Auto Trends with JeffCars.com

Jeff Fortson is the host and executive producer of "Auto Trends with JeffCars.com," the only multicultural syndicated automotive program airing throughout the U.S. and Canada. The 30-minute weekly show, which is in its eigth season, airs on SiriusXM 141 and a number of FM radio dials. The program consists of in-depth one-on-one conversations with many of today’s industry pioneers and influencers, ranging from the ‘Hidden Figure’ and Black female who was responsible for using a mathematical formula to check the accuracy of the GPS (Global Positioning Sensor) to auto analysts to car designers to the trailblazer of LGBT auto advertising.

Auto Trends with JeffCars.com is a leisure podcast hosted by Jeff Fortson, with 11 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Jeff Fortson hosts Auto Trends with JeffCars.com, a leisure show with 11 episodes published.

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  2025 Spring State of Minority New Car Dealers Show 2 - Extended Conversation

  May 24, 202544 minS0

  In an insightful and revealing <b>two-part extended conversation</b>, two ethnic minority dealers discuss the headwinds they face individually and collectively representing all minority dealers under the current economic climate, where they are encountering stubbornly high interest rates, anti-DEI sentiments, Trump's 25 percent new-car tariffs and shifting electric vehicle commitments from the federal government.<br /><br />Since the price of entry into this exclusive franchise ownership club for both dealerships and sports teams aren't cheap, we will discuss the current financial state of the minority dealers, too. Ray Fregia Jr., the newly elected chairman of NAMAD, the National Association of...

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  Mike Jackson: The Only Black Car Executive To Manage A $3.2 Billion Ad Budget In The U.S. (Show 2)

  Mar 2, 202527 minS0

  With DEI being such a lightning rod in schools of higher learning and in corporate America these days, it’s no coincidence America was having this same conversation two decades ago when Mike Jackson was recruited from the beverage industry by Roy Roberts, who at the time was the highest-ranking Black auto executive in the industry.<br /><br />Jackson, who is currently an advertising professor, oversaw an eye-popping $3.2 billion media budget in North America during his tenure at General Motors, before exiting the industry briefly and then resurfacing a few years later at a startup EV company in a senior le...

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  Mike Jackson: The Only Black Car Executive To Manage A $3.2 Billion Ad Budget In The U.S. (Show 1)

  Dec 14, 202427 minS2

  With DEI being such a lightning rod in schools of higher learning and in corporate America these days, it’s no coincidence America was having this same conversation two decades ago when Mike Jackson was recruited from the beverage industry by Roy Roberts, who at the time was the highest-ranking Black auto executive in the industry.<br /><br />Jackson, who is currently an advertising professor, oversaw an eye-popping $3.2 billion media budget in North America during his tenure at General Motors, before exiting the industry briefly and then resurfacing a few years later at a startup EV company in a senior le...

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  A Conversation for Black Men: A Candid Prostate Cancer Talk w/Urologist Dr. Linda McIntire

  Oct 8, 202444 minS2

  Dr. Linda McIntire, a urologist who recently served as the president of R. Frank Urological Society, an organization of Black urologists, joins Auto Trends with JeffCars.com for a wide-ranging candid educational conversation.<br /><br />While some men may have mixed feelings when talking about sex, erectile dysfunction and the likes with a female urologist, others realize that the opposite sex brings a sensitivity to the conversation that many men lack.<br /><br />With that being the case, during the enlightening talk, Dr. McIntire covers everything from biases with clinical trials and the established prostate screening ages to the connection o...

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  Ellenae Fairhurst: Lexus First And Only Black Female Dealer Principal

  Sep 12, 202427 minS2

  In 2016, Auto Trends with JeffCars.com was honored to talk to Ellenae Fairhurst, one of the pioneering Black female car dealers, after a little coaxing. Fairhurst, who avoided the limelight, hadn’t agreed to an interview in well over a decade. Yet, after our conversation, others became aware of the hidden gem. In fact, later that year, the humble trailblazer was recognized by Ebony Magazine, as one their pioneering trailblazer on their Power 100 list.<br /><br />Ms. Fairhurst transitioned on April 1, 2024.

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