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Autoline This Week #2106: Breaking in a New Brand Feb 02, 2017

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Recently, the massive automotive supplier Johnson Controls decided to get out of seating so it created an independent, publically traded company called Adient. On this week’s show, its new CEO Bruce McDonald joins John McElroy and his panel to talk about where he will take the leader in automotive seating.

Autoline This Week #2105: New Avenues of Customer Care Jan 26, 2017

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The old days of buying a car are quickly fading. Times are changing for dealerships and manufacturers alike, driven partly by Gen X but mostly by Millennials. On this week’s show John McElroy talks to two different automakers about how they are changing their approach to servicing your car in hopes of attracting new customers. In addition, he’s also joined by the head of a new website that, if you can believe it, allows you to buy your car online without ever having to go to the dealer.

Autoline This Week #2104: Reading the Tea Leaves Jan 19, 2017

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There’s a new administration taking over in Washington in January that has many wondering about what happens to the economy. And obviously the automakers are wondering as well. Join the chief economists from General Motors and Ford as well as the senior economist from the Original Equipment Manufacturers Association as they try to read the economic and business tea leaves for 2017.

Autoline This Week #2103: Wards’ Winning Engines Jan 12, 2017

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At the end of 2016 the WardsAuto.com editors took their analysis of the more than 60 new vehicles released during the year and determined which had the 10 Best Engines. Join host John McElroy as three of those editors, Drew Winter, Tom Murphy and Bob Gritzinger, reveal their winners for 2017.

Autoline This Week #2102: Truck of the Year plus two Jan 05, 2017

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Three North American Car and Truck of the Year jurors join host John McElroy to analyze the three finalists for Truck of the Year as well as their predictions for Car and Utility of the Year.

Autoline This Week #2101: Car of the Year plus two Dec 29, 2016

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Three North American Car and Truck of the Year jurors join host John McElroy to analyze the three finalists for Car of the Year as well as their predictions for Truck and Utility of the Year.

Autoline This Week #2039: Print My Ride Dec 22, 2016

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As we sit on the edge of the electronic transformation of the car, into the fray steps Jay Rogers, a man who is pioneering a new way to make cars. As the founder of Local Motors, his vision is to print cars, yes, that’s p-r-i-n-t cars, with the help of today’s technology. And, in fact, he’s already doing it! Mr. Rogers joins, John McElroy and Gary Vasilash from Automotive Design and Production from the site of the LA Auto Show to talk about Local Motors.

Autoline This Week #2038: Continental: Supplying the Future Dec 15, 2016

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Some only think of Continental as a tire company, but it’s so much more. From interior to safety, to even what it calls Clean Power, Continental is a huge company supplying so much of today’s car. Joining us to talk about the Automotive Group and what it’s doing to prepare for the future is Samir Salman, CEO NAFTA Region of Continental Corporation.

Autoline This Week #2037: Sitting Pretty: Lear Corp. Nov 17, 2016

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As one of the largest suppliers of automotive seating, Lear Corporation actually makes seats for every manufacturer in the world. On this edition of Autoline THIS WEEK its CEO and Director, Matt Simoncini, discusses the company’s global reach and how he sees things changing in the auto industry in the next few years.

Autoline This Week #2036: Federal Regs and the Family Car Nov 10, 2016

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As the auto industry changes, so must everything that it touches, including dealerships. On this edition of Autoline THIS WEEK, NADA Chairman Jeff Carlson joins John McElroy and his panel – Mike Colias of the Wall Street Journal and Gary Vasilash of Automotive Design and Production – to discuss where car dealers are today and how they will adapt to a changing auto industry.

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