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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Vehicle: 2017 Toyota 4×4 SR5 CREWMAX
Price (as driven): $45,074

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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Vehicle: 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio
Starting Price: $87,445

Supplier Spotlight is a sponsored segment on Autoline that’s all about bringing you some of the latest developments in the automotive supplier community. Here supplier Henkel highlights Interior Adhesives.

Vehicle: 2017 Toyota Avalon
Price (as driven): $37,539

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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NEWS:
04:50 - The UAW & Donald Trump
40:18 - Doesn’t President Trump Like Mercedes?
47:52 – Levandowski Fired from Uber: Much Ado About Autonomy
52:55 – Volvo Takes the Silk Road, BMW Gets an Export License: Is this the Chinese Century?
1:00:48 - Who’s Going To Be Autonomous first?

PANEL: John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, AD & P; Doron Levin, In the Driver’s Seat, SiriusXM, CH.121

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