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Episode 989 - Full Autonomy in 5 Years? Honda Offers Free Gas, Is Your Airbag Fake? Oct 10, 2012

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Could autonomous vehicles be in consumers' hands as soon as five years? One company thinks so. Honda customers now have a new incentive to buy a CNG Civic -- free gas! NHTSA uncovers airbags that either don't work or deploy shrapnel. Is yours faulty? All that and more, plus John McElroy responds to your questions and comments in this week's edition of You Said It!

Episode 988 - Are You Waku Doki? Fuel Ac-Cell-eration, Toyota is Smashing Oct 09, 2012

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Toyota's chairman says he won't approve any new models that are not waku waku doki doki. What does that mean? Find out. Four major companies agree to accelerate the pace of fuel cell development and infrastructure. Toyota makes good on damaged cars in recent protests. All that and more, plus Andrew Justus has Autoline's first look at Ford's new dedicated hybrid, the C-MAX.

Episode 987 - Gas Prices Skyrocket in CA, No Incentive to use E85, 2014 Kia Forte Oct 08, 2012

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California temporarily lowered its emission standards for gasoline because prices skyrocketed in the Golden State. E85 must be priced 20 percent below gasoline or motorists have no financial incentive to use it. We take our first look at what will become the new 2014 Kia Forte sedan. All that and more, plus we take a look at the fashion aspect of the Paris Auto Show.

Episode 986 - Japanese Sales Plummet in China, Europe's Woes Continue, Chevy Trax Oct 05, 2012

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Anti-Japanese sentiment in China is crushing car sales for Japanese automakers. The auto industry in Europe continues to struggle. VW just slashed its European sales forecast for the year and Renault is moving more production out of France. But there is one bright spot in Europe. Sales last month in the U.K. were up 8 percent. All that and more, plus a look at one of Chevrolet’s most important reveals from the Paris Motor Show, the Trax.

Episode 985 - Toyota Matrix Bows Out, Traffic Fatalities Rise, Bikes Overtake Cars Oct 04, 2012

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Toyota will no longer sell its Matrix hatchback in the United States. The move will free up capacity to build more Corollas. Traffic deaths in the U.S. have been declining for the past several years but that trend has reversed this year. Things are bad in Europe but in Italy sales of bicycles have actually overtaken cars! All that and more, plus a design walk around of the new 2014 Jaguar F-TYPE.

Episode 984 - September Sales Strong, Infiniti Wants to Expand in F1, Jeep Heads to India Oct 03, 2012

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Car sales in the U.S. continue to grow, hitting nearly 1.2 million units, an increase of 13 percent compared to last year. Infiniti wants to expand its relationship with Red Bull’s Formula One team. Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne is pushing to sell Jeeps in India. All that and more, plus a look at Opel’s new small car, the Adam.

Episode 983 - The People's Employer, French Revolution, Beijing's "No-Fly Zone" Oct 02, 2012

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We bet you didn’t know that Volkswagen has the highest number of employees in the global automotive industry, topping half a million. September light-vehicle sales plummeted in France, making a bad situation even worse. Toyota’s chairman, Fujio Cho was denied permission to land his jet in Beijing as tensions between China and Japan escalate. All that and more, plus John responds to questions and comments in “You Said It!”

Episode 982 - Nissan Offers LEAF Discounts, Greece Subsidizing F1 Track, Europe's Capacity Woes Oct 01, 2012

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Nissan is offering huge discounts for the Leaf in the U.S. in an effort to boost sales. The Greek government is subsidizing the construction of a Formula One race track despite the country’s financial woes. Analysts say Europe needs to take out at least 5 million units of capacity. All that and more, plus we’ll take a look at why the Dodge Charger got to be as good as it is.

Episode 981 - Tire Prices Expected to Drop, Bosch Bullish on Stop/Start, Audi Q3 Sep 28, 2012

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Tire prices are expected to drop in the U.S. after a tariff placed on Chinese tire makers expired earlier in the week. Bosch predicts that half of all new cars in the U.S. will be equipped with stop/start technology within four years. John takes a look at the Audi Q3 with Audi of America’s President, Scott Keogh. All that and more, plus a preview of Autoline This Week with Don Butler the Vice President of Marketing at Cadillac.

Episode 980 - Chrysler and CAW Reach Deal, Jaguar F-Type, RAM HD Pick-ups Revealed Sep 27, 2012

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The Canadian Auto Workers reached a new labor agreement with Chrysler. Jaguar unveiled an all-new two-seat convertible called the F-Type in Paris today. Hot on the heels of its light-duty 1500 model, RAM truck just revealed its latest crop of HD pickups. All that and more, plus we take a look at the new 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe.

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