Auto Care ON AIR
by Auto Care Association
Will Global Oil Disruptions Keep Auto Costs Elevated Into 2027?
About this podcast
"Auto Care ON AIR" is a candid podcast dedicated to exploring the most relevant topics within the auto care industry. Each episode features insightful discussions with leading experts and prominent industry figures. Our content is thoughtfully divided into four distinct shows to cover four different categories of topics, ensuring collective professional growth and a comprehensive understanding of the auto care industry.
The Driver's Seat: Navigating Business and the Journey of Leadership
To understand organizations, you need to understand their operators. We sit down for in-depth, one-on-one conversations with leaders that are shaping the future. This show is a "must listen" for how top executives navigate growth, success, and setbacks that come with the terrain of business.
Carpool Conversations: Collaborative Reflections on the Road to Success
This series invites a vibrant and strategic mix of guests to debate and discuss the power skills that define success today. Each episode is an entertaining, multi-voice view of a professional development topic and a platform for our members to learn about our industry's most promising professionals.
Indicators: Discussing Data that Drives Business
This show explores data relevant to the automotive aftermarket. Join Mike Chung as he engages with thought leaders in identifying data that will help you monitor and forecast industry performance. Whether global economic data, industry indicators, or new data sources, listen in as we push the envelope in identifying and shaping the metrics that matter.
Traction Control: Reacting with Precision to the Road Ahead
Every single day, events happen, technologies are introduced, and the base assumptions to our best laid plans can change. Join Stacey Miller for a show focused on recent news from the global to the local level and what it may mean for auto care industry businesses. Get hot takes on current events, stay in the know with timely discussions and hear from guests on the frontlines of these developments.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 136 episodes
- Will Global Oil Disruptions Keep Auto Costs Elevated Into 2027? · 19 min · Season 1 Episode 135Diesel is climbing, synthetic motor oil is still hard to source, and the ripple effects are landing squarely on the automotive aftermarket. We walk through the newest data on…
- Fall Policy Shifts For The Aftermarket · 14 min · Season 1 Episode 134Repair access is getting tighter, trade rules are shifting again, and the price of a basic oil change is starting to shock customers. We connect the dots between policy and the…
- How State Environmental Laws Are Changing Auto Parts Packaging And Compliance | EPR · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 133State environmental policy is moving so fast that packaging, chemicals, and compliance can change before your next planning cycle is done and the automotive aftermarket is right…
- How to Build Confidence at Work (Even When You Don't Feel Confident) · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 132Confidence can look like calm eye contact, a well-timed question, or simply walking into the room even when your stomach says “run.” Jacki Lutz sits down with Danni Withers…
- Consumer Sentiment No Longer Predicts Spending · 48 min · Season 1 Episode 131Consumer confidence looks shaky, headlines feel grim, and yet the registers keep ringing. We sit down with Mark Matthews, Chief Economist and Executive Director at the National…
- AAPEX Aftermarket Industry Week Game Plan · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 130AAPEX doesn’t stay relevant by standing still and we’re not pretending a “same show, new year” strategy works anymore. Jacki Lutz sits down with Mark Bogdansky and Ted Hughes to…
- How Association Volunteering Accelerates Auto Aftermarket Careers · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 129Walking into a conference and seeing leaders from every corner of the automotive aftermarket can trigger that gut reaction: I don’t belong here. We’ve felt it too, and we’re here…
- Robb Holland Explains How He Turns Setbacks Into A Plan · 22 min · Season 1 Episode 128A single bump can erase months of planning, but it can also reveal exactly what you’re made of. From the base of Pikes Peak, Jacki Lutz sits down with professional race car…
- Big Dreams Take Big Risks And You Can Train For Both · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 127The cliff edge is right there, the road is narrow, and we’re still talking like it’s the most normal thing in the world. That’s the vibe as we record while driving up Pikes Peak…
- Storytelling For Data People · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 126Your work can be flawless and still fall flat if nobody understands it. We feel that tension all the time in the automotive aftermarket: cataloging, fitment, ACES, PIES, content…
- Automotive Communications Council Open Mic Sessions · 1 h 14 min · Season 1 Episode 125Jacki Lutz sits down with speakers of the Automotive Communications Council Conference at Auto Care Connect for a set of open mic conversations that get practical fast, from…
- Tariffs, Trucks, And Tech, 3 Trends Effecting the Aftermarket · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 124Auto sales aren’t crashing, they’re settling and that one word changes how we should plan for the next few years. Host, Stacey Miller breaks down the latest signals from the…
- You Cannot Control The Change, Only Your Response · 36 min · Season 1 Episode 123Change at work rarely arrives as one clean announcement. It shows up as a new boss, a new system, a new set of goals, and a creeping feeling that nobody will say what happens…
- Six Forces Reshaping Independent Auto Repair · 17 min · Season 1 Episode 122The aftermarket is projected to grow, but growth is not the same thing as opportunity. Host Stacey Miller zooms in on what’s actually shaping day-to-day business conditions…
- Practical AI For Real Work and Life · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 121AI didn’t quietly “arrive” at work. It showed up all at once, and now every team is being asked to respond, even if they’re not sure where to start. Jacki Lutz sits down with…
- EPR Laws Are Spreading So Here Is How To Prepare · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 120“Make it make sense” is more than a catchy line. Extended producer responsibility (EPR) is landing on desks across the automotive aftermarket, and the rules are arriving state by…
- A Former FBI-Trained Hostage Negotiator's Guide to Difficult Conversations · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 119One tiny mistake can blow up hours of progress, and Scott Tilema has lived that reality. Scott is an internationally recognized crisis negotiator and former SWAT hostage…
- How State Laws Shape Repairability And Cost · 36 min · Season 1 Episode 118Your car is getting smarter, but what happens when “smart” means you cannot fix it, cannot access the data, or cannot even start it when you need to get out the door fast? We dig…
- When AI Becomes Commonplace, Will Humanity Be The Advantage? · 56 min · Season 1 Episode 117Your customers are not grading you on effort. They are grading you on how fast you move, how easy you are to understand, and whether you treat them like a human being. From Auto…
- How To Stop Headlines From Steering Your Business · 8 min · Season 1 Episode 116Your feed can make the world feel like it is changing every hour, but your business cannot afford to swing with every alert. We built this Traction Control segment around a…
