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
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.
Mar 28, 2014 • 1h 16min
AAH #235 - Ralph Gilles Lets the Hellcat Outta the Bag
UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Honda Civic is the #1 retail car in California -- what happened to the Prius?- Marco Rubio comes out in support of Tesla with other Republican governors in tow- Rallye Monte-Carlo ZENN (Zero Emissions No Noise) -- will fans attend a race without noise?SPECIAL GUEST: Ralph Gilles, Chrysler/SRT- What's going on with Viper -- yanking it from Le Mans, a shut down at the plant?All that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; and Frank Markus, Motor Trend.
Mar 21, 2014 • 1h 20min
AAH #234 - Mose STILL Knows Engines
UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Viper plant shuts down for 15 weeks. Is Corvette the culprit?- First impressions after seat time in the 2015 Chrysler 200.- VW knows diesels, but where are the hybrids?- Chip Ganassi Racing wins Sebring.SPECIAL GUEST: Mose Nowland, Ford Racing Historian- An inside look at 55 years of building race engines for Ford.All that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; and Jim McCraw, Society of Automotive Historians.
Mar 14, 2014 • 1h 3min
AAH #233 - Chuck Thomas: Honda's Cap'n Crunch
UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Our driving impressions on the newest products from Audi and GM.- Nissan's top marketing man, Simon Sproule, leaves to join Tesla.- How has GM done in managing its ignition problems?SPECIAL GUEST: Chuck Thomas, Chief Engineer Automotive Safety, Honda R and D Americas- How did Honda get the jump on other automakers to beat the IIHS small overlap crash test?All that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; and Brent Snavely, Detroit Free Press
Mar 7, 2014 • 1h 16min
AAH #232 - Water Your Diesel and Watch it Grow
UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Geneva auto show hits and misses.- Cadillac's anti-Occupy ad.SPECIAL GUEST: Calvin Visser, Fierce Fuel Systems- Can the answer to diesel's woes be as simple as H2O?All that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; and Frank Markus, Motor Trend
Feb 28, 2014 • 1h 5min
AAH #231 - Lincoln Rolls Large
UP FOR DISCUSSION:- What's the deal with Geneva? Do we really think "Switzerland = Automobile"?- Overweight keychains lead to a massive GM recall.- Detroit makes snubbed again by Consumer Reports.SPECIAL GUEST: Elaine Bannon, Chief Engineer, Lincoln Navigator- What's next for the newly refreshed luxury SUV?All that and more with Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press; and Keith Naughton, Bloomberg News
Feb 21, 2014 • 1h 13min
AAH #230 - Tesla, Dodge and the UAW
UP FOR DISCUSSION:- The UAW is voted down at VW; will they take it out on the Detroit Three?- Dodge is lauded for innovation, but not for the cars they build- Tesla is on fire (in a good way)- China's largest auto supplier now owns FiskerAll that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Karl Henkel, The Detroit News; and Dave Sullivan, AutoPacific
Feb 14, 2014 • 1h 11min
AAH #229 - Sun-Kissed Cars at the Amelia Concours
UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Will people pay $60K for a Kia K900?- Richard Petty disses Danica PatrickSPECIAL GUEST: Bill Warner, Amelia Island Concours- What goes into putting on a major automotive event like the Concours?All that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; and John Manoogian, Center for Creative Studies
