Autoline After Hours

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AAH #337 - Dr. Data and A Deep Dive On The Detroit Three Jul 01, 2016

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UP FOR DISCUSSION:
- VW’s Mammoth Penalty
- Surprising Leader in Quality
- Ube-tter Pay Us More
Join our host Gary Vasilash from Automotive Design and Production along with his journalist panel including Mike Colias from Automotive News, Mike Martinez from The Detroit News and Mike Wayland, also from The Detroit News as they tackle the hottest automotive topics of the week.

AAH #336 - Look Who's Going Into The Automotive Hall of Fame Jun 23, 2016

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UP FOR DISCUSSION:
- Mulally and Nader: Hall of Famers?
- Toyota’s Near Miss at Le Mans
- VW’s EV Distraction
Join our co-hosts John McElroy from Autoline.tv and Gary Vasilash of Automotive Design and Production along with our guest journalist, Bob Gritzinger of WardsAuto as they tackle the automotive issues of the week.

AAH #335 - Good, Bad, and Ugly: New Cars and Press Trips Jun 17, 2016

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UP FOR DISCUSSION:
- New Product: Fiat124, Jaguar F-Pace, Porsche Macan
- Press Trips - What we like, what we don't
- The Story behind the Opel Bitter CD
Join our co-hosts John McElroy from Autoline.tv and Gary Vasilash of Automotive Design and Production along with our guest journalists, Chris Paukert of CNET and freelancer Scott Burgess, as they tackle the automotive issues of the week.
SPECIAL GUEST: Dick Ruzzin, Retired GM Designer and the story behind the design of the Opel Bitter CD.

AAH #334 - Car Sales, FCA, and Even More About Musk Jun 03, 2016

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UP FOR DISCUSSION:
- Which way is FCA going?
- May sales better or worse than expected
- Takata airbag update
- Tesla shareholder meeting
Join our cohosts John McElroy from Autoline.tv and Gary Vasilash of Automotive Design and Production along with our guest journalists Alisa Priddle from Motor Trend and David Welch of Bloomberg as they tackle the automotive issues of the week.

AAH #333 - Google, Gentex, and Transflective Mirrors May 27, 2016

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SPECIAL GUEST: Neil Boehm, VP of Engineering, Gentex
UP FOR DISCUSSION:
- How your car mirror became a technology module
- Toyota and Uber making a mobility move
- Google moves into Suburban Detroit
- Mazda goes Premium with CX-9
All that and much more with hosts John McElroy of Autoline.tv and Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; and journalists Mark Phelan from the Detroit Free Press and Bob Gritzinger of Wards.

AAH #332 - Corvette Racing: Ground Pounding American Thunder May 20, 2016

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SPECIAL GUEST: Doug Fehan, Corvette Racing. Le Mans. Every enthusiast knows this is the cauldron that makes or breaks the best sports cars in the world. Corvette Racing has clawed its way to 8 class wins in 16 years, a storied accomplishment in the history of the 24 hour race. Doug Fehan is the general manager of Corvette Racing and he is stopping by the Autoline After Hours studio. Here is your opportunity to hear about his plans before he heads to France for this years race.
ALSO UP FOR DEBATE:
- Will the public ever trust the scandal-ridden auto industry again?
- Acura NSX: supercar or sissy car?
- Is FCA turning Chrysler into a truck company?
- NACTOY decides to elect its officers for the first time
All that and much more with host John McElroy of Autoline.tv and Mike Austin with AutoBlog.

AAH #331 - Honda Ridgeline: The Un-Truck, Truck May 12, 2016

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UP FOR DISCUSSION: The growing truck market and the new Honda Ridgeline. Guests include members of the Honda Ridgeline team plus News and Truck Talk on location from San Antonio, TX with our hosts and panel.
SPECIAL GUESTS:
Jeff Conrad, SVP and GM Honda Sales
Kerry McClure, Ridgeline Chief Engineer
Jim Loftus, Ridgeline’s Performance Lead
All that and much more with hosts John McElroy of Autoline.tv and Gary Vasilash from Automotive Design and Production along with special guest panelists auto analyst Joe Phillippi from Auto Trends and auto historian Ken Gross.

AAH #330 - Don Panoz, DeltaWing, and Le Mans May 06, 2016

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SPECIAL GUEST: Don Panoz, DeltaWing Technology Group
UP FOR DISCUSSION:- A special talk with Don Panoz: the man who gave the world the nicotine patch and then became the motorsports legend you may never have heard of. All that and much more with co-hosts John McElroy of Autoline.tv and Gary Vasilash from Automotive Design and Production, with guest panelist Todd Lassa from Automobile.

AAH #329 - The Sportage Life Apr 22, 2016

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SPECIAL GUEST: Orth Hedrick, VP, Product Planning, KIA Motors America
UP FOR DISCUSSION:
- Kia Sportage
- VW goes luxury in Beijing
- Faraday Future rolls dice in Vegas
- Sibling Mileage Squabble – Cruze v. Volt
- New Mercedes Battery Car?
All that and much more with host Gary Vasilash from Automotive Design and Production with guest panelists Stephanie Brinley, IHS Automotive and Dave Sullivan, AutoPacific.

AAH #328 - Toyota's Fuel Cell Is Right Here Apr 15, 2016

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SPECIAL GUEST: Jackie Birdsall, Senior Engineer, Toyota Mirai
UP FOR DISCUSSION:
- Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell Vehicle
- The flag drops for orders of the Ford GT
- VW Executives are lighter in the wallet
- GM and Ford Campuses of the future
- Ford tests its autonomous car at night
All that and much more with hosts John McElroy of Autoline.tv and Gary Vasilash from Automotive Design and Production with guest panelist, Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press.

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