Autoline After Hours

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AAH #238 - LIVE (to Tape) from New York, it's Autoline After Hours! Apr 17, 2014

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SPECIAL GUESTS:
Mark Fields, Ford COO
Dave Zuchowski, President and CEO, Hyundai Motor America
Harlan Charles, Product Marketing Manager, Corvette
Raj Nair, Group VP, Product Development, Ford
Pierre Loing, VP Product Planning – Nissan North America
Michael Sprague, EVP Sales and Marketing, KIA Motors America
Moray Callum, VP Design, Ford
Alanna Tracey-Bahri, Product Manager, BMWNA X4
All that and more with Host Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production

AAH #237 - Meet Chris Svensson of Ford Design Apr 11, 2014

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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 Americas
All that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; and Chris Paukert, Autoblog

AAH #236 - GM's Defect: What Did Barra Know, and When Did She Know it? Apr 04, 2014

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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 plummet
SPECIAL GUEST: Barry Ratzlaff, Executive Director, Hyundai Connected Car and BlueLink
All that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; and Mike Austin, Popular Mechanics.

AAH #235 - Ralph Gilles Lets the Hellcat Outta the Bag Mar 28, 2014

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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.

AAH #234 - Mose STILL Knows Engines Mar 21, 2014

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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.

AAH #233 - Chuck Thomas: Honda's Cap'n Crunch Mar 14, 2014

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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

AAH #232 - Water Your Diesel and Watch it Grow Mar 07, 2014

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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

AAH #231 - Lincoln Rolls Large Feb 28, 2014

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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

AAH #230 - Tesla, Dodge and the UAW Feb 21, 2014

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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 Fisker
All that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Karl Henkel, The Detroit News; and Dave Sullivan, AutoPacific

AAH #229 - Sun-Kissed Cars at the Amelia Concours Feb 14, 2014

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UP FOR DISCUSSION:
- Will people pay $60K for a Kia K900?
- Richard Petty disses Danica Patrick
SPECIAL 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

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