Daily Drive
Automotive News Staff Reporter Urvaksh Karkaria joins the show from Yokohama, Japan, where Nissan held a new product show-and-tell in an attempt to quiet critics and reassure dealers. BYD aims to double overseas sales this year. Plus, Canada freezes Tesla’s EV rebate payments.
Pete Bigelow, Automotive News director of tech and innovation coverage, speaks with tech leaders at Nvidia GTC, including Nvidia Automotive Vice President Ali Kani. Tariff confusion builds as President Trump says auto import taxes could still come on April 2 or sooner. Plus, the FBI and ATF probe Tesla store vandalism.
The Trump administration is reportedly unlikely to implement a tariff on automotive imports on April 2. Hyundai plans a $20 billion investment in the U.S. Plus, Rick Wainschel, vice president of data science and analytics at Cloud Theory, talks about how tariff concerns are leading to higher prices on dealership lots.
Doug Betts, president of J.D. Power’s automotive division, talks about the likely impacts of President Trump’s planned tariffs and what they could mean for automakers.
Margo Oge, former director of the EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality, talks about the Trump administration’s plans to undo Biden-era regulations meant to promote EVs. Plus, Automotive News Executive Editor Jamie Butters and Daily Drive Host Kellen Walker discuss the latest tariff news and more.
A growing number of manufacturers and experts say tariffs could represent one of the biggest crises the auto industry has ever seen. Stellantis offers buyouts at 20 U.S. sites to cut costs. Plus, Automotive News Staff Reporter Paige Hodder talks about how the Fed’s decision on interest rates this week will affect F&I offices.
Daily Drive highlights for March 17-21, 2025
About 1,000 dealerships avoid disaster as a massive cyberattack is thwarted. Tesla recalls the Cybertruck again for exterior panels that can fall off. Plus, despite economic uncertainty, Cox Automotive Executive Analyst Erin Keating says consumers’ appetite for new vehicles isn’t yet fading.
Doug Betts, president of J.D. Power’s automotive division, talks about the impact of looming tariffs and all of the ways the Trump administration is reshaping the global auto industry. Japan’s automakers brace for “significant” production cuts if President Trump’s tariffs go ahead. Plus, one supplier CEO says automakers are slamming the brakes on EVs.
BYD says its new EV platform charges batteries as fast as pumping gas, but is it too good to be true? Honda will buy hybrid batteries from Toyota’s North Carolina plant as a tariff workaround. Plus, in the second and final part of Daily Drive’s interview with Amazon Autos Director Fan Jin, she talks about whether the online platform will add more brands in the near future.
