ATW #2228 – Breathing New Life Into the Internal Combustion Engine

August 30th, 2018 at 4:00pm

Internet Premiere: Thursday, 8/30 @ 4:00pm ET
Detroit Public TV: Sunday, 9/2 @ 10:30am ET

PANEL:
Dan Nicholson, VP, Global Propulsion Systems, General Motors
Lindsay Brooke, SAE International
Gary Witzenburg, Freelance
John McElroy, Autoline.tv

Automakers face a dizzying choice of propulsion systems to use in their vehicles, which includes piston engines, hybrids, plug-ins, battery electrics and fuel cells. On Autoline This Week, Dan Nicholson, the Vice President of Global Propulsion Systems at General Motors, discusses GM’s strategy on where and when to use each one. And he also talks about the need for a new national standard on high octane gasoline.

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ATW #2227 – Powertrains At The Crossroads

August 9th, 2018 at 4:00pm

Internet Premiere: Thursday, 8/9 @ 4:00pm ET
Detroit Public TV: Sunday, 8/12 @ 10:30am ET

PANEL:
Dave Filipe, VP, Powertrain Engineering, Ford
Henry Payne, The Detroit News
Frank Markus, Motor Trend
John McElroy, Autoline.tv

Automakers face a big challenge of where to devote their capital and R&D efforts in powertrain development. How do they balance their efforts between internal combustion engines, hybrids, battery electric vehicles and fuel cells? Dave Filipe, the Vice President of Powertrain Engineering at Ford, lays out the company’s strategy of how they’re going to proceed.

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ATW #2226 – Opportunities & Threats In Automotive Retail

August 2nd, 2018 at 4:00pm

Internet Premiere: Thursday, 8/2 @ 4:00pm ET
Detroit Public TV: Sunday, 8/5 @ 10:30am ET

PANEL:
Brian Finkelmeyer, Cox Automotive
Che Shaydak, Retail Operations Manager, Suburban Imports
Steve Finlay, Wards Dealer Business
John McElroy, Autoline.tv

Automotive retailers are enjoying a terrific business climate right now but they face an uncertain future. On Autoline This Week, experts in the automotive retail business talk about the market shift away from passenger cars, what it will take to sell electric vehicles, how they’re dealing with margin compression and the impact President Trump’s import tariffs can have on their business.

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