ICYMI: Trump weighs in on right-to-repair debate after meeting with automakers, dealers. GM truck production faces growing pressure from a supplier strike. Novelis to restart Oswego hot mill, easing Ford F-150 supply crunch. Auto industry warns AI chip demand could disrupt manufacturing. Stellantis partners with Wayve on self-driving tech.
Here’s a closer look at these top stories and more headlines to stay on top of this week’s automotive industry news.
Trump weighs in on right-to-repair debate after meeting with automakers, dealers.
President Donald Trump met with senior automotive industry leaders this week to discuss the ongoing debate over right-to-repair legislation, which signals renewed attention to a long-running dispute between automakers, dealers and independent repair shops. Read More
GM truck production faces growing pressure from supplier strike.
Following a strike at a GM supplier’s plant in Three Rivers, Michigan, on Monday, concerns mount over potential disruptions to the automaker’s highly profitable pickup truck production. Nearly 1,000 union workers at Dauch Corp., formerly known as American Axle, walked off the job after contract talks broke down, halting production of axle components used in some of GM’s bestselling vehicles. Read More
Novelis to restart Oswego hot mill, easing Ford F-150 supply crunch.
Aluminum manufacturer Novelis expects to restart its Oswego, N.Y., hot mill within weeks, ahead of a previous target slated for the end of June. The restart brings relief to automakers and dealers who have weathered months of aluminum supply disruptions that cut F-150 inventory nearly 24% and cost Ford an estimated $2 billion. Read More
Auto industry warns AI chip demand could disrupt manufacturing.
A coalition of automakers, retailers, technology companies and medical device manufacturers is urging the federal government to address a growing shortage of memory chips driven by artificial intelligence data centers. The groups sent a letter to the U.S. Treasury and Commerce Departments expressing concerns about an imbalance in the market for memory chips. Read More
Stellantis partners with Wayve on self-driving tech.
Stellantis and Wayve have announced a strategic technology partnership to integrate Wayve’s AI Driver software into the STLA AutoDrive platform. The companies are targeting a hands-free, supervised automated driving launch in North America by 2028. Read More
Next Week: Exclusive Interviews You Can’t Miss
AI is now the front line of FTC compliance for dealers
Devin Daly, co-founder and CEO of Impel, says the FTC’s pricing transparency push is far from over, and dealers who assumed regulatory pressure lifted with the 2025 rule vacatur are now facing a new round of scrutiny. Daly joins us on today’s episode of Inside Automotive, ahead of his panel at the CBT News Auto Leadership Summit on June 16, to break down what has changed, where dealers are getting tripped up and how AI is reshaping compliance from the inside out.
The dealership growth strategy hiding in plain sight
With economic uncertainty prompting consumers to hold onto vehicles longer, dealerships are looking to their existing customer base to generate demand. Sharon Kitzman, CEO of Affinitiv, joins us on today’s episode of Inside Automotive to discuss why the service lane remains one of the industry’s most underutilized sales channels and how dealers can convert service customers into vehicle buyers through targeted engagement and data-driven retention strategies.
