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AAH #297 - How Do You Stop a Rocket Ship? Jul 31, 2015

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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 test
SPECIAL GUEST: Dan Sandberg, President and CEO, Brembo NA
All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Richard Truett, Automotive News

AAH #296 - How Tesla and CARB Got Us to Drink the Kool-Aid Jul 24, 2015

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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

AAH #295 - Lessons Learned from the BMW i3 Jul 17, 2015

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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.

AAH #294 - 2016 Nissan Maxima: The Whole Thing’s Controversial! Jul 10, 2015

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UP FOR DISCUSSION:
- ZF Shows Off its Coolest Tech in Germany
- Inside Edsel Ford‘s 1915 Cross-Country Road Trip
SPECIAL 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.

AAH #293 - Lincoln Continental’s New Design Direction Jun 26, 2015

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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.

AAH #292 - Designing Sex in the Surfaces of the Ford GT Jun 19, 2015

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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 check
SPECIAL 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.

AAH #291 - Crazy About Camaro Jun 12, 2015

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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 Buick
SPECIAL GUEST: Al Oppenheiser, Chief Engineer, Chevrolet Camaro
All 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.

AAH #290 - Discovering Explorer Jun 05, 2015

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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 Explorer
All that and much more with Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Henry Payne, The Detroit News; David Welch, Bloomberg.

AAH #289 - The Top Automotive Brands and Tesla’s Scam May 29, 2015

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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.

AAH #288 - Mr. Gas Monkey Gets Fast N' Loud May 22, 2015

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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.

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