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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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.
May 15, 2015 • 1h 7min
AAH #287 - Slicing Open Cadillac's CT6
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.
May 8, 2015 • 1h 4min
AAH #286 - Autonomous Technology Takes a Great Leap Forward
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.
May 1, 2015 • 1h 1min
AAH #285 - FCA's Santa Klaus Shares Some of his Easter Eggs
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.
Apr 24, 2015 • 1h 3min
AAH #284 - Tearing Down the Model T of Our Time
SPECIAL GUEST: Sandy Munro, Munro and Associates- A teardown analysis of the BMW i3 so complete that the company thought the secrets were leaked!All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Lindsay Brooke, SAE.
Apr 17, 2015 • 1h 9min
AAH #283 - No Love Lost Between Me and My EV
UP FOR DISCUSSION:- The CT6 is NOT the vehicle Cadillac needs- Will Fiat Chrysler find a third partner or a buyer?- Volt production pauses and the price of the Spark EV drops- Furious 7 is the highest-grossing film in that franchiseAll that and much more with Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Aaron Gold, About.com; Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press; Chris Paukert, Automotive Freelancer.
Apr 10, 2015 • 1h 6min
AAH #282 - Rini, Steve and the Safety Strut
UP FOR DISCUSSION:- NY Auto Show one week later: Who were YOUR winners and losers?- Tesla Q1 Sales: How does a company get so much attention with zero advertising?- And the 2015 World Car of the Year is… definitely not American.- Who’s insulting Mary Barra with this poster?SPECIAL GUEST: Rini Sherony, Sr. Principal Engineer, Toyota- Inside Toyota pedestrian safety with its walking dummies, “Steve” and “Steve Jr.”All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Jeff Gilbert, WWJ.
Apr 2, 2015 • 1h 2min
AAH #281 - Maximum Luxury at the Big Apple Auto Show
UP FOR DISCUSSION: New York Auto Show Wrap-up- Cadillac CT6: How does the much-awaited flagship stack up?- Scion iA and iM: Is this the product the brand so dearly needs?- Lexus RX: How will drivers take to the new styling of the CUV that started it all?SPECIAL GUEST: Pierre Loing, Vice President, Product Planning, Nissan North America- Inside the all-new Maxima and look behind the curtain of Nissan’s product strategyAll that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Michelle Krebs, AutoTrader; Jamie Lincoln Kitman, Automobile; Joe Phillippi, AutoTrends Consulting.
Mar 27, 2015 • 1h 4min
AAH #280 - 2nd Gen Volt, 1st Rate Car
UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Reviewing the Cars.com’s top ten most annoying features in cars. What are your picks?- Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson gets the boot. Where will he land?SPECIAL GUEST: Andrew Farrah, Chief Engineer, Chevrolet VoltAll that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Frank Markus, Motor Trend.
