Autoline After Hours

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Talking Golf (the German version, not Scottish)- BMW Makes More Fiber; GM More Batteries: Why?- What Have Car and Driver and the Detroit Free Press Been Driving?SPECIAL GUEST: Jim Campbell, U.S. VP, Performance Vehicles and Motorsports, GM- Mr. Campbell has a Corvette C7.R in tow. What technologies and tricks will it pass on to future production vehicles?All that and more with Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press; and Jeff Sabatini, Car and Driver

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Fiat Chrysler Automobiles reveals its five-year plan- GM REhires one of the best PR gurus of all time- Hybrids vs. SUVs - weren't massive people haulers supposed to be extinct by now?SPECIAL GUESTS: Phil and JP Gutierrez, Gutierrez Brothers RacingAll that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; and Karl Henkel, The Detroit News

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Toyota moves its U.S. headquarters from California to Texas- Why can’t Red Bull keep up with Mercedes-Benz in Formula One?SPECIAL GUEST: Jim Dollinger, Founder, GeneralWatch.com- Inside his plan to greatly grow GM salesAll that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; and Drew Winter, WardsAuto

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Mark Fields to replace Alan Mulally at Ford -- Yes, and?- No new hybrids at the NY Auto Show, meanwhile is Beijing stealing its thunder?SPECIAL GUEST: David Liepelt, Antique Car Enthusiast- Would YOU commute to work in a Ford Model T? Our guest has.All that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; and Todd Lassa, Automobile

SPECIAL GUESTS:Mark Fields, Ford COODave Zuchowski, President and CEO, Hyundai Motor AmericaHarlan Charles, Product Marketing Manager, CorvetteRaj Nair, Group VP, Product Development, FordPierre Loing, VP Product Planning – Nissan North AmericaMichael Sprague, EVP Sales and Marketing, KIA Motors AmericaMoray Callum, VP Design, FordAlanna Tracey-Bahri, Product Manager, BMWNA X4All that and more with Host Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Will EVs ever catch on in big numbers?- What are Ford's plans for autonomous vehicles?- 60 years from now, will Ford still be a car company?SPECIAL GUEST: Nancy Gioia, Director, Electrical, Connectivity and User Interface - Strategy and Planning, FordAll that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Alisa Priddle, Freep.com; and Lindsay Brooke, SAE

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Bob Lutz discusses his latest ventures.- Bob Lutz's thoughts on Ford's aluminum F-150.SPECIAL GUEST: Bob Lutz, CEO of Lutz Communications, Chairman of VL Automotive, formerly Vice Chairman of GMAll that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; and Todd Lassa, Automobile

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Truck Strategy: Aluminum vs. Compact.- What happened to the Green buzz?- The IIHS Smear Campaign.All that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Henry Payne, The Detroit News; Joe White, The Wall Street Journal; and Tony Swan, KBB and Car and Driver

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Is the U.S. car market really slowing down?- Why Alan Mulally decided to stay put at Ford.PLUS:- Who will steal the headlines at the 2014 Detroit auto show?All that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Scott Burgess, Motor Trend; and Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Why did John Krafcik abruptly leave Hyundai?- The Fiat-Chrysler takeover is complete. We'll tell you why the UAW is the big winner.- Despite prohibitive fuel prices and a lack of incentives, VW's diesels are handily outselling the EV/hybrid competition.SPECIAL GUEST: Bob Casey, Curator of Transportation (Ret.), The Henry Ford- We talk to the man John McElroy calls a "walking encyclopedia of automotive knowledge and a true car guy."All that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv and Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production

Who was naughty and who was nice in 2013? It's time for our third-annual Presents and Coal awards. Find out who we liked and who gets lumped.John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Peter De Lorenzo, the Autoextremist; Scott Burgess, Motor Trend; and Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production