Understanding ESG standards, trends, and opportunities in the global automotive industry has become paramount for success. In this episode of Automotive Insiders, host Jason Stein interviews Mitch Zajac, shareholder at Butzel, about the importance of ESG and the elements required for business success.

Is a national slowdown at hand? If so, when will that take place? Kevin Depew of RSM talks about the factors at hand with Automotive Insiders host Jason Stein along with the prognostications as it relates to energy, consumer spending and interest rates. Is a recession mild, or severe? Jason and Kevin discuss the odds.

How to navigate supply chain challenges while understanding data analytics in the manufacturing space. Infor’s Peter Maithel and Henning Dransfeld sit down with Automotive Insiders host Jason Stein to discuss a better way to approach smart manufacturing.

Given the roadblocks, or opportunities, for the new year, what is a supplier’s perspective on the challenges facing the industry this year?  Pat D’Eramo, Martinrea’s President and CEO, talks with Automotive Insiders host Jason Stein and Bill Newman of SAP, about what’s to come – and what to avoid in 2023.

What does 2023 look like from the automaker and supplier level? The answer is somewhat cloudy, but also full of opportunity. Plante Moran partner Daron Gifford talks with Automotive Insider host Jason Stein to discuss logistics, supply chain, semiconductors and the road ahead.

New opportunities are emerging in the electric vehicle space and many involve wireless charging. HEVO is branching out and trying to conquer the possibilities. Automotive Insiders host Jason Stein interviews HEVO’s Jeremy McCool and Vic Peltola to talk about what’s possible on the road to an EV future.

From start ups to traditional automakers, a discussion about new and traditional approaches to purchasing and all elements under consideration in the business model for 2023. Automotive Insiders host Jason Stein, and Bill Newman of SAP, talk to three guests: Bruce Baumgartner, VP Supply Chain, of Zoox; Tom Lake, Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning, for Honda; and Kathy Worthen, Executive Director, Supply Chain, of Ford.

What does the regulatory landscape look like in 2023? MEMA’s Senior Vice President, Ann Wilson, talks with Automotive Insides host Jason Stein, and SAP’s Bill Newman, at the OESA automotive supplier conference to discuss the changing nature of discussions at all levels of government.

What is ESG and why is it so important? And what should automotive suppliers think about as it relates to their carbon emissions? At the November OESA automotive supplier conference in Novi, MI, Automotive Insiders host Jason Stein sat down with Lucas Martin and Trent Murphey of Bain & Company to discuss ESG and the path forward

The retail landscape is permanently changed, post-pandemic, as consumers gain influence and retailers adjust to a pathway that will have the sales process pointed in a new direction. Jason Stein, host of OESA’s Automotive Insiders, interviews Mathew Desmond of CapGemini, to talk about the seismic shift.