AAH #360 – A Very Merry AAH

December 23rd, 2016 at 11:47am

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01:40 - The 2016 Year in Review
07:30 - PHONE CALL: GM Lordstown plant?
18:20 -Presents & Coal” begins!
30:52 - Doctor Data
34:30 - More “Presents & Coal”!
47:02 - PHONE CALL: Presents & Coal for Bob & Bob
48:25 - More “Presents & Coal”!
1:01:06 - PHONE CALL
: GM vs. Ford truck commercials

Tis the season for the annual “Presents & Coal” show, when Santa’s AAH elves bestow gifts on those in the automotive world who were nice, and hand out chunks of coal to those who were naughty.

And some of our recipients are:
FCA, GM, Honda, Lincoln, BMW, Germany, America and many more…

PANEL: John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, AD&P; Mark Phelan, The Detroit Free Press, Todd Lassa, Automobile

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AAH #359 – Pacifica Goes Electric

December 15th, 2016 at 2:30pm

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When Bob Dylan “went electric” at the Newport Folk Festival he literally rocked the music world; At the time, not in a good way.  Earlier this year Chrysler debuted its new Pacifica minivan to rave reviews. Five months later they followed up with a vehicle that no one was asking for in the form of the first plugin hybrid minivan. Join host Gary Vasilash as he talks to the men behind this powertrain, and then hear what his auto reporter panel has to say about the new Pacifica Plugin Hybrid.

SPECIAL GUESTS:
01:25 - Kevin Mets, Chief Engineer, Pacifica Hybrid
13:09 - John Gibson, Global Chief Engineer, Electrified Powertrains, FCA

26:10 – PANEL DISCUSSION: Gary Vasilash, AD&P; Jean Jennings, Facebook.com/JeanKnowsCars; Anton Wahlman, Seeking Alpha; Alisa Priddle, Motor Trend

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AAH #358 – Where Henry Ford Stood

December 9th, 2016 at 11:32am

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NEWS TOPICS:
01:16 - A Peek at the Piquette Museum
32:30 - Trump’s EPA Choice and his Automotive Advisors
45:19 - Doctor Data: Amazon Snowmobile
48:50 - Is Apple Back in the Autonomy Game?
57:44 – Phone call: Electric powered vehicles
01:00:12 – Phone call: Ford EcoSport
01:10:29 – Discussion continues…bonus footage!

SPECIAL GUEST: Nancy Darga, Executive Director, Piquette Museum

PANEL:  John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, AD&P; and Joe Szczesny, The Oakland Press

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AAH #357 – Alfa Giulia: Are You Ready For A Performance Sedan?

December 1st, 2016 at 2:30pm

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It’s been years of waiting, but the Alfa Romeo brand is finally starting to take shape. Dealerships have had the 4C for a while, but now they’re welcoming the brand’s first sedan, the all-new Giulia. Join host Gary Vasilash from the site of its North American media drive in Napa Valley, California as he and guest co-host Tim Stevens from Roadshow by CNET, talk to the team behind Alfa Romeo. In addition during the news portion of the show, Gary and Tim are also joined by two colleagues as they discuss the hopes for this new performance sedan.

SPECIAL GUESTS:
01:04Reid Bigland, CEO, Alfa Romeo
17:05Richard Cox, Director, Alfa Romeo North America
27:34Fabio Di Muro, Vehicle Line Director, Alfa Romeo

38:36 - PANEL: Gary Vasilash, AD&P; Tim Stevens, CNET; Rebecca Lindland, KBB; Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver

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