Jan joins Roop Raj on The Pulse, FOX 2 Detroit's nightly political show, for a straight read on three pressures hitting the auto industry at once: the Strait of Hormuz, the Section 338 tariff threat against Canada, and the border crossing through which this region's supply chain runs. No spin, no hedging. Just 35 years of supply chain experience applied to the stories everyone else is guessing at.
Recorded July 24, 2026. The Gordie Howe International Bridge opened to traffic on July 27.
What we get into:
→ Why freight stopped moving through the Strait of Hormuz — and what that does to the price at the pump
→ The second door: how the Red Sea gateway (Bab el-Mandeb) closed off the Saudi workaround
→ Why "we have our own oil" misses how a global commodity is actually priced
→ Section 338: a 1930s law, 50% on goods from cement to hockey sticks, and why I read it as negotiating posture
→ The Ambassador Bridge at 97 years old — a choke point waiting to happen, and why a second crossing was never optional
#SupplyChain #gordiehowebridge #thepulse #Tariffs #futureofautomotive
Video credits to @FOX2Detroit
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The Automotive Leaders Podcast is hosted by Jan Griffiths, the champion for culture change in the automotive industry. From a farm in Wales to the C-suite of a $3 billion Tier-1 supplier, Jan built her career inside this industry. Now she's out to transform it.
Her argument is blunt. The pressure on this industry isn't letting up. The survivors will be the ones who reinvent how they work. Speed wins. Everyone else gets left behind.
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