Automotive journalist Jamie Butters dives deep weekly into discussions with auto industry experts on the current happenings into the industry. Make sure you pull over when you get to Autotown every Saturday at 7 a.m. on WJR.
Jamie Butters is joined by Kalea Hall from Reuters to discuss General Motors’ powertrain strategy.
They Stop at the Coffee Shop with Steffen Fuchs, managing partner at McKinsey & Co., to talk about the return on investment in artificial intelligence — or lack thereof.
NEW FEATURE: Kalea and Jamie visit the Autotown Theater to hear from Jimmie Comer III about a Southfield, Michigan, production of Dominique Morisseau’s “Skeleton Crew.”
Jamie and Kalea end up at the Town Hall discussing the merits of plug-in hybrids.
4 Oct 2026
Autotown Podcast 19 — SPECIAL — Happy hour panel
Autotown and Franco PR hosted a happy hour ahead of the Automotive Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Sept. 23, 2026.
Jamie Butters moderated a panel discussion with John Murphy of Murphy Automotive Partners, Mary Arraf from Aumovio, James Davies from Guaranteed Outcomes and Brent Snavely from Franco.
They discuss the biggest challenges facing the industry and why — as Jamie put it — collaboration and communication are the only way out.
3 Oct 2026
Autotown Radio 20 — Richard Truett, Rick Wainschel, Scotty Reiss
Jamie Butters is joined by Richard Truett, reporter at Automotive News, to discuss prospects for a Stellantis-Land Rover project and how Ford is using AI to improve quality.
They Stop at the Coffee Shop to dig in on rising vehicle prices with Rick Wainschel from Catalyst IQ.
Richard and Jamie Browse the Dealership Lot with Scotty Reiss to explore the next-generation Hyundai Tucson.
And the three of them visit the Town Hall to talk about off-road styling and the utility of plug-in hybrids.
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