Automotive Insight

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports new car sales stopped growing in 2017 around the world, not just in the US. He says it's called Peak Auto, because car sales hit their peak a decade ago. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty...

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports hybrids are the hottest segment in the used car market because of higher gas prices. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports pickup truck buyers weren't too excited about EVs, but that could change when extended range EVs hit the market. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Back in the 1980s, a number of automotive experts predicted that only a handful of auto companies would survive past the year 2000s. But John McElroy tells us pretty much the opposite has happened.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports a company named Figure had its robots jump into a vat of molten steel.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports a new study from the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor shows American automakers and suppliers buy most of their tools, dies, molds, etc from Asia.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports VW is producing a second generation of the Atlas SUV and it is a significant design. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Volkswagen of America)

There's a new buzzword bouncing around in the U.S. auto industry: optionality. What does it mean? Here's WWJ auto analyst John McElroy. (Photo: Getty Images)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports auto executives say the trade agreement made North America a powerful trading bloc.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports Bosch is working on a heater to warm up the catalytic converter quicker. It would help a full sized pickup truck or SUV have lower emissions than a Toyota Prius. (Photo by Thomas...

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports if President Trump allows Chinese cars to be sold in the United States, the Chinese auto companies will gain market share here which will reduce production for the American...

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy says there are too many car companies making too many cars and new car sales are dropping off.

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy ask if $5 a gallon gas be the tipping point for sales of electric cars? (Photo credit: WWJ)

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports automakers sold more cars 25 years ago than they do today. So in order to grow their business, the auto industry is looking at three opportunities. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty...

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports an autonomous truck in Germany has no driver or cab. One of the reasons they are pushing autonomous trucks is the country has a severe shortage of truck drivers. (Photo by Sean...