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Joe Wiesenfelder, the executive editor of cars.com, recently returned from the New York Auto Show. Electric vehicles continue to be emphasized in the automotive market space, and Wiesenfelder is our guest on this episode of The Weekly Driver Podcast to discuss it. Co-hosts Bruce Aldrich and James Raia talk with the veteran journalist about the influx of new manufacturers in the EV segment as wells as the health of the segment.
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Cars.com: Will auto shows remain?
Some high-end manufacturers have discontinued the tradition of debuting new models at auto shows, particularly the major events in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Detroit. We talk about that. Wiesenfelder discusses with us the health of auto shows and his recent experiences attending the Chicago and New York events. The industry continues to suffer because of the microchip shortage and also we discuss inventory shortages and the effects of rising fuel costs. That topic is also in our interview. Cars.com also has a new EV Buying Guide and the site’s staff picks in top EVs in different categories.Cars.com: Curious about EVs?
The website will host its second Cars.com’s Guide for the EV Curious on April 28. Cars.com’s editors will share their Top EV Picks and answer your questions about electric vehicles and EV ownership during a Live Q&A. Visit cars.com to register. The Weekly Driver Podcast encourages and appreciates feedback from our listeners. Please forward episode links to family, friends and colleagues. And you are welcome to repost links from the podcast to your social media accounts. The idea of more eyeballs on more content works for us. Support our podcast by shopping on Amazon.com. A graphic display at the bottom of the post links to automotive selections of the online retailer. But there’s also a search function for anything available directly from the site. If you shop via this site, we receive a small commission. It helps us continue to produce independent content. The site began in 2004 and includes more than 700 reviews.Cars.com: Editors on three podcast episodes
The podcast is in its fourth year, and we’ve had a diverse collection of guests — famous athletes, vintage car collectors, manufacturer CEOs, automotive book authors, industry analysts, a movie stuntman and episodes from auto shows and car auctions. All of the cars.com podcasts:- #266, Cars.com releases 18th ANNUAL American-made index
- #224, Cars.com editor reports on EVs, NY Auto Show
- #202, Joe Wiesenfelder of Cars.com talks future of EVs
- #200, Few Carmakers Get Top Grades in Car Seat Installation
Hosted by James Raia and Bruce Aldrich, The Weekly Driver Podcast dives deep into the highways and byways of the automotive world. Each week, we put you in the driver’s seat, exploring unique, unusual, and often untold stories from across the industry’s spectrum.
Article Last Updated: August 6, 2023.
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A sports, travel and business journalist for more than 45 years, James has written the new car review column The Weekly Driver since 2004.
In addition to founding this site in 2004, James writes a Sunday automotive column for The San Jose Mercury and East Bay Times in Walnut Creek, Calif., and monthly auto review and wellness columns for Gulfshore Business, a magazine in Southwest Florida.
An author and contributor to many newspapers, magazines and online publications, co-hosted The Weekly Driver Podcast from 2017 to 2024.