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Munro & Associates may be best known for our world-class automotive teardowns, but we’ve been delivering benchmarking, value engineering, and design optimization across dozens of industries for decades.

As Sandy Munro likes to say: “We work on everything from Barbie to the Space Station.” And he means it, our clients have ranged from major toy companies all the way to NASA.

No matter the industry, teardown insights and cost-reduction engineering help make products better, more efficient, and more profitable.

❄️ And with all the snow we’ve had here in Metro Detroit, our next Munro Live teardown will feature two electric snow blowers. We’ll dig into their architectures, materials, manufacturing methods, features, and functions to see which design delivers the lowest cost to produce.

Want Munro to help improve your product? We’d love to talk.
Learn more: leandesign.com/

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The Motor Weekly® — Now Powered by Munro

For over a decade, The Motor Weekly® has been a trusted source of automotive financial insight, data, and analysis for thousands of professionals and investors.

Now relaunched under the Munro banner, the newsletter delivers even deeper technical expertise and forward-looking industry perspectives — helping you stay ahead in the rapidly evolving mobility landscape.

Each week, subscribers receive:
📊 Key Automotive Financial Data & Market Charts
📰 The Latest from Munro News (our technical blog)
⚡ EV Technology Highlights
🔮 “Future Casting” and Trend Analysis

Whether you’re on the factory floor, in the C-suite, or shaping investment strategy — The Motor Weekly® connects you directly to the pulse of the global mobility industry.

👉 Subscribe today: leandesign.com/news/

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At Munro & Associates every teardown project starts with one simple principle: clarity of purpose.

Whether you’re targeting cost reduction, seeking design improvements, or aiming for competitive benchmarking, we begin by aligning on your goals. This early stage—Ideation—is where the foundation is set.

✔️ We define the scope.
✔️ We select the right product.
✔️ We establish key objectives.

From there, our team develops a custom teardown plan designed to answer the questions that matter most to you. The result? Actionable insights that drive smarter decisions, stronger designs, and a clearer competitive edge.

Munro, doesn't just tear products apart—we help you build the future!

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3 months ago | [YT] | 150

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Munro doesn’t just tear down vehicles — we also analyze consumer products.

Which product would you be most interested in seeing us teardown?

3 months ago | [YT] | 69

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We just posted a new episode over on our podcast channel! Today, we're talking autonomous trucking with Bot Auto's founder & CEO Xiaodi Hou.

Check it out here: http://youtu.be/JUOZExA99Ak

5 months ago | [YT] | 34

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➡️ We just released a new video over on our podcast channel! At the ACT Expo, we met up with the ABB E-Mobility team to get an exclusive look at their brand new lineup of EV charging stations, which are powerful, reliable, highly customizable (there's even a certain familiar logo), and perfect for electric vehicles big and small.

📺 Watch it here: https://youtu.be/kWLeCX5xIXU

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🏆 We’re incredibly proud to share that Sandy Munro has been awarded the SAE International Award for Influential Executive in Automotive, honoring Henry Ford II.

Funded by Ford Motor Company in 1988, this prestigious award recognizes executive leaders who have dedicated their careers to advancing the automotive industry — and there’s no one more deserving than Sandy.

With decades of experience driving innovation in automotive engineering, Sandy has made lasting contributions to manufacturing, vehicle design, and electrification. His passion for efficiency, transparency, and smart engineering has created measurable value not just for companies, but for the industry and society as a whole.

Congratulations, Sandy — your leadership continues to inspire us and so many others in the mobility space. 👏

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Today is Thursday, which means we just posted over on our podcast channel!

Our latest episode features Mack Trucks and their Senior Product Manager E-Mobility, Scott Barraclough. You're likely familiar with Mack as a powerhouse of large vocational trucks, but did you know that they also make electric trucks? Check out the episode to learn more: youtu.be/Rw04Crw2feQ

9 months ago | [YT] | 22

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Have you watched today's podcast episode yet? We're featuring fellow creator ‪@cyber_hooligan‬ as he discusses the process for creating the Internet's favorite modified EV - and how you can win his latest creation!

Head over to our podcast channel to watch the full episode, and don't forget to subscribe while you're there: https://youtu.be/FOyxq7iTl0s

9 months ago | [YT] | 28

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🚨 Sandy and Munro Live are heading to California next week! 🚨 We'll be visiting some friends—Franz & Lars 😉—to discuss the Refreshed Model Y and Cybercab.

What questions do you want answered? Drop them below! 👇 #Tesla #ModelY #Cybercab #MunroLive

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