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Business Wars

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History, David Brown, Business, Management

4.6 • 13.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

The car market is changing rapidly. The race for the next big all-electric vehicle is on! American automakers like Ford and GM are ramping up their EV production — but so are South Korean car brands like Hyundai and Kia. So where does that leave Toyota and Honda, who have been notoriously late to the EV party? Wall Street Journal Autos Editor Christina Rogers joins us to explore whether these powerhouse Japanese companies can defend their spot at the top, or if their American and South Korean competitors have officially knocked them off the throne.

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0:00.0	I'm David Brown and this is Business Wars.
0:10.0	Cars have come a long way. For more than 100 years now these
0:33.0	horstless carriages have taken us from point A to point B and they've grown more powerful every year.
0:41.0	Mr Ford and Mr Chrysler may have gotten the party started at the turn of the century but about 50 years later
0:47.0	Mr Honda and Mr Toyota came in to really shake things up, putting Japanese car manufacturers on the map.
0:55.0	Since the 1950s Honda and Toyota have made quite the names for themselves in the United States and around the world.
1:02.0	It's easy to see why. Their models are practical, affordable and seem to last forever making them a popular choice for the middle class family vehicle.
1:12.0	But can these brands last on reputation alone? Well the reality is our relationship to our cars is changing.
1:19.0	Rising gas prices and inventory shortages have folks rethinking whether they really need to get behind the wheel in the first place.
1:27.0	At the same time electric vehicle sales are booming. But Toyota and Honda have sat idling next to competitors who seem fully charged and ready to go.
1:38.0	Here to help us understand where all this is headed is Wall Street Journal Auto's editor Christina Rogers.
1:44.0	She's covered the industry for more than a decade interviewing leaders from the world's top auto manufacturers.
1:50.0	We'll look at Toyota and Honda today and check out what's on the horizon in the years to come. All that's just a hand.
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3:07.0	Christina Rogers welcome to Business Wars.
3:09.0	Thank you for having me.
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