Autoline After Hours

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Was Ross Perot Right? More Move to Mexico- China and India Go After Western Automakers: Is This the Beginning of the End?SPECIAL GUEST: Larry Nitz, GM Powertrain Executive Director, Global Transmission and ElectrificationAll that and much more with Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production, Stephanie Brinley, IHS Automotive and Gary Witzenburg, AutoMedia.com.

SPECIAL GUEST: Jamie Dennis, Audi Quality and Technical Service Director- Audi has new technology that transmits its expert technicians into any service center. How and why are they doing this?All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv and Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production.

It's a special edition from the 2014 CAR Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City, Michigan!SPECIAL GUESTS: Chuhee Lee, Deputy Director, VW Electronics Research Lab, VW Group of AmericaHan Hendricks, VP, Advanced Product Development and Sales, Johnson Controls, Inc.Dr. Mark White, Chief Engineer, Body Complete Business Unit, Jaguar Land RoverKregg Wiggins, SVP, Powertrains, ContinentalProf. Frank Zhao, PhD, Director, TASRI (Tsinghua Automotive Strategy Research Institute)All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv and Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Will Sergio rob Chrysler to feed Fiat?- Defending the dealer franchise system.- How CAFE could become a bitter cup of coffee.SPECIAL GUEST: Matt O’Leary, Vehicle Line Director, Ford- Ford is the truck master, but will it ever start making semis again?All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Lindsay Brooke, SAE.

It's that time again! Join us for the Autoline Automotive Draft as some of the best minds in the auto business assemble their fantasy car companies. This year's event features some all-new challenges; team owners will have to choose at least one executive from outside the auto industry, choose a premiere vehicle and even fire an executive during the course of the contest.2014 Roster:Gary Vasilash, Basic MotorsAaron Bragman, Ursus MotorsPaul Eisenstein, Motor City MammothsJeff Sabatini, Automobiles Portlandia

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- GM CEO Mary Barra gets grilled in front of the U.S. Senate... Again.- Are B-segment CUVs and luxury cars set to boom?- VW announces its CrossBlue SUV will be built in Chattanooga, Tennessee.All that and much more with Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Keith Naughton, Bloomberg; Michael Robinet, IHS; Bill Visnic, Edmunds.com.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Is the next automotive recession due to arrive in 2017?- First drive impressions of the 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C.- Can recalls actually help sales?SPECIAL GUEST: Mike O'Brien, VP, Corporate and Product Planning, Hyundai- Among other vehicles, is there a pickup in Hyundai's product plans?All that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Henry Payne, The Detroit News; Doron Levin, Journalist and Author.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Fuel Cell Vehicles or "Fool" Cell Vehicles?- Ford reveals its new Fusion-based Edge and readies it for a global play.SPECIAL GUEST: John Krafcik, President, TrueCar- One of the most dynamic executives in the industry today.All that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Todd Lassa, Automobile; Steve Finlay, Ward's Dealer Business.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- GM CEO Mary Barra Returns to the Hill.- J.D. Power, AutoPacific and Edmunds are out with their latest ratings. Who's tops?SPECIAL GUEST: Oliver Schmidt, General Manager, Engineering and Environmental Office, Powertrain and Fuel Strategy, VWoAAll that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- After driving BMW's M3 and M4, we ask: how will sports cars evolve?- Thoughts on the Cadillac ELR's failure to perform.- By 2025, survey says, 75 percent of North American pickups will be aluminum.SPECIAL GUEST: Mark Stielow, Program Engineer Manager, Chevrolet Camaro Z/28- How and why his team developed a $70,000 CamaroAll that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Michelle Krebs, AutoTrader Group.