Industry Interviews
Autoline’s Industry Interviews is the first stop for auto executives, insiders and consumers looking for the latest automotive news. Each week John McElroy, one of the deans of the Detroit automotive press corp, brings his expertise and analysis to the issues and interviews driving the automotive world.
Chapter 1 – Targeting the Customer – Lessons from the Masters: What It Takes to Run a Car Company
September 18, 2026
The first step in developing a new car is figuring out who’s really going to buy it. Automakers take a...
What’s New: 2027 Ford F-150 – Autoline Exclusives
September 17, 2026
The Ford F-150 was just updated for the 2027 model year. John Walawender, the Consumer Brand Marketing Manager for the...
Lessons from the Masters: What It Takes to Run a Car Company
September 11, 2026
We’re starting a brand-new, 18-part video series today: Lessons from the Masters: What It Takes to Run a Car...
Kiss CNC Machining Good-Bye & Print Your Tooling – Autoline Exclusives
September 8, 2026
Elite Mold & Engineering is using a 3D printer from Mantle that makes tool-grade molds. Paul Patrash, the CEO,...
Their Stories: Behind the Scenes at Camp Grayling – Autoline Exclusives
September 5, 2026
The 2026 Northern Strike military exercises at Camp Grayling in August involved over 9,000 warfighters from 32 states...
Reviving The Arsenal Of Democracy: Uncle Sam Knocks On Detroit’s Door – Autoline Exclusives
August 23, 2026
Major General Paul Rogers is the Adjutant General of the Michigan National Guard. He talks about the multi-domain...
AFS Quarterly Update: Next Decade Will Be Better
August 20, 2026
Joe McCabe and Sam Fiorani from Autoforecast Solutions provide a quarterly update and analysis of what’s going on...
Mahle CEO: EU Industry Faces Structural Crisis – Autoline Exclusives
August 7, 2026
Arnd Franz, the CEO of Mahle, talks about the technology his company is developing and calls for EU regulatory relief....







