of the Russian market.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports a manufacturing expert with Toyota always told workers to wipe down their machinery.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports both Ford and General Motors are working to have EV's priced in the mid-$20,000 range. But questions remain about how many people will buy them. (Photo: Getty Images)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports General Motors and Ford are investigating in new kinds of battery chemistries because the future is all about EVs. (Photo: Getty Images)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports the new Charger's instrument panel is designed in several layers in order to make a change without having to redo the whole thing.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy says automakers are paying out record amounts of money for warranty work, the total was 28 billion dollars last year.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports China's biggest automaker is now worth more than every car company in the world except two.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy says there are 600,000 manufacturing jobs that are unfilled at this time in the United States. (Photo: Getty Images)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports there are three new developments regarding autonomous cars. One involves Waymo and teens.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports thanks to both President Biden and President Trump, EV buyers have a great opportunity to save money.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports while most people only think about the cost when buying a car, other things like insurance, gas, maintenance and service add up and costs about $12,000 a year.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy says Ferrari wants to expand its luxury brand, so it will start selling high end sail boats that cost more than one million dollars.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports GM is working on a lower cost EV that will compete with Ford.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports Michigan could have the largest hydrogen reservoir in the United States.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy says it is a wakeup call for the automakers as fewer people are driving. That means the record number of sales, 17 million in 2016, will never be beat.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports executives were banned from racing in the past, but Ford CEO Jim Farley and GM President Mark Reuss are pretty good at racing. Reuss set a speed record, while Farley raced Mustangs earlier this month.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports automakers employ hundreds of thousands of workers and the numbers depend on vehicle sales and how much of the cars and trucks are made in their own facilities.