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Topic: John and the panel discuss the hottest contenders for the 2004 North American Truck of the Year Award

Journalist Panel:
John McElroy, Host Autoline Detroit
Csaba Csere, Car and Driver
Matt DeLorenzo, Road & Track
Dutch Mandel, AutoWeek

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Topic: John and the panel discuss the hottest contenders for the 2004 North American Car of the Year Award

Journalist Panel:
John McElroy, Host Autoline Detroit
Csaba Csere, Car and Driver
Matt DeLorenzo, Road & Track
Dutch Mandel, AutoWeek

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Segment 1:
Journalists discuss the latest news

Panel:
John McElroy, Host Autoline Detroit
Frank Washington, Syndicated Columnist
Carol Cain, Detroit Free Press

Segment 2:
Topic: Chrysler invented the mini van segment but competitors are taking a big bite out of their marketshare. Can Chrysler fight its way back?

Special Guest: Mike Donoughe, VP, Family Vehicle Product Team, Chrysler Group

Vehicle Review:
Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey

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Segment 1:
Journalists discuss the current news.

Journalist Panel:
John McElroy, Host, Autoline Detroit
Ed Lapham, Automotive News
Joe Szczesny, Oakland Press

Segment 2:
Topic: Ford has funded the recreation of the Wright Brothers original airplane and the original first flight 100 years ago at Kitty Hawk. The panel will discuss this and other marketing related issues with our special guest.

Special Guest: Jan Valentic, Vice President of Global Marketing, Ford Motor Company

Vehicle Review:
2004 Chevrolet Aveo

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Segment 1:
Journalists discuss the current news

Journalist Panel:
John McElroy, Host, Autoline Detroit
Micheline Maynard, The New York Times
Peter DeLorenzo, Autoextremist.com

Segment 2:
Topic: With more and more telematics being added to vehicles, questions about ownership and access to the data flowing in to and out of a vehicle could stymie commercialization.

Guests:
Michael Khoury, Esquire, Raymond & Prokop PC
Csaba Csere, Car and Driver Magazine

Vehicle Review:
2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10

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Segment 1:
Journalists discuss the current news

Journalist Panel:
John McElroy, Host, Autoline Detroit
Daniel Howes, The Detroit News
John Lippert, Bloomberg News

Segment 2:
Topic: Automotive Outlook

Guest: Dr. David E. Cole, Chairman of the Center for Automotive Research

Special Feature:
Tour of VW's Transparent Factory

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Segment 1:
Journalists discuss the current news

Journalist Panel:
John McElroy - Host, Autoline Detroit
Frank Markus - Car and Driver
Matt DeLorenzo - Road & Track

Segment 2:
Topic: Hybrids - are the American automakers really falling behind the Japanese?

Guest: Tom Stephens, Group Vice President-Powertrains, General Motors

Vehicle Review:
2004 Cadillac SRX

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Segment 1:
Journalists discuss the current news, specifically, J.D. Power's report blasting the dealer franchise system.

Journalist Panel:
John McElroy, Host, Autoline Detroit
Steve Finlay, Ward's Dealer Business
Ed Lapham, Automotive News

Segment 2:
Topic: Buying and selling cars on the Internet - is it really working?

Guest: Mark Campbell, Founder, Chairman and CEO of CAR.COM

Vehicle Review:
2004 Mitsubishi Galant

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Segment 1
Topic: Comerica's top economist discusses why he's so bullish about next year's car sales, but after that ????????

Guest: David Littmann, Chief Economist, Comerica Bank

Journalist Panel:
John McElroy, Host Autoline Detroit
Danny Hakim, The New York Times
Bill Hampton, Autobeat Daily

Segment 2
The 2003 Michelin Challenge Bibendum
One of the premier global events for advanced technology vehicles, Challenge Bibendum was conceived by Groupe Michelin as an objective way to bring together and test the best available technologies for environmentally positive vehicles. The event is open to all energy sources. It features vehicles from virtually every major vehicle manufacturer and brings together all facets of the automotive world: vehicle manufacturers, designers, energy suppliers, technical and industrial partners.

Vehicle Review: 2004 BMW X3

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Segment 1
Journalists discuss the latest news

Journalist Panel:
John McElroy - Autoline Detroit
Mark Truby - The Detroit News
Peter DeLorenzo - Autoextremist.com

Segment 2
Topic: Can the new Ford F-150 stand up to the new, full-size trucks from the import brands?

Special Guest: Steve Lyons, President, Ford Division

Vehicle Review:
2004 Dodge Durango

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Segment 1:
Journalists discuss the latest news

Journalist Panel:
John McElroy, Host Autoline Detroit
Joe White, Wall Street Journal
Joe Szczesny, Oakland Press

Segment 2:
Topic: Can GM get competitive with the new UAW contract? Can GM boost its marketshare with the product it has coming? And can the company cut back on the incentives it's been handing out?

Special Guest: Gary Cowger, President GM North America

Vehicle Review:
2004 GMC Canyon / Chevrolet Colorado

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Segment 1:
Topic: Designing Cars for the Mobility Market
Not just for the wheelchair bound, aging Baby Boomers are also at the forefront of this important and growing segment.

Panel:
John McElroy, Host Autoline Detroit
Fred Lupton, Supervisor-Ergonomics Ford Motor Company
Jim Kornas, Director-Mobility General Motors
Bob Swaim, National Mangager-Mobility Programs Toyota Motor Sales, USA

Segment 2:
Jim Dunne of Popular Mechanics shares his latest spy photos!

Vehicle Review:
2004 VW Phaeton

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Topic: The declining marketshare of the traditional Big Three.

Panel:
John McElroy - Host, Autoline Detroit
Ron Harbour - Harbour and Associates
Jim Hall - AutoPacific
Jim Sanfilippo - Automotive Marketing Consultants, Inc.

Vehicle Review:
2004 Nissan Quest

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Segment 1:
Micheline Maynard, Author, "The End of Detroit"
In her new book, Micki predicts the demise of the Big 3.

Segment 2:
Topic: Up to now, Saab has gone nowhere under GM's ownership - but that's about to change with a host of new products coming into the fold that are stirring up a storm of controversy.

Guest: Debra Kelly-Ennis, President and Chief Operating Officer, Saab Cars USA, Inc.

Journalist Panel:
John McElroy - Host, Autoline Detroit
Steve Finlay - Ward's Dealer Business
Joe Szczesny - The Oakland Press

Vehicle Review:
2004 SLR McLaren Mercedes-Benz

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Segment 1:
Topic: The key to Ford's turnaround is product, and while there's plenty of new products coming down the road, are they the right products? The head of all product development at Ford answers this all important question.

Guest: Phil Martens, Vice Presisdent, Product Creation, Ford Motor Company

Segment 2:
Journalist Panel:
John McElroy - Autoline Detroit
Dave Sedgwick - Automotive News
Jack Keebler - Motor Trend Magazine

Vehicle Review:
2004 Nissan Titan

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Segment 1:
Guest: Mike Wells, Vice President of Marketing, Lexus

Topic: The results are in - Lexus just had their all-time record sales month. Also, a new facelift for the LS430

Segment 2:
Topic: August proved less than satisfactory for domestic car sales. Can the import automakers de-throne the Big Three on their own turf?

Vehicle Review: 2004 Dodge Sprinter

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THE ANNUAL
WOODWARD DREAM CRUISE

The Woodward Dream Cruise celebrates the heydays of the fifties and sixtites when Woodward Avenue was the heart and soul of American cruising in the city that put America on wheels. Combined with the music and fashions of the era, the Woodward Dream Cruise celebrates the nostalgia of bygone days in the cars that made them so special.

In this special edition of Autoline Detroit, we'll talk to the people who make the Dream Cruise happen and take a look at the events, people and cars that stretch 16 miles through 9 communities for one very special day every August!

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Segment 1:
Topic: The recently introduced Scion is selling like crazy!!! But who's buying them?

Guest: Jim Farley, Vice President Scion

Segment 2:

Topic: How will the lessons learned at GMC be applied to Ponitac?

Guest: Lynn Myers, General Manager, Pontiac-GMC

Vehicle Review:
Honda FCX Hydrogen Car

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Segment 1:

Segment 2:
Topic: Cadillac is making an amazing comeback, but will it be enough to take on Mercedes, BMW & Lexus?

Guest: Mark LaNeve, Cadillac General Manager

Vehicle Review:
2004 Pathfinder Armada - the full size, American made SUV

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Segment 1:
Topic: Big 3/UAW contract negotiations just started. Will there be a strike, and if so, who's likely to be the target? Our expert weighs in.

Guest: Robert A. Chiaravalli, Strategic Labor and Human Resources, LLC

Segment 2:
Topic: Meet the new product development boss at the Chrysler Group. What will the change in leadership mean for future products at Chrysler?

Guest: Eric Ridenour, Executive Vice President, Product Development, Chrysler Group

Vehicle Review:
2004 Volkswagen Touareg

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Topic: 2003 Trucks - A mid year review of the trucks introduced so far this year.

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Topic: A mid year review of the most important passenger cars introduced so far.

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Segment 1:
Journalist Panel:
John McElroy - Autoline Detroit
Drew Winter - Ward's AutoWorld
Paul Lienert - Globalauto.net

Segment 2:
Frank Davis
Chief Program Engineer, Ford F-150

Guest Discussion:
An in-depth look at the "crown jewel" of the Ford Motor Company - new new F-150
truck - the most important vehicle in the company's lineup.

Vehicle Review:
2004 Toyota Scion xA and xB

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Sergio Pininfarina
Pininfarina SpA

Guest Discussion:
An intimate conversaton with a living legend, Sergio Pininfarina, one of the most famous designers in the history of the industry.

Jill A. Lajdziak
Vice President Sales, Service & Marketing, Saturn Corporation

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David Welch - Business Week
John McElroy - Autoline Detroit
Jill Lajdziak - Saturn Corporation
Dave Guilford - Automotive News

Guest Discussion:
Sales are up so far this year, but will Saturn get the product it needs to keep the momentum going?

Vehicle Review:
2004 Toyota Prius Hybrid - A complete redesign of Toyota's first hybrid, even before the big three have entered the market.

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James Olson
Senior VP, External Affairs & Public Policy - Toyota Motors North America

Guest Discussion:
Is Toyota worried about a backlash due to their ever-increasing marketshare in the American market?

Len Hunt
Vice President, Audi of America

Guest Discussion:
Will John and the panel pry information from Len about Audi's upcoming SUV, a first for the automaker?

Vehicle Review: 2004 Cadillac XLR

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Guest Discussion:
The author of the latest supplier survey discusses which automomakers ranked tops among suppliers and why.

John Henke
Professor of Marketing at Oakland University and president of Planning Perspectives, Inc.

Guest Discussion:
The new Mini phenomenon and how they plan to keep it's success rolling along.

Jack Pitney
General Manager, Mini USA

Vehicle Review: 2004 Mercedes-Benz CLK 500 Cabriolet

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Guest Discussion:
Despite all the negative publicity, Ford's sales and marketshare YTD are better than GM and DCX; Ford has more cash than GM and DCX; and makes more money on automotive operations than GM and DCX. So in the words of Rodney Dangerfield, 'how come they get no respect?'

James O'Connor
Group VP, Sales, Ford

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Guest Topic:  So far this year, sales for BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Cadillac and Infiniti are up, but sales for Lexus are down. What's going on?

Denny Clements
General Manager, Lexus Division

Guest Topic:  The Executive Director for Centennial Operations at the Ford Motor Company, gives us the particulars of Ford's Centennial celebration coming up this June.

Gary Nielsen
Ford Motor Company

Vehicle Review:  2004 Jaguar XJ

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