Car Radio 910AM-Detroit: Podcast, May 14, 2024

Host: Henry Payne, Auto columnist, The Detroit News

The mother of all lawsuits has arrived. The left-wing administration of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Governor Gretchen Whitmer this May opened a new front in the War on Industry by announcing their intention to sue fossil fuel industries for bad weather they say is caused by global warming. Nessel said the lawsuits will be modeled on the tobacco lawsuits brought by Democratic Party attorneys general in the 1990s. 2 minutes. Original aired May 14, 2024 on the Auto Report, 910AM-Detroit WFDF

Headline: Car Radio, Podcast 176: Michigan AG Nessel’s carbon lawsuits

Car Radio 910AM-Detroit: Podcast, May 16, 2024

Host: Henry Payne, Auto columnist, The Detroit News

High-speed, head-turning, and hefty, the Acura ZDX is the brand’s first EV. It benefits from an unusual source – General Motors, from which it gets its Ultium battery platform. It immediately sheds $7,500 thanks to the General’s locally sourced batteries and domestic production. That cuts the price $67,245. Payne talks with product manager John Hwang. 2 minutes. Original aired May 16, 2024 on the Auto Report, 910AM-Detroit WFDF

Headline: Car Radio, Podcast 175: Acura ZDX, Hwang

Car Radio 910AM-Detroit: Podcast, May 9, 2024

Host: Henry Payne, Auto columnist, The Detroit News

For its third generation, the remade Traverse family hauler has gotten its act together. Call it the Multiverse. With a bus-load of standard features, Z71 off-road option, and Super Cruise drive-assist on offer, vanilla Traverse is now the Chocolate Chunky Monkey Banana Split Traverse. 2 min. Interview with marketing boss Kelsi Haas. Original aired May 9, 2024 on the Auto Report, 910AM-Detroit WFDF

Headline: Car Radio, Podcast 174: Chevy Traverse transformed, Haas

Car Radio 910AM-Detroit: Podcast, May 7, 2024

Host: Henry Payne, Auto columnist, The Detroit News

Payne reports from the Miami Grand Prix on Formula One racing’s popularity in the US. Credit Netflix’s hit series, “Drive to Survive,” but F1 is missing further opportunity by rejecting the application of Andretti Cadillac Racing to join the circus. Because – goodness knows - the series could use some spice. Miami was only the fifth time in 28 races that someone other than Red Bull superstar Max Verstappen won, and Monaco was a snore. What better way to take F1 to the next level than “Drive to Survive” episodes about America’s biggest car seller and the legendary Andrettis? 2 min. Original aired May 7, 2024 on the Auto Report, 910AM-Detroit WFDF

Headline: Car Radio, Podcast 173: Miami GP, Drive to Survive, and Andretti Cadillac

Car Radio 910AM-Detroit: Podcast, May 2, 2024

Host: Henry Payne, Auto columnist, The Detroit News

The 601 horsepower, all-wheel-drive Hyundai Ioniq 5N hellion is the first electric track. Payne rings its neck around Laguna Seca, then talks with product chiefs Till Wartenburg and Jun Park about its development.  2 min. Original aired May 2, 2024 on the Auto Report, 910AM-Detroit WFDF

Headline: Car Radio, Podcast 172: Hyundai Ioniq 5N at Laguna Seca

Car Radio 910AM-Detroit: Podcast, April 30, 2024

Host: Henry Payne, Auto columnist, The Detroit News

Amazon’s EV delivery trucks – based on Rivian’s truck platform – have arrived in Metro Detroit. Payne visits Pontiac Amazon Fulfillment Center and talks with driver Kayla Dudley on her new, smooth-riding mule. 2 min. Original aired April 30, 2024 on the Auto Report, 910AM-Detroit WFDF

Headline: Car Radio, Podcast 171: Amazon Rivian EV delivery truck ride-along

Car Radio 910AM-Detroit: Podcast, April 25, 2024

Host: Henry Payne, Auto columnist, The Detroit News

The Detroit Grand Prix poster contest produces an annual collector’s item for fans and competitors. Payne interviews the 2024 winner, College for Creative Studies art major Alison Slackta on her winning entry celebrating Detroit street art, 2 min. Original aired April 25, 2024 on the Auto Report, 910AM-Detroit WFDF

Headline: Car Radio, Podcast 170: 2024 Detroit GP poster winner

Car Radio 910AM-Detroit: Podcast, April 23, 2024

Host: Henry Payne, Auto columnist, The Detroit News

Employees at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga assembly plant have voted to join the United Auto Workers. 910AM Car Radio host and Detroit News auto columnist Henry Payne talks about the consequences. The UAW could negotiate a contract that will make VW workers over $100,000. But those wages also threaten VW’s labor cost advantage over domestic rivals and could lead to job losses. The vote was also a win for the Democratic Party as the UAW, a staunch Party special interest, will donate millions in worker wages to its cause. 2 min. Original aired April 23, 2024 on the Auto Report, 910AM-Detroit WFDF

Headline: Car Radio, Podcast 169: The consequences of the UAW organizing VW

Car Radio 910AM-Detroit: Podcast, April 18, 2024

Host: Henry Payne, Auto columnist, The Detroit News

One of the Midwest’s premier car collections, the Lingenfelter Collection outside Detroit, opens its doors this spring the public to raise money an awareness for the American Cancer Society. Interview with owner Ken Lingenfelter on the rare Ferraris, Corvettes, and dragsters revving up for a good cause. 2 min. Original aired April 18, 2024 on the Auto Report, 910AM-Detroit WFDF

Headline: Car Radio, Podcast 168: Lingenfelter auto collection revs up fight against cancer

Car Radio 910AM-Detroit: Podcast, April 16, 2024

Host: Henry Payne, Auto columnist, The Detroit News

Electric vehicles are struggling in the US market. A Gallup Poll finds decreasing interest among consumers for EVs. So why doesn’t the government just encourage hybrids? Because fuel economy is not the government’s goal. The goal, as Energy Secretary Granholm has outlines, is a transformation of the US energy economy to Chinese-style industrial policy, because government bureaucrats think the future is EVs powered by wind turbines. 2 min. Original aired April 16, 2024 on the Auto Report, 910AM-Detroit WFDF

Headline: Car Radio, Podcast 167: On EVs, the US tries Chinese industrial policy