Autoline After Hours

UP FOR DISCUSSION: - After driving BMW's M3 and M4, we ask: how will sports cars evolve? - Thoughts on the Cadillac ELR's failure to perform. - By 2025, survey says, 75 percent of North American pickups will be aluminum. SPECIAL GUEST: Mark Stielow, Program Engineer Manager, Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 - How and why his team developed a $70,000 Camaro All that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Ga...

UP FOR DISCUSSION: - GM's internal investigation. - First impressions after driving the Lincoln MKC. SPECIAL GUEST: Philip Jansen, Vehicle Line Executive, A/B Segment, Minivan and Current C/D Segment Vehicles, Chrysler - A closer look at the Jeep Renegade in studio and an exploration of Jeep's Product Development Process All that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive D...

UP FOR DISCUSSION: - Why is racing losing fans? Look no further than your TV screen. - Google's car puts the OEMs on notice. Autonomy is coming. - The Union of Concerned Scientists issues a damning report (with a political agenda). - BMW i8 First Drive: panelist Christie Schweinsberg has her report. SPECIAL GUEST: Monte Kaehr, Chief Engineer, Toyota Camry - What will it take to keep Camry #1? All...

UP FOR DISCUSSION: - Dodge and SRT: Hell(cat) Yes! - Hyundai's Fuel Cell Tucson Hits the Streets of SoCal - GM Recalls Continue to Pile Up as a New PR Chief Steps In SPECIAL GUEST: Cory Welles, Director, "32 Hours, 7 Minutes" - The filmmaker discusses her documentary about breaking a record time for traveling across the United States All that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash,...

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...

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 Racing All that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; and Karl Henkel, The Detroit...

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 sales All 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 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...

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...

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, Auto...

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?...

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 Va...

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 mor...

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, D...

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, AutoPaci...

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

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, Ford All 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 GM All 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 "walki...

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

UP FOR DISCUSSION: - VW of America sacks its president, Jonathan Browning - NACTOY jurors debate car and truck of the year - GM pulls Chevy out of Europe, appoints a new CEO, shuts down Holden and a whole lot more All that and more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Peter De Lorenzo, the Autoextremist; Matt DeLorenzo, KBB; and Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production