Autoline After Hours
Autoline
The show for those who are more than just car enthusiasts, but are also enthusiasts for the automotive industry. Join us as we talk shop with the top designers, chief engineers and product planners about the latest vehicles they’re bringing to the market.
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Jun 15, 2018 • 1h 15min
AAH #424 - Ford's Transit Gets Hit By a Bolt of Lightning
SPECIAL GUEST: Tim Reeser, CEO, Lightning SystemsNEWS:- Doctor Data- Tesla Faces Reality and Layoffs- The Consequences of Tariffs- IIHS Tests: Ouch!PANEL:- Todd Lassa, Automobile- Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production- John McElroy, Autoline.tv
Jun 8, 2018 • 1h 10min
AAH #423 - Look Ma, No Hands! Here Comes Cadillac Super Cruise
SPECIAL GUEST: Jason Ditman, Chief Engineer, Cadillac Super CruiseNEWS:
- Doctor Data
- Sergio Plans the Future: So Long Sedans
- May Sales: What Happened to Ford’s SUVs?
- Mark Reuss Demonstrates the Value of Traction ControlPANEL:- Stephanie Brinley, IHS Markit- Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production- John McElroy, Autoline.tv
Jun 1, 2018 • 1h 2min
AAH #422 - The Electric Future of the Internal Combustion Engine
SPECIAL GUEST: Brian McKay, Director, Powertrain, Continental North AmericaNEWS:
- Doctor Data
- Tesla Fixes Brakes Over-the-Air
- Will FCA Drop Fiat in the U.S.
- SoftBank Invests $2.25-Billion in GM CruisePANEL:- Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production- Lindsay Brooke, SAE- Greg Migliore, Autoblog.com
May 18, 2018 • 1h 8min
AAH #421 - The Amazing World of 3D Printing
SPECIAL GUEST: Jon Walker, Area Sales Manager, EOS North AmericaNEWS:05:13 - Straight Talk On The Future of 3D Printing40:30 - Doctor Data43:21 - The Politics of Auto: The Detroit 3 Go to Washington56:27 - Gas Prices Inflate: Will Iran Result in Reduced Summer Driving?1:02:21 - Executive Churn at Tesla: Much Ado About Nothing?PANEL:- Gary Vasilash, ADandP- Chris Paukert, Roadshow by CNET- Joe White, Reuters- Stephanie Brinley, IHS Markit
May 11, 2018 • 1h 8min
AAH #420 - 2019 Ram 1500: From Top to Bottom
SPECIAL GUEST: Rob Wichman, Director, Ram Truck EngineeringNEWS:03:07 - Ram 1500 Engineering Deep Dive34:05 - Doctor Data37:40 - 100 percent Electric Buses in China44:50 - AAA Indicates 20 percent of Americans will likely go electric48:25 - Uber Elevate: Annual Flying Car Summit53:28 - The number of Pedestrians killed by vehicles is up since 2009. Why?55:40 - Port of LA Now with Natural Gas Powered Drayage. What Happened to Natural Gas Cars?59:53 - Automakers headed to D.C. to talk CAFE1:04:55 - Does Iran Spell the End of the Truck Boom as Oil Prices Rise?PANEL:- Gary Vasilash, ADandP- John McElroy, Autoline.tv
May 4, 2018 • 59min
AAH #419 - Steve Miller on Tesla, Ford and Being a Supplier
SPECIAL GUEST: Steve Miller, President and CEO, IACNEWS:
03:15 – Toyota Sold 70K Cars in April. Ford 40K. Are Cars the Problem or Is It Ford?
07:06 – Gas Tax: Helpful or Harmful?
20:48 – GM Has Taken Itself Out of the Sales Conversation. A Bad Move In a Media-Saturated Age?
28:06 – Flexibility of Manufacturing in Japanese Plants
29:36 – Doctor Data
38:40 – Sailing Into Uncharted Waters: Talking Tesla
49:37 – Autonomous Passenger Drones
50:55 – Autonomy and Ride-SharingPANEL:
- Todd Lassa, Automobile
- Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production
- John McElroy, Autoline.tv
Apr 27, 2018 • 1h 8min
AAH #418 - From Ford to Tesla to Mahindra
SPECIAL GUEST:
Rick Haas, President and CEO
Mahindra Automotive North AmericaNEWS:
- Doctor Data- Electric Vehicles: will the Range Anxiety ever end?- Payne Races a ZR1
- Ford discontinues its cars: Only Mustang and Focus crossover SurvivePANEL:- Henry Payne, The Detroit News- Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production- John McElroy, Autoline.tv
Apr 20, 2018 • 1h 28min
AAH #417 - Tesla Model 3: Inside and Out
SPECIAL GUEST: Sandy Munro, Munro and Associates, Inc.NEWS:03:00 - Tesla Model 3 Teardown Analysis14:55 - The Good Stuff: Model 3 Automatic Drive Modules26:46 - Are the pieces good? Door Panels, Exterior, etc.29:00 - Model 3 Battery: Intricate Magic42:55 - Doctor Data44:55 - Mechanics of the Model 31:11:10 - PHONE CALL: Automation Issues1:14:29 - PHONE CALL: Model 3 Build Quality1:18:30 - Johan de Nysschen out at CadillacPANEL:- John McElroy, Autoline.tv- Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production- Craig Cole, AutoGuide.com
Apr 13, 2018 • 1h 13min
AAH #416 - 2019 Jeep Cherokee Is Way More Than A Refresh
SPECIAL GUEST: Rich Silbert, Engineering Development Mgr., Jeep CherokeeNEWS:- 2019 Jeep Cherokee
- Doctor Data
- Will the global Focus work on this side of the globe?- Seven years until the Bolt redesign. Is the timing right or too long?- NASCAR Cup sponsorship: Winston Cup from 1972 to 2003. Monster Energy from 2017 to 2019. Will NASCAR go the way of Winstons?PANEL:- John McElroy, Autoline.tv- Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production- Eric Lawrence, Detroit Free Press
Mar 30, 2018 • 1h 10min
AAH #415 - Autoextreme-ing All Over The Place
NEWS:
- Doctor Data
- What did they say at NADA?
- New York, New York
- The NAIAS Meltdown
- Uber Accident AftermathPANEL:- John McElroy, Autoline.tv- Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production- Peter DeLorenzo, The Autoextremist
