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Speaker 1 (00:12):
And what days.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
Auto Show week and the press days and plenty of
other ancillary activity taking place in Detroit. And Paul Eisenstein
back from the Consumer Electronics Show now and the Motor
City is on our AT and T line. He's the
contributing editor at Headlight dot News and we appreciate you
being available early in the morning here on a busy,
busy week for you. Thank you, Hey, it's.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
Good to be with you.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
You weren't at that Ford plant yesterday when the President
went through there? Were you?
Speaker 1 (00:56):
Or were you?
Speaker 2 (00:57):
No?
Speaker 1 (00:58):
I wasn't. I was there. I was covering some other events,
but sounds like it was an interesting experience.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
A UAW worker from the floor yelled up a pedophile protector,
and our president gave him the middle finger and told
him f you a couple of times. And as I
understand it, now, that worker has been suspended, and there's
a lot of inquiry into you know, is it free
speech and a setting like that, or are there consequences
(01:32):
when you're an employee? And I know that you're no
fan of the president either, But how do you think
that will all shake out?
Speaker 1 (01:40):
I think eventually he will get a reprimand and he'll
be back in the job. BUAW is clearly protecting him.
I did speak with Bill Ford, the executive chairman of
Ford Motor Company, last night, and he was a little
embarrassed by the incident, but I'm not surprised completely that
(02:03):
it happened. The UAW workforce tends to be extremely divided
in terms of their position on the president. As you know,
a lot of them went for Trump in the last election,
but there was a strong division between workers. Let's just
say that there were those who were very, very supportive
(02:24):
and those who would be glad to remind him that
he has been involved with the pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Speaker 2 (02:34):
Do you think Bill Ford was embarrassed more by the
worker who shouted that or by the president's reaction?
Speaker 1 (02:41):
Yes?
Speaker 2 (02:45):
Both, right. I mean, when you're bringing the president to
your facility, the facility that I understand it is very,
very successful, and the world about that, it's disappointing.
Speaker 1 (02:57):
Yeah, it is. It was a disappointment for the event,
and I'll try to be as non political as I can.
I mean, I understand why the company would be upset
and embarrassed by a worker doing that. On the other hand,
I'm as an American absolutely flabbergasted that a president doesn't
have more class to respond to such an insult in
(03:24):
a better way, or as I think most presidents would
have done. They just would have shrugged or have just
ignored it. I mean, it's an in incredibly low class
to see a president of the United States who would
respond in that form.
Speaker 2 (03:41):
One of the world's leading automotive journalists, Paul Eisenstein, gets
access to people like Bill Ford when he wants to,
and he did again last night, and I'm sure you'll
be able to read about it at Headlight dot News.
What else did you talk about and what was the setting?
And that's a nice get.
Speaker 1 (03:59):
Yeah, Actually, mister Ford and Ford CEO Jim Farley, we're
at Cobo. I still call it Cobo Hall Huntingdon placed
last night for one in a series of news events
that Ford Motor Company is staging. And I'll get back
to the asterisk on that in a moment. But they
(04:21):
last night focused on the world of off roading. As
you know, more and more Americans tend to go off
road or camping. You'll see a story on Headlight dot
News in about an hour and twenty minutes about a
brand new off road venture that Honda Motor Company is announcing,
(04:43):
but I can't say anymore. I've probably gone beyond the
embargo already, but thank you Ford. Ford unveiled something called
the Bronco RTR and for those who are really into
racing and particularly off roading and drifting. It's a project
teaming up Vaughan Getten Junior, who is a legendary driver,
(05:05):
and Ford Motor Company. It's a specialized version of the
Bronco design for serious like Baja style off road racing.
But now you can get it at a I guess
you could call it a reasonably affordable price. We haven't
gotten the exact dollar, but it'd be somewhere in the
fifty thousand dollars range.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
This is an exciting week you mentioned Ford Motor Company.
I mean, some people said that the auto shows in
general are not as impactful as they used to be,
but this one in Detroit sounds like it's making a
lot of news, not only from Ford but General Motors
and Mary Barra as well with their new headquarters, et cetera.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Well. Unfortunately, the auto show is the backdrop, and it's
a very great out back drop. This year, I hate
to say it it's not really much from a news standpoint. Now,
I think there's quite a few brands that you'll be
able to see. I want to encourage people to check
it out if you're looking to buy a car, just
(06:05):
interested in what's out there. There is a lot happening
on the floor at Cobo's Center or Cobo Hall or
hunting in Place, whatever you want to call it. But
from a news standpoint, no, it is. It is a
shadow of what it used to be. In fact reflected
by the fact that it's now called the Detroit Auto Show,
not the North American International Auto Show. There's not a
(06:25):
single automaker doing a preview during the media day today. However,
there is going to be news made and know about
forty five minutes and we'll cover that when we announced
the I'm a jury member of the North American Car,
Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year jury and we
will be announcing our three choices in less than an hour.
(06:47):
So that's going to be probably the biggest news to
come out of the Auto Show today.
Speaker 2 (06:52):
That's fun. What was the asterisk you referred to earlier.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
Well, that's it. Unfortunately, there is not much going on
in terms of news. Now, Pete Footage will be here
talking about talking about, you know, what's happening in the
auto industry and the like, So I think we'll be
covering that. But when it comes to products, remember, at
(07:17):
one point you could expect to have seventy fifty to
seventy new vehicles announced during what would typically be a
two or three day press event here at COBO, and
it's really just a shadow of what it used to be. Now,
will you.
Speaker 2 (07:34):
Be going to the Formula one announcement at the train
station this week?
Speaker 1 (07:40):
Yeah, that's my plan tomorrow evening to catch that. And
it's interesting there's a bit of a controversy on that.
You know, GM announced yesterday their new livery, or at
least their test livery for their entry into Formula one,
and Mark Royce, the president of GM, took a shotage
at Ford saying, oh, they were only in it for publicity,
(08:02):
and of course Bill Ford said, look over your shoulder,
because we'll be coming up on your real hard and
fast once we both are on the track. So that's fun.
Having both of those Detroit makers entering Formula one is
really great news if you're into racing.
Speaker 2 (08:22):
If you're into cars, you're into the industry, you're into
the excitement. Headlight dot News will have what headlines today.
Speaker 1 (08:30):
Well, we're gonna, of course, have some news about that
Honda car I told you about. We're gonna we have
up the news about the Ford Bronco RTR. We're gonna
have a little news on the President's trip and Bill
Ford's reaction, and North American Car of the Year. We're
gonna have a lot of news up. Even though it's
a relatively quiet auto show.
Speaker 2 (08:52):
Well, that website is never quiet because the engines roar
at Headlight dot News thanks to Paul Eisenstein with MPs.
Speaker 3 (09:00):
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health insurance. At Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, we
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(09:22):
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Speaker 4 (09:30):
Whether they're dough boys, commets, or even gremlins. Every public
school in Michigan is proud to be known for something,
and the Michigan Lottery is proud to be known for
something too.
Speaker 1 (09:39):
Education.
Speaker 4 (09:40):
One hundred percent of Lottery profits go to support public schools.
With the help of players across our grade state, the
lottery provided over one billion dollars to the state School
Aid Fund for the seventh straight year. So whatever hometown
school you're from, the Michigan Lottery is rooting for all
of them. Michigan Lottery for Fun for schools. Knowing your
limits is always the best beat.
Speaker 5 (10:00):
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team of school bus drivers and attendants. Visit deanjobs dot
com to see all openings. Dean Transportation provides paid training
to obtain a commercial driver's license, increased starting pay, comprehensive benefits,
and flexible schedules with no weekend shifts, no experience needed.
(10:22):
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Speaker 2 (10:30):
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fields of solar. It's led lighting in every home and
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clean energy plan. This year, they're going all in on
their commitment to protecting the planet while serving nearly seven
(10:52):
million Michigan neighbors. Learn more and join the movement at
consumers Energy dot com, slash clean Energy
And what days.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
Auto Show week and the press days and plenty of
other ancillary activity taking place in Detroit. And Paul Eisenstein
back from the Consumer Electronics Show now and the Motor
City is on our AT and T line. He's the
contributing editor at Headlight dot News and we appreciate you
being available early in the morning here on a busy,
busy week for you. Thank you, Hey, it's.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
Good to be with you.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
You weren't at that Ford plant yesterday when the President
went through there? Were you?
Speaker 1 (00:56):
Or were you?
Speaker 2 (00:57):
No?
Speaker 1 (00:58):
I wasn't. I was there. I was covering some other events,
but sounds like it was an interesting experience.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
A UAW worker from the floor yelled up a pedophile protector,
and our president gave him the middle finger and told
him f you a couple of times. And as I
understand it, now, that worker has been suspended, and there's
a lot of inquiry into you know, is it free
speech and a setting like that, or are there consequences
(01:32):
when you're an employee? And I know that you're no
fan of the president either, But how do you think
that will all shake out?
Speaker 1 (01:40):
I think eventually he will get a reprimand and he'll
be back in the job. BUAW is clearly protecting him.
I did speak with Bill Ford, the executive chairman of
Ford Motor Company, last night, and he was a little
embarrassed by the incident, but I'm not surprised completely that
(02:03):
it happened. The UAW workforce tends to be extremely divided
in terms of their position on the president. As you know,
a lot of them went for Trump in the last election,
but there was a strong division between workers. Let's just
say that there were those who were very, very supportive
(02:24):
and those who would be glad to remind him that
he has been involved with the pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Speaker 2 (02:34):
Do you think Bill Ford was embarrassed more by the
worker who shouted that or by the president's reaction?
Speaker 1 (02:41):
Yes?
Speaker 2 (02:45):
Both, right. I mean, when you're bringing the president to
your facility, the facility that I understand it is very,
very successful, and the world about that, it's disappointing.
Speaker 1 (02:57):
Yeah, it is. It was a disappointment for the event,
and I'll try to be as non political as I can.
I mean, I understand why the company would be upset
and embarrassed by a worker doing that. On the other hand,
I'm as an American absolutely flabbergasted that a president doesn't
have more class to respond to such an insult in
(03:24):
a better way, or as I think most presidents would
have done. They just would have shrugged or have just
ignored it. I mean, it's an in incredibly low class
to see a president of the United States who would
respond in that form.
Speaker 2 (03:41):
One of the world's leading automotive journalists, Paul Eisenstein, gets
access to people like Bill Ford when he wants to,
and he did again last night, and I'm sure you'll
be able to read about it at Headlight dot News.
What else did you talk about and what was the setting?
And that's a nice get.
Speaker 1 (03:59):
Yeah, Actually, mister Ford and Ford CEO Jim Farley, we're
at Cobo. I still call it Cobo Hall Huntingdon placed
last night for one in a series of news events
that Ford Motor Company is staging. And I'll get back
to the asterisk on that in a moment. But they
(04:21):
last night focused on the world of off roading. As
you know, more and more Americans tend to go off
road or camping. You'll see a story on Headlight dot
News in about an hour and twenty minutes about a
brand new off road venture that Honda Motor Company is announcing,
(04:43):
but I can't say anymore. I've probably gone beyond the
embargo already, but thank you Ford. Ford unveiled something called
the Bronco RTR and for those who are really into
racing and particularly off roading and drifting. It's a project
teaming up Vaughan Getten Junior, who is a legendary driver,
(05:05):
and Ford Motor Company. It's a specialized version of the
Bronco design for serious like Baja style off road racing.
But now you can get it at a I guess
you could call it a reasonably affordable price. We haven't
gotten the exact dollar, but it'd be somewhere in the
fifty thousand dollars range.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
This is an exciting week you mentioned Ford Motor Company.
I mean, some people said that the auto shows in
general are not as impactful as they used to be,
but this one in Detroit sounds like it's making a
lot of news, not only from Ford but General Motors
and Mary Barra as well with their new headquarters, et cetera.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Well. Unfortunately, the auto show is the backdrop, and it's
a very great out back drop. This year, I hate
to say it it's not really much from a news standpoint. Now,
I think there's quite a few brands that you'll be
able to see. I want to encourage people to check
it out if you're looking to buy a car, just
(06:05):
interested in what's out there. There is a lot happening
on the floor at Cobo's Center or Cobo Hall or
hunting in Place, whatever you want to call it. But
from a news standpoint, no, it is. It is a
shadow of what it used to be. In fact reflected
by the fact that it's now called the Detroit Auto Show,
not the North American International Auto Show. There's not a
(06:25):
single automaker doing a preview during the media day today. However,
there is going to be news made and know about
forty five minutes and we'll cover that when we announced
the I'm a jury member of the North American Car,
Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year jury and we
will be announcing our three choices in less than an hour.
(06:47):
So that's going to be probably the biggest news to
come out of the Auto Show today.
Speaker 2 (06:52):
That's fun. What was the asterisk you referred to earlier.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
Well, that's it. Unfortunately, there is not much going on
in terms of news. Now, Pete Footage will be here
talking about talking about, you know, what's happening in the
auto industry and the like, So I think we'll be
covering that. But when it comes to products, remember, at
(07:17):
one point you could expect to have seventy fifty to
seventy new vehicles announced during what would typically be a
two or three day press event here at COBO, and
it's really just a shadow of what it used to be. Now,
will you.
Speaker 2 (07:34):
Be going to the Formula one announcement at the train
station this week?
Speaker 1 (07:40):
Yeah, that's my plan tomorrow evening to catch that. And
it's interesting there's a bit of a controversy on that.
You know, GM announced yesterday their new livery, or at
least their test livery for their entry into Formula one,
and Mark Royce, the president of GM, took a shotage
at Ford saying, oh, they were only in it for publicity,
(08:02):
and of course Bill Ford said, look over your shoulder,
because we'll be coming up on your real hard and
fast once we both are on the track. So that's fun.
Having both of those Detroit makers entering Formula one is
really great news if you're into racing.
Speaker 2 (08:22):
If you're into cars, you're into the industry, you're into
the excitement. Headlight dot News will have what headlines today.
Speaker 1 (08:30):
Well, we're gonna, of course, have some news about that
Honda car I told you about. We're gonna we have
up the news about the Ford Bronco RTR. We're gonna
have a little news on the President's trip and Bill
Ford's reaction, and North American Car of the Year. We're
gonna have a lot of news up. Even though it's
a relatively quiet auto show.
Speaker 2 (08:52):
Well, that website is never quiet because the engines roar
at Headlight dot News thanks to Paul Eisenstein with MPs.
Speaker 3 (09:00):
People can't have access to quality medical care without affordable
health insurance. At Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, we
understand increasing health insurance costs are becoming more of a
strain on the budgets of the businesses and people we serve.
Affordability matters. It affects real families, real decisions, and real care.
That's why at blue Cross were dedicated to finding solutions
(09:22):
to learn about this critical issue in our efforts to
make healthcare affordable for all. VISITMI bluedeli dot com slash
Affordability today.
Speaker 4 (09:30):
Whether they're dough boys, commets, or even gremlins. Every public
school in Michigan is proud to be known for something,
and the Michigan Lottery is proud to be known for
something too.
Speaker 1 (09:39):
Education.
Speaker 4 (09:40):
One hundred percent of Lottery profits go to support public schools.
With the help of players across our grade state, the
lottery provided over one billion dollars to the state School
Aid Fund for the seventh straight year. So whatever hometown
school you're from, the Michigan Lottery is rooting for all
of them. Michigan Lottery for Fun for schools. Knowing your
limits is always the best beat.
Speaker 5 (10:00):
Dean Transportation is looking for compassionate people to join our
team of school bus drivers and attendants. Visit deanjobs dot
com to see all openings. Dean Transportation provides paid training
to obtain a commercial driver's license, increased starting pay, comprehensive benefits,
and flexible schedules with no weekend shifts, no experience needed.
(10:22):
Apply today at Dean jobs dot com and train for
back to school season. That's da n jobs dot com.
Speaker 2 (10:30):
Change is bright. It's a clean energy future fueled by
fields of solar. It's led lighting in every home and
consumers energy is making it happen with their industry leading
clean energy plan. This year, they're going all in on
their commitment to protecting the planet while serving nearly seven
(10:52):
million Michigan neighbors. Learn more and join the movement at
consumers Energy dot com, slash clean Energy
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