Michael Dunne is the CEO of Dunne Insights, an advisory company with deep expertise in global electric and autonomous vehicle markets.

Dunne founded Dunne Insights in 2018, Car Keys Asia in 2011, and and ARA in 1993. He created the podcast Driving With Dunne and is the author of American Wheels, Chinese Roads: The Story of General Motors in China. He is now working on a new book about China’s ambitions to dominate global electric car and battery markets.

Dunne has been a keynote speaker in London, Tokyo, New York, Detroit, Shanghai, Singapore, Los Angeles, Munich, and Paris. He has an M.A. in Chinese History and an MBA from the University of Michigan, and he speaks Chinese, Indonesian, Thai, and French.

Last Updated: June 16, 2025

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