J.D. Power Talks To 'Auto Trends' About Their Latest EV Studies: Home Charging Satisfaction To Dealership Service Experience

 

Auto Trends with JeffCars.com kicks off the month of April, focusing on the ever-growing EV market with two industry gurus from J.D. Power. 

Brent Gruber, executive director of the EV practice, and Chris Sutton, vice president of automotive retail, join the show to discuss the latest findings regarding the overall ownership experience, the dealership service experience and home charging satisfaction with zero emission vehicles. This insightful conversation will provide non EV owners a heads up on what's in store as they consider transitioning to an EV.  As of the 2022 calendar year, 6 percent of new vehicles registered in the U.S. were EVs.

'Auto Trends' Talks About The Legacy Of J. D. Power And The 2021 Used Vehicle Dependability Study

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December's Guests And Conversations

Friday, December 1 & December 8

Topic: Hyundai's First Black Designer Opens Up About His New Career Climbing Role At Icona Design (A Two Part Show)

Guest: Up until his recent departure from Hyundai, Andre Hudson proudly carried the weight of being known as their first Black car designer. And the impact he had on the automaker went well beyond his ethnicity. While at Hyundai, he played a key role in designing stylish vehicles for the automaker that led them for the first time to sell over 500,000 vehicles annually in the U. S., as a result of the breakout design of the 2011 Sonata he created. During its peak, the Sonata Hudson designed accounted for approximately 40 percent of the Korean automaker's annual U.S. sales. Hudson was also lead designer for the brand's new luxury flagship, the Genesis G90. The G90 competes against the Lexus LS and the BMW 7-Series.

Ironically, just on the heels of Hyundai launching its luxury brand, Hudson was eyeing some other opportunities. On “Auto Trends with JeffCars.com,” Hudson lets down his guard. In a very candid and personal two part-conversation, the easy going designer talks about his mixed race, family and culture, as well as his new dream role at Icona Design, where he serves as Chief Designer. In this role, he oversees the design studio for the Italian company only American-based office. 

Hudson now becomes one of eight Black designers in the world to break through

Airing The Weekends Of March 10 And March 17

Auto Trends with JeffCars.com

July's Show:

This is the complete unfiltered interview with J. D. Power's Renee Stephens, vice president of U. S. Auto Quality, from Auto Trends with JeffCars.com, which aired at 7:30 a.m. EST, discussing the best and worst brands, how J. D. Power differs from Consumer Reports and some of the biases of J. D. Power reporting process. To learn more about J. D. Power, click here.

Also please note, just because a brand scores low on the J. D. Power report, it doesn't necessarily mean every model within the brand ranks below average in quality.