Autoline After Hours

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- ZF Shows Off its Coolest Tech in Germany- Inside Edsel Ford‘s 1915 Cross-Country Road TripSPECIAL GUEST: Vishnu Jayamohan, Product Planner, Nissan Product Planning and Advanced Strategy- What’s the strategy behind Nissan’s big, all-American Maxima?All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Chevrolet Unveils the new Cruze and the Camaro Convertible- Alfa Romeo Unveils the Long-Anticipated Giulia- Ford Unveils… an Electric Bicycle?SPECIAL GUEST: David Woodhouse, Design Director, Lincoln Motor Company- Does Lincoln’s Continental Concept look a little too much like other luxury leaders, or just enough?All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; John Manoogian, College for Creative Studies.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- 2015 J.D. Power IQS: Who is it good for?- Porsche Wins Le Mans: Even if it did take 17 years- EPA Ratings: Reality checkSPECIAL GUEST: Craig Metros, Exterior Designer, Ford GT- Which came first, engineering or styling?All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Todd Lassa, Automobile.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Costco the Auto Giant: Guess the middle man can be helpful after all- BMW’s Tagline: What happened to “Ultimate Driving Machine”—too steampunk?- GM’s Bryan Nesbitt: Wuling and Baojun… and now BuickSPECIAL GUEST: Al Oppenheiser, Chief Engineer, Chevrolet CamaroAll that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Chris Paukert, Freelance Auto Journalist; Jim McCraw, Freelance Auto Journalist.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- May Sales: Is Everybody Happy? (Well, maybe not Ford)- Telematics, infotainment: Too much of not always a good thing?- Chevy’s 2015 Car Onslaught: Didn’t they get the memo about trucks?SPECIAL GUEST: Arie Groeneveld, Chief Engineer, Ford ExplorerAll that and much more with Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Henry Payne, The Detroit News; David Welch, Bloomberg.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Racing: Montoya, Rosberg, Edwards all had a good Sunday—as did TV viewers.- Apple, Android, Auto: Are the players from Silicon Valley ready for primetime?- Automotive brand valuation: Walmart has greater value than Mercedes. Whoa.- Merger Talk: Sergio Marchionne continues to seek a partner for FCA.All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Scott Burgess, Motor Trend; Todd Lassa, Automobile.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- 2016 Camaro: Enough to take on Mustang?- GM says it owns your car’s software- Starbucks vs. A Car Lease: Which costs more?SPECIAL GUEST: Richard Rawlings, TV Host and Author, “Fast N’ Loud”All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Mike Austin, Autoblog.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Inside the Volvo XC90 and the strategy behind its new U.S. plant- The autonomy plot thickens with reports of Google-car accidentsSPECIAL GUEST: Travis Hester, Executive Chief Engineer, Cadillac CT6- Learning the secrets of Cadillac‘s innovative new flagshipAll that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Lauren Fix, The Car Coach.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Remembering the late, great automotive legend Denise McCluggage- Autonomy leaps forward as Freightliner‘s Inspiration Truck hits the road- April Sales: The Golden Age of the Muscle Car?All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Todd Lassa, Automobile; Stephanie Brinley, IHS Automotive.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Will VW’s Ferdinand Piech be missed?- Cadillac is “V-serious” about performance. The right strategy?- Who will Sergio Marchionne ask to dance with FCA?SPECIAL GUEST: Klaus Busse, VP of Interior Design, FCA US LLC- Inside the coming trends of car interiors and the secrets of award-winning designAll that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Drew Winter, Wards.