PVMI Podcasts Archives

The Race Towards the Deployment of Automated Vehicles

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The automotive industry is undergoing its biggest transformation since its inception, as electric vehicles are being deployed worldwide and automated vehicles (AVs) move past their early stages of development. PVMI director John Paul MacDuffie sat down with Wharton Business Daily to speak more on the future of mobility and how he expects auto and tech companies will navigate these changes.…Read More

The Mounting Costs of the GM Strike

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PVMI director John Paul MacDuffie untangles a few of the many factors contributing to the ongoing GM strike.…Read More

From Mustang to Minivan: How Lee Iacocca Changed the Auto Industry

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After the death of Lee Iacocca, PVMI Director John Paul MacDuffie discussed the auto executive’s career, his work on the Ford Mustang, and more.…Read More

Why Automakers Are Driving for Uniform Fuel Efficiency Standards

PVMI Director John Paul MacDuffie talks about why 17 automakers urged President Donald Trump to support one progressive national standard for fuel economy.…Read More

China’s Electric Vehicle Market: A Storm of Competition Is Coming

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John Paul MacDuffie talks to Knowledge@Wharton about the future of China’s electric vehicle market without government subsidies.…Read More

Why Toyota Is Betting on Hybrid Technology

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What Toyota’s free licensing of patents could mean for the future of hybrid cars, electric cars, and driving.…Read More

Why the U.K. Auto Industry Is Stalling Over Brexit Risks

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Uncertainty caused by Brexit has launched the U.K. auto industry into crisis. Global automakers are pulling back on their investments in the country, and widespread shutdowns and relocations are in the works.…Read More

Elon Musk’s SEC Drama: Has He Gone Too Far?

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Last week, the SEC stated that it was “stunned” that Tesla CEO Elon Musk did not seek pre-approval for his tweets about the firm, as a judge had ordered him to do. His tweets in the summer of 2018 about taking the company private led to $40 million in fines,…Read More

Exhausted by Scandal: ‘Dieselgate’ Continues to Haunt Volkswagen

Repercussions from the 2015 “Dieselgate” scandal continue to dog Volkswagen, which now faces charges from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for making deceptive claims about its vehicles’ emissions levels. Although the company claims that the cheating occurred at lower levels of the organization, the SEC charged that executives knew as early as 2007.…Read More

China’s Electric Vehicle Juggernaut

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In a podcast for the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, PVMI Director John Paul MacDuffie takes a closer look at the ambitious environmental and industrial policies that have enabled the growth of China’s electric vehicle industry.…Read More