Listen to “AAH #531 – Car Sales Look Strong, But COVID Could Kick The Legs Out Of Any Recovery” on Spreaker.

GUEST:
Charlie Chesbrough
Cox Automotive

TOPICS:
08:32 – COVID & The Auto Industry
35:24 – Uber, Lyft & California: Are ride-hailing drivers employees?
56:40 – Daimler partnering with Waymo: Is this a play beyond commercial vehicles?

PANEL:
Mike Austin, Hemmings; Gary Vasilash, AutoBeat; John McElroy, Autoline.tv

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Listen to “AAH #530 – Tech Is Transforming Auto—and So Is COVID” on Spreaker.

GUEST:
Paul Eichenberg
Paul Eichenberg Strategic Consulting

TOPICS:
03:53 – Paul Eichenberg Insights
39:08 – 1000-hp Hummer EV. 1080-hp Lucid Air. What Happened to the Environmental EV?
1:00:58 – Mobility as a Service

PANEL:
Doron Levin, Seeking Alpha/SiriusXM; Gary Vasilash, AutoBeat; John McElroy, Autoline.tv

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Listen to “AAH #529 – Nissan Upgrades Its Product Development” on Spreaker.

GUEST:
Thomas Mally
Associate Chief Vehicle Engineer
Nissan Technical Center North America

TOPICS:
04:10 – Nissan Sentra
25:53 – BMW 2021 Vehicles: 1 Year of Sirius XM
32:21 – What Do the Bolt, Kona EV & Kuga Plug-in Have In Common? Fires
40:09 – Tesla Model S Price Cut
47:48 – GM China Q3 Sales: GM U.S. Not So Lucky
1:04:15 – VW Intros Taos: How Many Compact SUVs Do We Need?

PANEL:
Tom Murphy, WardsAuto.com; Gary Vasilash, AutoBeat; John McElroy, Autoline.tv

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Audio-only version:Listen to “Autoline This Week #2429: Dana Places Strategic Bets On The Automotive Transformation” on Spreaker.

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Internet Premiere: Wednesday, 10/14 @ 10:30am ET
Detroit Public TV: Sunday, 10/25 @ 10:30am ET

PANEL:
Bob Pyle, Dana
Gary Vasilash, Autobeatonline.com
John McElroy, Autoline.tv

Dana is one of the leading automotive suppliers in the world for drivetrain systems. And it is powertrain agnostic. So whether automakers want to use internal combustion engines, hybrids, batteries or fuel cells, it doesn’t matter. Dana’s plan is to have whatever kind of powertrain they need. Bob Pyle, President of Light Vehicle Systems, takes us inside their strategy.

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Listen to “AAH #528 – Acura Completely Re-Engineers The TLX” on Spreaker. 
GUESTS:
Jason Ray
Performance Development Leader, Acura TLX
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Ken Sheridan
Manufacturing Leader, Acura TLX

TOPICS:
02:55 – This Day in History
05:52 – Acura Completely Re-Engineers The TLX
34:37 – Will a SPAC Save Faraday Future?
42:45 – Mercedes Is Betting Big on Electricity
56:01 – Are Model Ys Falling Apart—and Why There Is No Tesla PR To Comment

PANEL:
Jason Fogelson, ReviewGarage.com; Gary Vasilash, AutoBeat; John McElroy, Autoline.tv

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Audio-only version:Listen to “Autoline This Week #2428: Canada Develops EV Technology, Advanced Mobility and The Talent Needed To Do It” on Spreaker.

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Internet Premiere: Tuesday, 10/06 @ 10:30am ET
Detroit Public TV: Sunday, 10/18 @ 10:30am ET

PANEL:
Sarah Houde, Propulsion Quebec
Saeid Habibi, McMaster University
Ajay Kochhar, Li-Cycle
John McElroy, Autoline.tv

Canada has an excellent education system that is developing the talent needed to develop leading edge processes to recycle EV batteries, to provide smart mobility and play a leadership role in the auto industry’s transition to a new world of moving people and goods.

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Listen to “AAH #527 – Simon Sproule: Automotive Man Of Intrigue” on Spreaker. 
GUEST:
Simon Sproule
Auto Industry VeteranTOPICS:
09:04 – Simon Sproule
05:50 – This Day in History
49:25 – Why Did Ford Cut the Mach-E Price Before You Can Buy One?
1:00:55 – Why Has Nikola Produced a Non-Disruptive Timeline of Activities?
1:08:20 – Continental to Cut 30,000 Jobs. Aren’t We In a Recovery?

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Joe White, Reuters; Gary Vasilash, AutoBeat; John McElroy, Autoline.tv

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When FCA brought Alfa Romeo back to the US market in 2014, it had lofty goals for the brand. But sales never caught on—until recently, that is. Now Alfa is ahead of where it was a year ago, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Bob Broderdorf, the Director of Operations for Alfa Romeo North America, explains the changes he’s made, and where they’re taking the brand in the future.

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Internet Premiere: Thursday, 10/01 @ 01:00pm ET
Detroit Public TV: Sunday, 10/11 @ 10:30am ET

PANEL:
José Muñoz, COO, Hyundai Motor Company
Joe White, Reuters
Omari Gardner, Automotive News
John McElroy, Autoline.tv

Hyundai is not just a car company. It’s a multi-industry conglomerate that plans to leverage its technology across all those industries. Jose Munoz, COO of Hyundai Motor Company, talks about where this technology will take it, including passenger drones.

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