AAH #418 – From Ford to Tesla to Mahindra

April 27th, 2018 at 10:37am

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SPECIAL GUEST: 
Rick Haas, President & CEO
, Mahindra Automotive North America

NEWS:
06:16 – Mahindra Roxor
34:55 – Doctor Data
36:50 – Nissan Leaf EV: will the Range Anxiety ever end?
45:55 – Payne Races a ZR1
50:56 
- Ford discontinues its cars: Only Mustang & Focus crossover Survive
1:13:02 – BONUS: Post-show discussion

PANEL:
- Henry Payne, The Detroit News
- Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design & Production
- John McElroy, Autoline.tv

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AAH #417 – Tesla Model 3: Inside & Out

April 20th, 2018 at 10:30am

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SPECIAL GUEST: Sandy Munro, Munro & Associates, Inc.

NEWS:
03:00 – Tesla Model 3 Teardown Analysis
14:55 – The Good Stuff: Model 3 Automatic Drive Modules
26:46 – Are the pieces good? Door Panels, Exterior, etc.
29:00 – Model 3 Battery: Intricate Magic
42:55 – Doctor Data
44:55 – Mechanics of the Model 3
1:11:10 – PHONE CALL: Automation Issues
1:14:29 – PHONE CALL: Model 3 Build Quality
1:18:30 – Johan de Nysschen out at Cadillac

PANEL:
- John McElroy, Autoline.tv
- Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design & Production
- Craig Cole, AutoGuide.com

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AAH #416 – 2019 Jeep Cherokee Is Way More Than A Refresh

April 13th, 2018 at 11:02am

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SPECIAL GUEST: 
Rich Silbert, Engineering Development Mgr., Jeep Cherokee

NEWS:
03:46 – 2019 Jeep Cherokee
40:18 – Doctor Data
42:55 – Volkswagen Fires Matthias Müller
48:07 – New Volkswagen Jetta
52:46 – Will the global Focus work on this side of the globe?
1:01:47 – Seven years until the Bolt redesign. Is the timing right or too long?
1:05:08 – Toyota Avalon Hybrid
1:07:08 – Tesla Losing Money: Model 3 Launch botched. Is the company in danger?
1:12:38 – Phone Call: NASCAR needs to connect to fans

PANEL:
- John McElroy, Autoline.tv
- Gary Vasilash, AD & P
- Eric Lawrence, Detroit Free Press

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