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Automotive Insiders

Jason Stein
Automotive Industry
Electric Vehicles
Tariffs
Sustainability
Automotive Supply Chain
Artificial Intelligence
Supply Chain
USMCA
Supply Chain Management
Rivian
Software-Defined Vehicles
Labor Market
Skill Gap
Oems
Software Defined Vehicles
Internal Combustion Engines
Over-the-Air Updates
Battery Electric Vehicles
China
MEMA

Automotive Industry expert Jason Stein presents a podcast focused on the automotive industry. It launched in 2022 and covers various industry topics, trends, and projections that are impacting the future of automotive. Jason will interview some of the industry’s key thought leaders and industry insiders. The podcast will be available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, and Pando... more

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Automotive suppliers are facing rising costs, shifting tariffs, and contracts that weren’t built for today’s reality. Foley & Lardner LLP partners Nicholas Ellis and Vanessa Miller explain how suppliers can protect margins, find leverage, and rethink... more

AI in automotive is no longer a concept—it’s a competitive advantage, but only if you know where to apply it. On this episode of Automotive Insiders, Ajay Chawla, CEO of OnTrac AI, breaks down how OEMs, suppliers, and fleet operators are turning AI i... more

M&A activity among automotive suppliers is back—but the deals are more complex than ever. With tariff-driven risk and distressed transactions, Jennifer Dudley of Warner Norcross + Judd breaks down what’s really happening behind the scenes—and what bu... more

Rivian is in scale mode and, in part 2 of our interview, Chief Operations Officer Javier Varela joins Automotive Insiders to describe the landscape for the brand and the market in the future.

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Nick Ellis
Partner at Foley & Lardner, specializes in automotive contracts and supplier negotiations
Foley & Lardner
Episode: Contracts for Today’s Reality
Ajay Chawla
Founder/Leader at OnTrac AI (guest on the episode)
OnTrac AI
Episode: The Real-World Impact of AI
Jennifer Dudley
Partner at Warner Norcross and Judd, focuses on corporate law and M&A with a specialty in representing automotive suppliers
Warner Norcross and Judd
Episode: An Inside View of Supplier M&A and Tariff Reimbursements
Javier Varela
Chief Operating Officer, Rivian
Rivian
Episode: Inside the Rivian Story - Part 2
Jonathan Lee
Vice President of Solutions at Redzone from QAD
Redzone from QAD
Episode: What’s Really Changing Inside Manufacturing?
Jason Versicle
CEO of Campfire Interactive
Campfire Interactive
Episode: Connecting Margin to Execution for Suppliers
Joe McCarthy
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Episode: Connecting Margin to Execution for Suppliers
Paul Thomas
President of Bosch in North America
Bosch
Episode: Part 1: CES 2026 — Inside Bosch’s vision for future mobility
Bill Long
President and CEO of MEMA
MEMA
Episode: Bill Long: A Legacy of Supplier Leadership

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Jason Stein
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Contracts for Today’s Reality
Q: What can suppliers do to get back to the negotiation table and realign with customers and their own supply base?
Leverage the contract as a tool for margins, assess whether fixed-price terms are still appropriate, and use negotiations to align volumes, costs, and flexibility with the realities of today's volatile environment.
An Inside View of Supplier M&A and Tariff Reimbursements
Q: Let's start off with M&A activity. What are the key drivers and trends you're seeing in supplier transactions?
M&A activity rebounded from 2024 lows, driven by strategic consolidations under margin pressures and tech-focused acquisitions in software, ADAS, and EV components. The environment remains chaotic due to tariffs, but buyers and sellers are adapting with more selective deals and a mix of distressed opportunities.
How Sustainable is our Current Reporting Environment?
Q: What should suppliers do to manage the risk of conflicting requirements across jurisdictions?
Develop a proactive risk assessment and build a matrix that covers environmental, social, governance, customer pressure, and reputational risks, ensuring the system can adapt to multiple state exposures even if federal standards evolve slowly.
How Sustainable is our Current Reporting Environment?
Q: How are enforcement mechanisms shaping up at the state or federal level and should suppliers expect legal penalties for non-compliance anytime soon?
Enforcement is nascent but clearly trending upward in visibility and consequences; while California has set provisional disclosure deadlines and other states are moving similarly, the federal framework remains less prescriptive, so readiness and proactive governance are advised.
How Sustainable is our Current Reporting Environment?
Q: Could you give me the current state of affairs and a legal framework overview around sustainability?
Randy describes a fragmented, patchwork environment with no single federal baseline, where state laws, international rules, and various market pressures create a complex compliance landscape that requires a flexible, multi-layered approach.

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A show focused on the evolving automotive ecosystem, with in-depth conversations about manufacturing technology, supply chain modernization, and software-enabled mobility. Episodes frequently explore how digital tools, AI, and data-driven practices are reshaping plant floors, procurement, and product development, often featuring executives and technologists from OEMs, suppliers, and technology vendors. Subjects range from frontline workforce enablement and lean manufacturing to tariffs, EV transitions, and sustainability, with practical use cases and strategy insights that help industry professionals anticipate trends and improve margins. A notable pattern is cross-pollination between hardware and software disciplines, emphasizing software-... more

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8. Paul Thomas

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