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NEWS:
00:00 – Preshow
10:25 – NAFTA talks begin this week; What to expect?
18:48 – PSA’s unusual approach to the North American market
26:30 – Are the Chinese going to buy FCA?
41:03 – Doctor Data: Looking for Parking
49:10 – Will Chevy’s diesel advantage overtake the hybrid competition?
1:16:43 – Postshow

PANEL: John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design & Production; Dave Sullivan, AutoPacific; Joann Muller, Forbes.com

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Vehicle: 2017 Ford Transit Cargo Van
Price (as driven): $49,360

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TOPIC: CAR’s Management Briefing Seminars

Hot topics in the auto industry is what the first week in August is all about, at least in Traverse City, Michigan.  That’s where CAR, the Center for Automotive Research, holds its annual Management Briefing Seminars. And this year AFTER HOURS caught up with three speakers who are definitely making news at the conference; one talks emissions when it comes to CARB; the second one speaks on the North American revival of PSA, and then our third discusses the prolonged life of the I.C.E.

SPECIAL GUESTS:
02:25 - Annette Hebert, California Air Resources Board
18:05 
- Larry Dominique, President & CEO, PSA North America, Inc.
34:40 
- Robert Davis, SVP, Mazda NA
49:52 - Doctor Data & wrap up

PANEL: John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design & Production

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TOPIC: 2018 Honda Odyssey

NEWS:
02:30 – Inside the 2018 Honda Odyssey
29:50 – Doctor Data
38:45 – Did BMW, VW, and Daimler meet in a backroom about diesels?
49:20 – Now the Brits plan to ban ICEs

PANEL: John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design & Production; Lindsay Brooke, SAE

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TOPIC:
 Concours USA

SPECIAL GUEST: Diane Flis-Schneider, Concours d’Elegance of America


NEWS:

03:00 – Concours d’Elegance of America
30:18 – Doctor Data
37:02 – Will EV Startups get absorbed?
55:36 – Are diesels dead?


PANEL: John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design & Production; Mike Austin, Hagerty

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TOPIC:
 Chevrolet Bolt EV


SPECIAL GUEST: Sandy Munro, Munro & Associates



NEWS:
04:03 – Tearing Into the Chevy Bolt EV
32:16 – Doctor Data

49:58 – Vehicle Walkaround Feature: 2018 Hyundai Sonata with Chris Chapman, Chief Designer, Hyundai Design Center



PANEL: John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design & Production; David Welch, Bloomberg

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TOPIC: 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio

Even though it has nothing to do with a birthday or Christmas, Alfa Romeo just received a much-needed present all the way from Italy… and AFTER HOURS has the scoop. The AAH crew is once again on-the-road, this time in rural Tennessee, to show you how the hottest segment in autos just got a little hotter. But we’ll save the details for our Alfa executive guests. In the meantime, get ready as we help Alfa Romeo unwrap the story of its brand new 2018 Stelvio Premium SUV.

SPECIAL GUESTS:
00:36 – Reid Bigland, CEO, Alfa Romeo
12:22 – Pieter Hogeveen, Director, Alfa Romeo North America

21:58 – PANEL: John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press; Roman Mica, TFLcar.com; Paul Brian, ABC Stations; Lauren Fix, The Car Coach; Henry Payne, The Detroit News

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TOPIC: 2018 Toyota Camry

The largest selling car in America just got a full redo: And what a “do” it is. Join the AFTER HOURS team on-the-road in beautiful rural Oregon as Toyota’s top brass give us the inside scoop on everything that’s new about the 2018 Camry; And here’s a hint about what you’ll see… they’re saying that the only thing that stayed the same on the new car is the Toyota logo.

SPECIAL GUESTS:
01:55 – Jack Hollis, Group VP, Toyota Division
13:44 – Ian Cartabiano, Chief Designer, Toyota Camry
34:20 – Masato Katsumata, Chief Engineer, Toyota Camry

44:00 – PANEL DISCUSSION: John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design & Production; Nina Russin, Carspondent.com; Tara Weingarten, Vroomgirls.com

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TOPIC: 2018 Volkswagen Atlas
SPECIAL GUEST: Michael Lovati, Vice President, Product Line Mid/Full-Size, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

NEWS:
05:32 – Discussion about VW Atlas
34:34 – Dr. Data
37:25 – Who is Going to Replace Marchionne?
42:40 – More about FCA Diesels
46:30 – Why is Apple Talking Autonomy… Again?
54:28 – Bolt EV AV Built in Orion: Important or Convenient?
59:45 – Who Might Toyota Buy To Up Its Autonomy Capability?
1:05:50 – Why Is BMW Investing $55-million in a Bus Builder?

PANEL: John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design & Production; Tom Murphy, WardsAuto.com

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TOPIC: 2018 Lincoln Navigator
SPECIAL GUEST: Andrew Kernahan, Chief Program Engineer, Lincoln Navigator

NEWS:
42:50 - Why Is Honda Suddenly Talking Level 4?
50:10 - Is CARB Like the Honey Badger?
59:30 - Used Car Prices Drop: KBB says they’re down, Manheim says they’re up
1:13:45 - Journalist Navigator talk

PANEL: John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, AD & P; Dave Sullivan, AutoPacific

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