Autoline After Hours
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.
Latest episodes
Jul 31, 2015 • 1h 3min
AAH #297 - How Do You Stop a Rocket Ship?
UP FOR DISCUSSION:- The Apple i3: Will BMW provide the basis for the MacMobile?- Mazda’s Delayed Diesel: Is it ever going to happen?- Aluminum proves its mettle in IIHS F-150 testSPECIAL GUEST: Dan Sandberg, President and CEO, Brembo NAAll that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Richard Truett, Automotive News
Jul 24, 2015 • 1h 1min
AAH #296 - How Tesla and CARB Got Us to Drink the Kool-Aid
UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Hacking cars: Serious Issue or Serious Exaggeration?- Tesla Battery Swap: Is the Million-Dollar Loophole Dead?SPECIAL GUEST: Larry Moss, Chairman, Concours d’Elegance of America at St. John’s- What cars will be at the Concours and why were they chosen?All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Ed Niedermeyer, Daily Kanban
Jul 17, 2015 • 1h 5min
AAH #295 - Lessons Learned from the BMW i3
UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Silverado/Sierra: New faces for ’16. How clever is this?- Sergio Shows His Elbows: The start of UAW negotiations- Magna Gets Getrag: “Every vehicle has and will have a transmission in the foreseeable future”SPECIAL GUEST: John Kelly, BMW Product Manager- Join us as we take a deep dive into the BMW i3.All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Gary Witzenburg, Freelance Auto Writer.
Jul 10, 2015 • 1h 3min
AAH #294 - 2016 Nissan Maxima: The Whole Thing’s Controversial!
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.
Jun 26, 2015 • 1h 8min
AAH #293 - Lincoln Continental’s New Design Direction
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.
Jun 19, 2015 • 1h 3min
AAH #292 - Designing Sex in the Surfaces of the Ford GT
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.
Jun 12, 2015 • 1h 3min
AAH #291 - Crazy About Camaro
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.
Jun 5, 2015 • 1h 5min
AAH #290 - Discovering Explorer
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.
May 29, 2015 • 1h 17min
AAH #289 - The Top Automotive Brands and Tesla’s Scam
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.
May 22, 2015 • 1h 2min
AAH #288 - Mr. Gas Monkey Gets Fast N' Loud
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.
