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AAH #683 - Car Critics Fire Away With Both Barrels
AAH #683 - Car Critics Fire Away With Both Barrels
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About this episode
A lively discussion unfolds as car critics Henry Payne and Mark Phelan share insights on the current state of the automotive industry. They delve into the challenges faced by major manufacturers like GM and Ford in transitioning to electric vehicles, highlighting software issues and pricing strategies. The conversation also touches on the competitive landscape, including the rise of Chinese automakers and the importance of brand identity. With a mix of humor and expertise, the critics evaluate the future of iconic brands and the implications of government regulations on the market.
Topics:
electric vehicles
software issues
pricing strategies
brand identity
Chinese automakers
Ford's icon strategy
GM's challenges
Honda's EV plans
Jeep's market position
Toyota's hybrid focus
Cars:
Cadillac Escalade
Cadillac Lyriq
Chevrolet Blazer EV
Chevrolet Corvette
Chevrolet Silverado
Chevrolet Silverado EV
Chevrolet Tahoe
Chrysler Pacifica
Dodge Avenger
Dodge Challenger
Dodge Charger
Dodge Hornet
Dodge Ram
Ford Bronco Sport
Ford Expedition
Ford Explorer
Ford F-150 Lightning
Ford Maverick
Ford Mustang
Honda Accord
Honda Civic
Honda Odyssey
Honda Passport
Honda Prologue
Hyundai Genesis
Hyundai Ioniq 5
Jeep Grand Cherokee
Jeep Grand Wagoneer
Jeep Renegade
Jeep Wrangler
Mercedes-Benz G-Class
Tesla Model X
Tesla Model Y
Toyota Corolla
TOPIC: Reporter Roundtable PANEL: Henry Payne, The Detroit News; Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press; Gary Vasilash, shinymetalboxes.net; John McElroy, Autoline.tv
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Cadillac Lyric
"...r contact me, he says, you know, I got a Cadillac Lyric and a bought one from my wife. We've had no probl..."
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Chevrolet Blazer EV
"...speak for all of us is when I say, like the Chevy Blazer EV back in December, but then all of a sudden they w..."
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Honda Prologue
"...reviewed this week a fifty thousand dollars Honda Prologue. All the Hondas that I've driven, have been, have..."
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Honda Accord
"...ven, have been, have bought, have been Civics and Accords and entry level things. Here comes Honda with its..."
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Honda Civic
"...at I've driven, have been, have bought, have been Civics and Accords and entry level things. Here comes Ho..."
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Honda Passport
"...me thing? You can pay that much for an Odyssey or Passport. I looked it up when I was writing my pro life co..."
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Honda Odyssey
"...a lives? Same thing? You can pay that much for an Odyssey or Passport. I looked it up when I was writing my..."
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Chevrolet Tahoe
"...s than anybody else. They're just Silverado's and Tahoes. Chevy's not a cheap brand. Chevy does need to ha..."
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Chevrolet Silverado
"entry level vehicles, at the same time that they're you know, struggling to meet these government mandates with electric vehicles. Chevy sells more fifty thousand dollars a year vehicles than anybody else. They're just Silverado's and Tahoes. Chevy's not a cheap brand. Chevy does need to have an affordable vehicle on the Tracks."
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Chevrolet Corvette
"...pickups that cost more than Cadillacs. Right now, Corvettes have cost as much as a lot of Cadillacs. But havi..."
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Chevrolet Silverado EV
"...r Truck and Utility of the Year. We all drove the Silverado EV, which was supposed to start at forty thousand do..."
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Ford Maverick
"...e tracks which comes from Korea. There's the Ford Maverick, which comes from Mexico. But as for being built ..."
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Ford F-150 Lightning
"...hey're turning down the volume on the f one fifty lightning as they're turning up the volume on the Maverick,..."
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Ford Mustang
".... They recently cut the price still again for the Mustang mach e. No, they lost their subsidy too, And so y..."
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Ford Expedition
"...hat would qualify as icons. Here there's Maverick Expedition Explorer. Sorry, the F one fifty gets a freshenin..."
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Ford Explorer
"...ualify as icons. Here there's Maverick Expedition Explorer. Sorry, the F one fifty gets a freshening as well..."
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Ford Bronco Sport
"...he F one fifty gets a freshening as well, and the Bronco Sport. So I mean the icons, you know, are the cars that..."
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Dodge Charger
"...ement, in five years, they will have the electric charger, the electric Challenger, and an electric crossov..."
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Dodge Challenger
"...they will have the electric charger, the electric Challenger, and an electric crossover, perhaps two electric ..."
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Dodge Hornet
"...ctric crossover, perhaps two electric crossovers. Hornet doesn't mention the Hornet, but the Hornet would ..."
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Dodge Ram
"I would argue you need at least five if if all of your dealers sell all of your brands, which is essentially what the former Chrysler group does. You know, they're all Dodge, Ram and Chrysler. I think it's a material. I think that you know, if you can just keep building uh"
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Chrysler Pacifica
"...k that you know, if you can just keep building uh pacificas and call them Chrysler Pacificas and it's like if..."
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Jeep Wrangler
"...come up with a new vehicle? I mean, you know, the Wrangler is getting long in tooth. The I like the Bronco A..."
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Jeep Renegade
"... know, you go from everything from a dinky little Renegade to this giant monster grand wagon ear. Is that to..."
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Wrangler Rubicon
"...'s the image rugged outdoors, off road, hardcore, rubicon trail renegade, and the Renegade doesn't fit that..."
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Jeep Grand Cherokee
"...ove to be associated with a brand that can do it. Grand Cherokee owners, how many of them ever go off road? Old Ch..."
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Jeep Grand Wagoneer
"...here's no reason they can't. The problem with the Grand Wagoneer is that their building is poorly and they may hav..."
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Cadillac Escalade
"...e. I mean, they're pricing it up opposition to an Escalade. And have they given us the stuff to compete agai..."
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G-Class G Wagon
"...eep Wrangler off road before I'll take a Mercedes g Wagon off road. It is better. I mean, it is real, that ..."
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Dodge Avenger
"...erica, there will be in Europe. So isn't the Jeep Avenger more like a renegade than yes? And they're sellin..."
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Tesla Model
"...e going to spend it on a bmwix sorry BMWi four, a Tesla Model Y or a Honda Prologue. I just think that's a very..."
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Hyundai Genesis
"...ok at the Hyundai group as a group, Hondai, Kiya, Genesis, they're only number two to Tesla in this sales. ..."
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Tesla Model X
"...hing that's right. Because there's Tesla. A Tesla Model X is a forty nine hundred pound car. That's their y..."
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Toyota Corolla
"...example, which is owned by Toyota, a lot of cheap corollas like in South East Asia, and I think they're goin..."
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Hyundai Ionic
"... Honda, behaves like a Honda. The Kia EV six, the Hyundai Ionic six, the Kia EV nine, I mean, these are different..."
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