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 6, 2014 • 1h 13min
AAH #245 - Jeep Renegade Gets Ready to Invade the World
UP FOR DISCUSSION:- GM's internal investigation.- First impressions after driving the Lincoln MKC.SPECIAL GUEST: Philip Jansen, Vehicle Line Executive, A/B Segment, Minivan and Current C/D Segment Vehicles, Chrysler- A closer look at the Jeep Renegade in studio and an exploration of Jeep's Product Development ProcessAll that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; and Todd Lassa, Automobile.
May 30, 2014 • 1h 3min
AAH #244 - Toyota Throws Out the Plain Vanilla Approach
UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Why is racing losing fans? Look no further than your TV screen.- Google's car puts the OEMs on notice. Autonomy is coming.- The Union of Concerned Scientists issues a damning report (with a political agenda).- BMW i8 First Drive: panelist Christie Schweinsberg has her report.SPECIAL GUEST: Monte Kaehr, Chief Engineer, Toyota Camry- What will it take to keep Camry #1?All that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Christie Schweinsberg, WardsAuto.com.
May 23, 2014 • 1h
AAH #243 - The Secret, Illegal Race that Nobody Knows About
UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Dodge and SRT: Hell(cat) Yes!- Hyundai's Fuel Cell Tucson Hits the Streets of SoCal- GM Recalls Continue to Pile Up as a New PR Chief Steps InSPECIAL GUEST: Cory Welles, Director, "32 Hours, 7 Minutes"- The filmmaker discusses her documentary about breaking a record time for traveling across the United StatesAll that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Todd Lassa, Automobile; and Elliot Wilhelm, Detroit Film Theatre Director.
May 16, 2014 • 1h 5min
AAH #242 - Corvettes, Composites and Checkered Flags
UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Talking Golf (the German version, not Scottish)- BMW Makes More Fiber; GM More Batteries: Why?- What Have Car and Driver and the Detroit Free Press Been Driving?SPECIAL GUEST: Jim Campbell, U.S. VP, Performance Vehicles and Motorsports, GM- Mr. Campbell has a Corvette C7.R in tow. What technologies and tricks will it pass on to future production vehicles?All that and more with Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press; and Jeff Sabatini, Car and Driver
May 9, 2014 • 1h 22min
AAH #241 - Motor Racing is Such a Drag
UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Fiat Chrysler Automobiles reveals its five-year plan- GM REhires one of the best PR gurus of all time- Hybrids vs. SUVs - weren't massive people haulers supposed to be extinct by now?SPECIAL GUESTS: Phil and JP Gutierrez, Gutierrez Brothers RacingAll that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; and Karl Henkel, The Detroit News
May 2, 2014 • 1h 29min
AAH #240 - A $500 Plan to Turbocharge GM Sales
UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Toyota moves its U.S. headquarters from California to Texas- Why can’t Red Bull keep up with Mercedes-Benz in Formula One?SPECIAL GUEST: Jim Dollinger, Founder, GeneralWatch.com- Inside his plan to greatly grow GM salesAll that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; and Drew Winter, WardsAuto
Apr 25, 2014 • 1h 7min
AAH #239 - "T" Party, Ford Style
UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Mark Fields to replace Alan Mulally at Ford -- Yes, and?- No new hybrids at the NY Auto Show, meanwhile is Beijing stealing its thunder?SPECIAL GUEST: David Liepelt, Antique Car Enthusiast- Would YOU commute to work in a Ford Model T? Our guest has.All that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; and Todd Lassa, Automobile
Apr 17, 2014 • 1h 4min
AAH #238 - LIVE (to Tape) from New York, it's Autoline After Hours!
SPECIAL GUESTS:Mark Fields, Ford COODave Zuchowski, President and CEO, Hyundai Motor AmericaHarlan Charles, Product Marketing Manager, CorvetteRaj Nair, Group VP, Product Development, FordPierre Loing, VP Product Planning – Nissan North AmericaMichael Sprague, EVP Sales and Marketing, KIA Motors AmericaMoray Callum, VP Design, FordAlanna Tracey-Bahri, Product Manager, BMWNA X4All that and more with Host Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production
Apr 11, 2014 • 1h 8min
AAH #237 - Meet Chris Svensson of Ford Design
UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Hybrids vs. diesels… or maybe you don’t need either.- GM adds $1.3 billion charge in Q1, meanwhile invests $449 million to build more Volts- Land Rover’s augmented reality technology could be a game changer.SPECIAL GUEST: Chris Svensson, Ford Design Director, The AmericasAll that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; and Chris Paukert, Autoblog
Apr 4, 2014 • 1h 14min
AAH #236 - GM's Defect: What Did Barra Know, and When Did She Know it?
UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Mary Barra's testimony in D.C. -- going from bad to worse?- How did the analysts get March sales forecasts so wrong?- Chrysler says Ram outsold Silverado, but WardsAuto data disagrees- Sales overall are up, yet green car numbers continue to plummetSPECIAL GUEST: Barry Ratzlaff, Executive Director, Hyundai Connected Car and BlueLinkAll that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; and Mike Austin, Popular Mechanics.
