Listen to “AAH #590 – How Ford Plans To Crack The Market For Electric Vans” on Spreaker.

GUEST:
Tim Baughman, General Manager, Ford Pro North America

TOPIC:
Deep dive into Ford’s E-Transit van and this whole new division in the company called Ford Pro. Some say that commercial vans and trucks will actually lead the EV revolution in the US market. Do you think that’s really going to happen?

PANEL: Chad Kirchner, EVPulse.com; Gary Vasilash, on Automotive; John McElroy, Autoline.tv

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Listen to “Autoline This Week #2604 – Three Companies That Can Take Your Automotive Idea from Concept to Production” on Spreaker.

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PANEL:
Raj Nair, Multimatic
Christoph Lienemann, PEM Motion North America
Pat Troy, Ettractive
John McElroy, Autoline.tv

Multimatic, PEM Motion and Ettractive are three Canadian companies with expertise in turning ideas into reality. Here’s their advice on what startups need to keep in mind, from the typical kinds of problems they’ll run into, to how to meet the standards set by the automotive industry.

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Listen to “AAH #589 – Phase-Out Strategies For The Internal Combustion Engine” on Spreaker.

GUEST:
James Martin, IHS MarkitTOPIC:
How long can the ICE last, and what are automakers going to end up doing with all the investments and facilities they have in making them.

PANEL: Lindsay Brooke, SAE International; Gary Vasilash, on Automotive; John McElroy, Autoline.tv

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Listen to “AAH #588 – How Long Until Inventories Are Back – If Ever” on Spreaker.

GUEST:
Jeff Schuster, LMC Automotive

TOPIC:
What effects did the supply chain, chip shortage, lockdowns, etc. have on auto sales?

PANEL: Joe White, Reuters; Gary Vasilash, on Automotive; John McElroy, Autoline.tv

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Listen to “Autoline This Week #2603 – GM Wants To Sell You Other Automakers’ (Used) Cars” on Spreaker.

Internet Premiere: 02/10 @ 9:30am ET
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PANEL:
Dan Ahearn, CarBravo, General Motors
John McElroy, Autoline.tv

General Motors is jumping into online retailing with both feet. It’s launching a web portal called CarBravo to sell used cars, including non-GM brands and models. Dan Ahearn, the senior manager in charge of CarBravo, explains why they’ll happily sell you a car that was made by a different automaker.

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Listen to “AAH #587 – Micromobility, 3D Printing, Autonomy: Local Motors Had It All. What Happened?” on Spreaker.

GUEST:
Justin Fishkin, Co-founder, Future/Of

TOPICS:
01:15 What happened to Local Motors?
42:04 General Motors Sales
49:40 Cruise gets $1.35 billion more from SoftBank: is the taxi market worth all this money?
56:00 Are EVs a tech push or a market pull?

PANEL: Chris Paukert, Roadshow by CNET; Gary Vasilash, on Automotive; John McElroy, Autoline.tv

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