AAH #404 – Tidings Of Discomfort & Joy

December 22nd, 2017 at 10:17am

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It’s a Very Merry After Hours!


 

A PEEK AT THE PRESENTS:
09:50 – Subaru
14:36 – Mary Barra
31:06 – Lyft
42:19 – Simon Sproule
43:20 – Kia Stinger
50:53 – Mark Allen, Jeep
1:02:15 – Autoline
1:02:53 – Kevin Hunter, Toyota

AND UNCOVERING THE COAL:

06:26 – Dodge Demon
21:55 – Elon Musk
28:21 – Uber
33:27 – Ford Chicago Plant
38:17 – UAW
52:50 – Mark Fields
58:32 – Takata

Watch Doctor Data’s holiday number at 39:50!
Bonus Panel Discussion starts at 01:07:30!

PANEL:
– John McElroy
, Autoline.tv
– Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design & Production
– Mike Wayland, Automotive News
– Mike Martinez, Automotive News

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AAH #403 – What Did James Bond Drive? We Ask Mr. Aston Martin

December 15th, 2017 at 10:00am

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TOPIC: Aston Martin DB11
SPECIAL GUEST: Simon Sproule, VP & Chief Marketing Officer, Aston Martin

NEWS:
04:05 – Aston Martin Deep Dive

29:40 – Doctor Data
31:12 – Thor Semi: Just Another Pipe Dream?
46:26 – DP-100 Vision Gran Turismo & Valkyrie

PANEL:
– John McElroy
, Autoline.tv
– Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design & Production
– Dave Sullivan, AutoPacific

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AAH #402 – Engineering Insights & Stories On The 2018 Mustang

December 7th, 2017 at 2:30pm

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TOPIC: 2018 Ford Mustang
01:07 – Carl Widdman, Mustang Chief Engineer; Tom Barnes, Mustang Engineer
25:36 – Mark Schaller, Mustang Marketing Manager
36:46 – Panel Discussion

PANEL:
– John McElroy
, Autoline.tv
– Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design & Production
– Roman Mica, TFLCar.com
– Nik Miles, OurAutoExpert.com

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Dealer Strategies For Managing Used Car Inventory & Remarketing – Autoline Spotlight Episode 3

December 4th, 2017 at 3:00pm

Automakers have been very successful leasing cars to customers. Maybe too successful. Today, so many millions of cars are coming off lease every year that dealers face a big challenge in how to remarket them. CPO programs have been very valuable. So is the growing acceptance of online auctions. But has the time come for the automakers and dealers to start leasing used cars? The panel discusses various strategies that dealers could use to turn their used car inventory faster.

PANEL: John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Steve Kapusta, Ally; George Glassman, Glassman Automotive Group; Steve Finlay, WardsAuto