37 Seconds with the 2017 Lexus IS200t F Sport

August 30th, 2017 at 10:00am



Vehicle: 2017 Lexus IS200t F Sport
Price (as driven): $42,320

AAH #390 – HCCI Spells Efficient Engines

August 25th, 2017 at 11:12am

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Topic: Nautilus
03:30 – SPECIAL GUEST: Matthew Riley, CEO, Nautilus HCCI

NEWS:
30:15 – Doctor Data – Oil
33:15 – VW’s Retro EV Minivan: Back to the Future
36:52 – Ford Says Millennials Drive Like Their Parents
41:32 – Fleet Side of Market Causing Slowdown
46:05 – Hyundai Sonata vs. Toyota Camry
48:35 – Hyundai Gives in to Pickup Demand to Pick Up Its Sales
52:05 – 2018 Volvo XC60 Walkaround
58:00 – Rapid Fire Viewer Questions

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

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37 Seconds with the 2017 Bentley Bentayga

August 23rd, 2017 at 10:00am



Vehicle: 2017 Bentley Bentayga
Price (as driven): $264,215

AAH #389 – FCA, PSA, & Looking For A Parking Spot

August 18th, 2017 at 10:30am

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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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37 Seconds with the 2017 Ford Transit Cargo Van

August 18th, 2017 at 10:00am



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

AAH #388 – PSA Returns & CARB Will Not Back Down

August 3rd, 2017 at 2:30pm

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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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#InternYazaki: NAFTA Discussions & More at CAR MBS 2017

August 2nd, 2017 at 4:30pm


Autoline is partnering with Yazaki to offer a unique perspective of the 2017 CAR Management Briefing Seminars. During the week of CAR MBS, Yazaki interns will be posting their insights to Instagram and Twitter using #InternYazaki as well as Snapchat. We’ll be sharing some of the most interesting of those posts right here on Autoline.tv, so check back often. The opinions and reports from the intern correspondents are their own and do not reflect the editorial position of Autoline.


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VW’s 67 Year Old Inspiration For The Future – CAR MBS 2017

August 2nd, 2017 at 3:32pm

In 1950, VW came out with the microvan, or Bulli, which became instantly popular and over time developed into a cultural icon. Now Volkswagen is reaching into the past to present its vision of the future. Matthias Erb explains VW’s plans for an electric and autonomous version of this van.

EVs or AVs? Magna Gets Ready – CAR MBS 2017

August 2nd, 2017 at 2:59pm

If autonomous and electric cars are going to be built in mass production numbers, then the supply chain must be developed to build them. But Magna believes that adoption of these vehicles will come far slower than some are predicting. Nonetheless, it’s laying the groundwork to get ready.

#InternYazaki: Growth of Mobility, Distracted Driving & More at CAR MBS 2017

August 2nd, 2017 at 2:45pm


Autoline is partnering with Yazaki to offer a unique perspective of the 2017 CAR Management Briefing Seminars. During the week of CAR MBS, Yazaki interns will be posting their insights to Instagram and Twitter using #InternYazaki as well as Snapchat. We’ll be sharing some of the most interesting of those posts right here on Autoline.tv, so check back often. The opinions and reports from the intern correspondents are their own and do not reflect the editorial position of Autoline.


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