Autoline After Hours

SPECIAL GUEST: Jon Walker, Area Sales Manager, EOS North AmericaNEWS:05:13 - Straight Talk On The Future of 3D Printing40:30 - Doctor Data43:21 - The Politics of Auto: The Detroit 3 Go to Washington56:27 - Gas Prices Inflate: Will Iran Result in Reduced Summer Driving?1:02:21 - Executive Churn at Tesla: Much Ado About Nothing?PANEL:- Gary Vasilash, ADandP- Chris Paukert, Roadshow by CNET- Joe White, Reuters- Stephanie Brinley, IHS Markit

SPECIAL GUEST: Rob Wichman, Director, Ram Truck EngineeringNEWS:03:07 - Ram 1500 Engineering Deep Dive34:05 - Doctor Data37:40 - 100 percent Electric Buses in China44:50 - AAA Indicates 20 percent of Americans will likely go electric48:25 - Uber Elevate: Annual Flying Car Summit53:28 - The number of Pedestrians killed by vehicles is up since 2009. Why?55:40 - Port of LA Now with Natural Gas Powered Drayage. What Happened to Natural Gas Cars?59:53 - Automakers headed to D.C. to talk CAFE1:04:55 - Does Iran Spell the End of the Truck Boom as Oil Prices Rise?PANEL:- Gary Vasilash, ADandP- John McElroy, Autoline.tv

SPECIAL GUEST: Steve Miller, President and CEO, IACNEWS:
03:15 – Toyota Sold 70K Cars in April. Ford 40K. Are Cars the Problem or Is It Ford?
07:06 – Gas Tax: Helpful or Harmful?
20:48 – GM Has Taken Itself Out of the Sales Conversation. A Bad Move In a Media-Saturated Age?
28:06 – Flexibility of Manufacturing in Japanese Plants
29:36 – Doctor Data
38:40 – Sailing Into Uncharted Waters: Talking Tesla
49:37 – Autonomous Passenger Drones
50:55 – Autonomy and Ride-SharingPANEL:
- Todd Lassa, Automobile
- Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production
- John McElroy, Autoline.tv

SPECIAL GUEST:
Rick Haas, President and CEO
Mahindra Automotive North AmericaNEWS:
- Doctor Data- Electric Vehicles: will the Range Anxiety ever end?- Payne Races a ZR1
- Ford discontinues its cars: Only Mustang and Focus crossover SurvivePANEL:- Henry Payne, The Detroit News- Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production- John McElroy, Autoline.tv

SPECIAL GUEST: Sandy Munro, Munro and Associates, Inc.NEWS:03:00 - Tesla Model 3 Teardown Analysis14:55 - The Good Stuff: Model 3 Automatic Drive Modules26:46 - Are the pieces good? Door Panels, Exterior, etc.29:00 - Model 3 Battery: Intricate Magic42:55 - Doctor Data44:55 - Mechanics of the Model 31:11:10 - PHONE CALL: Automation Issues1:14:29 - PHONE CALL: Model 3 Build Quality1:18:30 - Johan de Nysschen out at CadillacPANEL:- John McElroy, Autoline.tv- Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production- Craig Cole, AutoGuide.com

SPECIAL GUEST: Rich Silbert, Engineering Development Mgr., Jeep CherokeeNEWS:- 2019 Jeep Cherokee
- Doctor Data
- Will the global Focus work on this side of the globe?- Seven years until the Bolt redesign. Is the timing right or too long?- NASCAR Cup sponsorship: Winston Cup from 1972 to 2003. Monster Energy from 2017 to 2019. Will NASCAR go the way of Winstons?PANEL:- John McElroy, Autoline.tv- Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production- Eric Lawrence, Detroit Free Press

NEWS:
- Doctor Data
- What did they say at NADA?
- New York, New York
- The NAIAS Meltdown
- Uber Accident AftermathPANEL:- John McElroy, Autoline.tv- Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production- Peter DeLorenzo, The Autoextremist

SPECIAL GUEST: Doug Osterhoff, Marketing Manager, BuickNEWS:- Doctor Data- The Uber Accident: A little perspective on traffic fatalities- Lyft: Testing subscriptions and partnering with Magna—is it the transportation game-changer?- Ford Ready.Shop.Go. Will the dealer become a deliverer”PANEL:- John McElroy, Autoline.tv- Gary Vasilash, ADandP- Mike Wayland, Automotive News

SPECIAL GUEST: Tim Clyde, President and CEO, KatzkinNEWS:- Katzkin Custom Leather Interiors- Katzkin Winner Announced- Ford bares all its Future Product Plans- New York Auto Show Preview- Will the Auto Industry get caught up in a Trade War?PANEL:- John McElroy, Autoline.tv- Jason Fogelson, ReviewGarage.com- Mike Austin, Hagerty

SPECIAL GUEST: David Johnson, President and CEO, Achates PowerNEWS:
- Doctor Data
- Geneva: The Cars We'll Never Drive Unless We Win the Powerball
- SXSW Conference: Sponsored by Bud, Capital One, Austin Chronicle and Mercedes?
- Edmunds Finds Toyota, Subaru and Honda Buyers Most Loyal. Dodge, smart and Chrysler, Not So MuchPANEL:- John McElroy, Autoline.tv- Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production- Frank Markus, Motor Trend

TOPIC: Planet MSPECIAL GUEST: Trevor Pawl, Group VP, MEDCNEWS:
- Can Fred Diaz save Mitsubishi in the US?
- Are diesels doomed?
- Geely Now Daimlers Largest Shareholder
- The Society of Cult Brands honors Jeep (seriously)
PANEL:
- John McElroy, Autoline.tv
- Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production
- Dustin Walsh, Crains Detroit Business

TOPIC: 2018 Nissan LeafSPECIAL GUEST: Christopher Reed, VP of Engineering, Nissan LeafNEWS:
- Raj Nair, Ford: Top Ford Exec out after 'Inappropriate Behavior'
- Doctor Data
- Bosch Adds Mobility Services: A Tier One Redefined?
- GM Korea and the Transforming GM Global Footprint
- The Cobalt Conundrum: The 21st Century Catalytic Converter Material Challenge
PANEL:
- John McElroy, Autoline.tv
- Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production
- Doron Levin, In The Driver's Seat, SiriusXM, Ch. 121

TOPIC: Reporter RoundtableNEWS:- Mercedes-Benz to skip 2019 NAIAS: Did Dieter just doom the Detroit show?- Did you know NASCAR’s new season kicks off this Sunday at Daytona? Maybe that’s the problem.- Doctor DataPANEL:- John McElroy, Autoline.tv- Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production- Stephanie Brinley, IHS Markit- Joe White, Reuters

SPECIAL GUEST:Don Runkle, Runkle EnterprisesHear his opinions on Autonomy, Achates, EVs and moreNEWS:- Automotive Super Bowl spots: Who got the most bang for its buck?- The Greatest Automotive Publicity Stunt Ever? SpaceX, the Falcon Heavy and Tesla’s Original Roadster- FCA Executive Shuffle: Tim Kuniskis now runs luxury brands- Mercedes-Benz ad quotes the Dalai Lama: Big mistake in ChinaPANEL:- John McElroy, Autoline.tv- Chris Paukert, Roadshow by CNET- Phoebe Howard, Detroit Free Press

TOPIC: 2018 Hyundai KonaSPECIAL GUEST: John Juriga, Director of Powertrain, Hyundai-Kia Technical CenterNEWS:- Dr. Data- Samsung Sells More Chips than Intel—1st time in 25 Years: Will it be the player in advanced auto tech?- Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi: They’re Number 1. Does it matter?- German OEMs: First diesels. Now collusion on steel. Ach du lieber!PANEL:- John McElroy, Autoline.tv- Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production- Tom Murphy, WardsAuto.com

TOPIC: Reporter RoundtableNEWS: - CES vs. SAE: is CES killing NAIAS?- Dr. Data- Tesla Model 3 Issues: What did Munro and Associates discover?- NAIAS: The Big Three's Big Bet on Trucks- Why Is Atlanta Suddenly So Popular?: PSA NA HQ and Waymo go to the ATL- Will Automobili-D Exist After Rick Snyder is Out of Office?PANEL: - John McElroy, Autoline.tv- Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production- Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press- Todd Lassa, Automobile

TOPIC: 2018 Buick EnclaveSPECIAL GUEST: Rick Spina, Executive Chief Engineer, Crossovers, General MotorsNEWS:
- Call from The Drive Home with Diane Fils-Schneider
- Softbank: Japanese telco to dominate autonomy?
- Dr. Data
- 2017 Sales: End of the party?
- 2018 NAIAS: any breakthrough products?PANEL:
- John McElroy, Autoline.tv
- Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production
- James Amend, WardsAuto.com

It's a Very Merry After Hours!
A PEEK AT SOME PRESENTS:
Lyft, Kia, Delphi/Aptiv, Lear, GM, Subaru
AND UNCOVERING SOME COAL:Uber, Dodge, Camaro, UAW, Trump, TeslaPANEL:- John McElroy, Autoline.tv- Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production- Mike Wayland, Automotive News- Mike Martinez, Automotive News

TOPIC: ASTON MARTIN DB11 SPECIAL GUEST: Simon Sproule, VP and Chief Marketing Officer, Aston Martin
NEWS:
- Mary Barra Talks About the Future: Electric and Autonomous
- Automakers Attack California’s ZEV Mandate Again: What About All Those EVs They’re Going to Make?
- Thor Semi: Just Another Pipe Dream?
PANEL:
- John McElroy, Autoline.tv
- Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production
- Dave Sullivan, AutoPacific

TOPIC: 2018 Ford Mustang01:07 – Carl Widdman, Mustang Chief Engineer, Ford and Tom Barnes, Mustang Engineer, Ford25:36 – Mark Schaller, Mustang Marketing Manager, Ford36:46 – Panel DiscussionPANEL:- John McElroy, Autoline.tv- Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production- Roman Mica, TFLCar.com- Nik Miles, OurAutoExpert.com