Autoline After Hours
699 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 156 ratingsThe show for those who are more than just car enthusiasts, but are also enthusiasts for the automotive industry. Join us as we talk shop with the top designers, chief engineers and product planners about the latest vehicles they’re bringing to the market.
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Autoline After Hours 148 - Inside Ford's Technological Sandbox
May 04, 2012 20:05 - 1 hour - 34.7 MBTechShop is for doers. If you want to make something with your own two hands and you don’t have the thousands of dollars to spend on a top-of-the-line workshop, then this is the place for you. Think of it as a gym membership for the DIY crowd. Now, TechShop, in partnership with Ford, will become an incubation lab for new ideas that will fuel R and D. To get to the bottom of this, we’ll talk to the man who’s behind this new plan, Bill Coughlin, President and CEO of Ford Global Technologies. Pl...
Autoline After Hours 147 - Beijing Boats
April 27, 2012 15:20 - 58 minutes - 26.7 MBLet's take a moment to stop and think about who the auto industry really should be targeting. In an age when Facebook seems to be more important to 16-year-olds than cruising on a Saturday night, could Gen Y actually spell the death of the automobile as we know it? After all, how critical is car design to a generation that cares very little about automobile culture? Now, spin the globe and take a close look at China -- the vehicle manufacturers sure are. There's no mistaking the fact that thi...
Autoline After Hours 146 - Tin Whiskers? Ha!
April 20, 2012 15:30 - 1 hour - 29.1 MBThis week host John McElroy is joined in the AAH studio by his partner in crime, Peter De Lorenzo, the Autoextremist. Their special guest is Art Spinella from CNW Marketing Research. He always has fascinating insight about vehicles and what's going on in the car market. Some of the topics up for discussion include the redesign of two American icons, the Chevrolet Corvette and the Ford Mustang and the real cause of unintended acceleration.
Autoline After Hours 145 - Mao More than Ever
April 13, 2012 14:30 - 1 hour - 35.2 MBWhat good is design these days? If fuel efficiency is our master, shouldn't the wind tunnel have final say over every car's silhouette? We'd wager that this week's special guest disagrees with that statement. David Rand was GM's Executive Director of Global Advanced Design, and he's most-recently back from a stint as Brand Director for Design at Changan Automobile Co. in China. We'll ask him why design that stands out from the crowd is important. And, of course, we'll have to take a moment to...
Autoline After Hours 144 - It's Cool to be at Katz's
April 06, 2012 14:30 - 1 hour - 30.4 MBAll of the biggest car news this week was in the city that doesn't sleep and so were we! For the first time ever, Autoline After Hours comes to you from New York City, and it's courtesy of our good friends and Katz's famous delicatessen. We're broadcasting from their historical eatery, and we're ready to gab about all the latest automotive issues. John McElroy will be joined by AAH alum Jason Vines as well as naming expert Nina Beckhardt from, where else, The Naming Group.
Autoline After Hours 143 - I Am the Master Cylinder
March 30, 2012 16:00 - 1 hour - 29.4 MBIf you wanted to assemble your ideal car from existing components, what engine would you use? Who would craft the interior? How about the transmission? On tonight's show, we'll talk about the auto industry's "magical ingredients," and we'll find out what guest host Peter De Lorenzo would put into his car, the Bandini. Plus, guest Mark Phelan just reviewed the Turbo and Hybrid versions of the Porsche Panamera in the Detroit Free Press, so we'll talk about this misunderstood car and what it mea...
Autoline After Hours 142 - Turn it up to '12
March 23, 2012 16:00 - 1 hour - 30.5 MBIt’s time for another episode of Autoline After Hours! Host John McElroy will be joined by Frank Markus of Motor Trend as well as Gary Vasilash from Automotive Design and Production magazine. Together, these three mus-car-teers will delve into the top news stories from the past week, including Chevrolet delaying the Camaro ZL1, BMW missing fuel-economy targets on its latest 3 Series and Consumer Reports panning the Fisker Karma. In addition to these hot-button topics, they’ll also cover every...
Autoline After Hours 141 - Inside an "American Icon"
March 16, 2012 02:25 - 1 hour - 29.3 MBGet an inside peek at all the fights and controversy behind Ford's epic turnaround at the hands of Alan Mulally. This week's guest is Bryce Hoffman, the author of "American Icon," which is all about what went on behind the scenes during Ford's restructuring. We'll also get into the news of the week including the DeltaWing race car's debut with Nissan behind the wheel. Audi's bid for Ducati and its luxury motorcycles. And, the appointment of Ferdinand Piech's wife to Volkswagen's board of dire...
Autoline After Hours 140 - In Search of Josef Ganz
March 09, 2012 17:00 - 1 hour - 31.7 MBGet ready for a fascinating episode of Autoline After Hours. We’ll talk to a man who claims Hitler stole the idea for the Volkswagen Beetle from a Jewish engineer. Paul Schilperoord is the author of "The Extraordinary Life of Josef Ganz" and we'll ask him about the facts behind this obscure bit of history. Of course we'll have a few other items on our agenda including a discussion of electric cars: do they have a promising future or are they already a sales flop? Plus we'll get into the intri...
Autoline After Hours 139 - The Replacements
March 02, 2012 17:00 - 1 hour - 29.7 MBIt's Renzo at the reigns this week as the Autoextremist takes over the Autoline airwaves. McElroy is out of town driving some of the latest and greatest cars, meanwhile Peter De Lorenzo is here in Motown with some of your Autoline After Hours favorites: Jim Hall, the man who knew too much from 2953 Analytics, and Scott Burgess, formerly of The Detroit News, and now of AOL Autos. They'll be discussing all of the biggest automotive news to bubble to the surface this week. GM and PSA ink a deal ...
Autoline After Hours 138 - I'm Gonna Build Me an Engine
February 24, 2012 17:00 - 1 hour - 31.8 MBMeet the man who hand-built your Corvette's engine. No Corvette? How about a Camaro? Rob Nichols is the supervisor of GM's Wixom Performance Build Center so get ready for some horsepower worship. As usual we'll get into the news of the week including a possible partnership between GM and PSA; the bailout bashing that the Republican presidential candidates are doling out; and Mazda's struggle to survive. Plus, we've got the brand new Prius V in studio, and we'll explain why it's not easy being...
Autoline After Hours 137 - I Want to Drive Your Business Case
February 17, 2012 21:38 - 57 minutes - 26.1 MBThis week a fierce-looking Falcon swoops into our studio. Specifically the Falcon F7, an exotic sports car made right here in Michigan. We'll be talking to the owner of Falcon Motorsports, Jeff Lemke, who also happens to be the designer of this boutique supercar. Of course we'll also get into all the top news of the week including GM's profits (and losses) in 2011, Europe's languishing EV sales and Bob King's call for UAW protests. All this and more with John McElroy and Peter De Lorenzo the ...
Autoline After Hours 136 - Oh My God, it's Michael Paratore!
February 10, 2012 16:05 - 1 hour - 30.1 MBThis week it’s all about auto ads, and we’re bringing in the automotive advertising queen to help us get down to the heart of the matter. Jean Halliday is the voice behind AutoAdOpolis, and we’re sure she has some opinions to share about the big Super Bowl ad event. We’ll also get into the news of the week and that includes the Chicago Auto Show, and we’ll discuss the implications of the Ford management changes that went down this week. All this and more with John McElroy and Peter De Lorenzo...
Autoline After Hours 135 - Uh-Oh for Opel
February 03, 2012 16:05 - 1 hour - 30.9 MBThis week we're joined by Chris Preuss, Executive Vice President at Hill and Knowlton Strategies and former chief of OnStar and former VP of GM communications. Suffice it to say, you can expect a lively discussion. Per usual we'll get into the news of the week including the strong sales numbers in the first month of 2012, brash Chinese rip-offs and the 50th anniversary of 24 Hours of Daytona. We'll also talk about whether Opel has any chance at all of surviving. All this and more with John Mc...
Autoline After Hours 134 - London Calling
January 20, 2012 16:05 - 1 hour - 32.9 MBThis week we're going to resist the temptation to polish up our Cockney accents, but we might just call our special guest "guv'nah" since he's Skyping in live from the UK. Karl Ludvigsen is an independent motor industry consultant and all-around car guy. He also wrote the well-known book "Porsche: Excellence was Expected." On the docket tonight, we'll discuss some European goings on. Who will Fiat merge with? How will GM save Opel? Also we'll talk about Audi's new Traffic Jam Assist technolog...
Autoline After Hours 133 - Katz's and Cars
January 13, 2012 16:30 - 1 hour - 32.8 MBThis week it's all auto show all the time as we talk about the best and the worst of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. On hand to help us spot the trends and discuss all the nitty-gritty no one should know is Jim Hall of 2953 Analytics. All this and more with John McElroy and Peter De Lorenzo the Autoextremist.
Autoline After Hours 132 - On with the Show
January 06, 2012 17:00 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBThis week we're getting the inside dirt on the North American International Auto Show, or as we prefer to call it: the Detroit Auto Show. Our guests are Bill Perkins, the NAIAS Chairman and Rod Alberts, the Executive Director for NAIAS. We'll be asking them if things have really changed down at Cobo Center. Are unions still ripping everyone off? Can we expect any more fights with the Detroit City Council? Of course, with the big show only a few short days away, we'll be talking a lot about wh...
Autoline After Hours 131 - And To All a Good Night - 2011
December 23, 2011 15:45 - 1 hour - 29 MBThis week Santa Welch is comin’ to town … and Santa De Lorenzo and Santa McElroy for that matter. And, like old Kris Kringle, all three of our panelists have taken a look back at the year and decided which automakers have been naughty and which have been nice. In this special episode — the last of 2011 already — our three esteemed panelists will dole out presents for some folks and dirty lumps of coal for others. John McElroy is joined by his cohort Peter De Lorenzo and David Welch of Bloomberg.
Autoline After Hours 130 - Three Men, Twelve Tacos
December 16, 2011 16:36 - 1 hour - 28.6 MBThis week the Autoextremist gets behind the wheel while John McElroy is in Texas driving the new Chevy Malibu Eco. And, as we close in on 2012, we'll be taking a look back at some of the biggest automotive stories of 2011 with Scott Burgess of The Detroit News and Todd Lassa from Motor Trend. As usual we'll also get into the news of the week including China's import tariffs on U.S. cars, Acura's attempt to become relevant again, and the NTSB's recommendation to ban all cell phone use in cars....
Autoline After Hours 129 - Problems, Problems, Problems
December 09, 2011 20:10 - 1 hour - 27.9 MBThis week we plan to have a quality discussion, that is, a discussion about quality. As you know, we've taken exception to the way Consumer Reports evaluates cars for its quality ratings. Well, our guest on this show knows a thing about automotive evaluation since he runs the website, TrueDelta.com. We'll be asking Michael Karesh if he thinks Consumer Reports' methodology is sound. As always we'll be getting into the news of the week: the Chevrolet Volt issue is still burning hot, drama goes ...
Autoline After Hours 128 - Get the Lead Out and the LED In
December 02, 2011 21:10 - 1 hour - 29.9 MBThis week we ask the question: does Detroit's culture nurture or choke off entrepreneurial thinking? We'll be getting into this discussion with our special guest, Michael Pickholz, an engineer and inventor. And, as always, we'll discuss the latest news coming out of the automotive world. Chevy Volts are catching on fire, but did NHTSA follow proper safety procedures? Laura Soave is out as head of Fiat after sales of the 500 fail to meet goals set forth by Sergio Marchionne. Plus, we'll touch ...
Autoline After Hours 127 - A Peek Inside the Petersen
November 18, 2011 21:30 - 1 hour - 28.8 MBThis week we're in a very different time zone. Since John McElroy and the crew are in Los Angeles for the LA Auto Show, they've decided to pay a visit to the famous Petersen Automotive Museum and meet the collection's curator, Leslie Kendall. They'll also talk to John Clinard, formerly of Ford West Coast Communications, but perhaps more well known for the event he helped create in California: Cars and Coffee. We'll learn a whole lot about that, find out what's new at the Petersen and much mor...
Autoline After Hours 126 - Revenge ... Revenge!
November 11, 2011 16:20 - 1 hour - 28.7 MBFirst he accused GM of “Kill(ing) the Electric Car.” Then he took “Revenge” and got buddy-buddy with the giant company that created the Chevrolet Volt. But Chris Paine, director of the new documentary, “Revenge of the Electric Car,” hasn’t faced off against our resident EV skeptics. This week John McElroy and Peter De Lorenzo will attempt to navigate the EV hype and get down to the heart of the matter: are electric cars really here to stay? Of course we’ll get into the top news of the week as...
Autoline After Hours 125 - CUE Up Everybody, CUE Up
November 04, 2011 16:20 - 1 hour - 29.3 MBThis week we're wondering if the iPhone has met its automotive match. Designed by our guest, Stuart Norris, Cadillac CUE is the infotainment system that promises to simplify a user's experience while offering the smart phone features people have come to expect. It will begin arriving in 2012, and we'll be asking Stuart what he thinks puts CUE ahead of the competition and how it will avoid the quality problems plaguing MyFord Touch. To discuss this and more, John McElroy is joined in studio by...
Autoline After Hours 124 - Ashtrays and Paper Cups
October 28, 2011 17:03 - 1 hour - 32.6 MBThis week we’re calling Consumer Reports to the mat. As far as we’re concerned, their automotive testing is second to none, but when it comes to quality ratings: bogus. Much has been made of Ford’s plummeting status in the latest survey, but we’ll talk about whether the folks in Dearborn have to start worrying or not. We’ll also get into the news of the week including the third quarter financial results. Plus we want to talk about what we, including one of our viewers, think the next generati...
Autoline After Hours 123 - Scion Swings for the Fences
October 21, 2011 16:01 - 1 hour - 33.7 MBThis week we're thinking small. Micro actually. Our special guest for this episode is Jack Hollis, the Vice President of Scion. We'll be talking about the pint-sized iQ and whether it could be the car that gets the brand's mojo back. We'll also get into the news of the week including the Indy race that never should have been run. To discuss this and more, John McElroy is joined in studio by Peter De Lorenzo the Autoextremist and Michelle Krebs from Edmunds.com.
Autoline After Hours 122 - It's the Water, Stupid
October 14, 2011 16:01 - 1 hour - 32.7 MBThis week we talk UAW and all the other top automotive news of the week. Joe Szczesny from The Oakland Press, joins John McElroy and Autoextremist Peter De Lorenzo for a discussion about where negotiations will go with Ford and Chrysler. Watch this week's show for your weekly dose of unscripted, unapproved, unusually frank discussion on Autoline After Hours!
Autoline After Hours 121 - Leaving Livonia
September 30, 2011 14:20 - 1 hour - 27.7 MBThis week we talk UAW and all the other top automotive news of the week. Joe Szczesny from The Oakland Press, joins John McElroy and Autoextremist Peter De Lorenzo for a discussion about where negotiations will go with Ford and Chrysler. Watch this week's show for your weekly dose of unscripted, unapproved, unusually frank discussion on Autoline After Hours!
Autoline After Hours 120 - From Clay to Concept
September 23, 2011 19:10 - 1 hour - 31.5 MBThis week the topic is wood. Sorta kinda. Actually, we'll be touching on the very special wood that went into the new Cadillac Ciel concept, and we'll be talking with none other than Clay Dean, the Director of North America Advanced Design for GM. We'll be asking him where the future of Cadillac and other GM design is going in the next few years, and we'll see if we can talk him into letting us test drive Cadillac's new über-sedan -- but somehow we doubt it. To discuss this and more, John McE...
Autoline After Hours 119 - Alfa-Bet Soup
September 16, 2011 18:10 - 1 hour - 31.3 MBThis week the Autoextremist hijacks the Autoline airwaves while John is in Frankfurt for the big auto show. Speaking of the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung, we’ll be getting into a Frankfurt post-mortem including the invasion of tiny slo-mo EVs from VW, Opel and Audi and the Jeep Grand Cherokee-based Maserati Kubang. We’ll also discuss the NADA’s lobbying effort against upcoming fuel regulations, and we’ll talk about whether we’ll see watered down rules if Obama loses the White House. Al...
Autoline After Hours 118 - Bulli for Volkswagen!
September 09, 2011 16:35 - 1 hour - 31.3 MBThis week we're coming in with our shoes shined and ready for inspection because we've invited the man in charge of quality for Volkswagen, Bentley, Lamborghini and Audi. Marc Trahan is the Executive Vice President, Group Quality, VW of America and if you want to know how the company is going to maintain its commitment to quality while growing to become the largest automaker in the world, this is the man to ask. To discuss this and more, John McElroy is joined in studio by Peter De Lorenzo of...
Autoline After Hours 117 - Hey, You're Not Clay!
September 02, 2011 16:35 - 1 hour - 29.9 MBThis week we invite a former After Hours regular to join us for our automotive bull session. David Welch from Bloomberg Businessweek will be stopping by to talk about all the latest controversies in the auto industry. One thing we want to know: why are Ford and Cadillac tipping their hands in future design direction? The Cadillac Ciel and, most recently, the Ford Evos are beautiful concepts that signal where these brands are headed, but doesn't that give the competition an edge? We'll be gett...
Autoline After Hours 116 - Goatees and Fancy Scarves
August 26, 2011 18:58 - 1 hour - 27.9 MBThis week we're asking: why did Jack Roush hire a chief designer? And, we think we've got the perfect man to answer that question: Roush's new head of design, D. Mark Trostle, a man with an impressive performance car pedigree. He's designed such cars as the Buick GNX and Chevy SSR as well as the renowned Speed33 Roadster -- so what's going down at Roush? In addition, we'll be discussing the news as usual. Is Toyota playing it too safe with the Camry's new styling? Is the Cadillac Ciel concept...
Autoline After Hours 115 - Woodward Ave. After Hours 2011
August 19, 2011 19:35 - 1 hour - 27.7 MBThis week "Autoline After Hours" goes retro from the site of the world's largest one-day automotive event, The Woodward Dream Cruise. Crowds and cars will be populating the sidewalks and parking lots as many of the 40,000 classics get Woodward Avenue warmed up for the big day. Join John McElroy and Peter De Lorenzo along with special guests such as: -Detroit News Auto Critic Scott Burgess -The "men who know too much" Jim Hall and his twin brother Bob Hall -Executives from Mopar and Bosch Se...
Autoline After Hours 114 - In Search of Studio X
August 12, 2011 19:35 - 1 hour - 35.8 MBThis week we peer into the future of automotive design with the Vice President of Global Design for GM, Ed Welburn. We’ll be finding out more about the upcoming Cadillac XTS and ATS cars. And as the push for massive CAFE increases looms, we’ll get Ed’s take: does aero-optimization destroy expressive styling? We’ll also find out how GM studios around the globe compete to design vehicles the company has in the pipeline. We’ll also discuss John’s sneak peek at future Lincoln product and get into...
Autoline After Hours 113 - A Primer on Painting
August 05, 2011 17:35 - 1 hour - 30.1 MBThis week it's time to don your beret and painting smock because our guest is an artist with a penchant for classic cars. David Snyder specializes in recreating automotive tableaus -- dealerships, car shows, parking lots -- in such meticulous detail that he even matches the original car paint exactly. We'll be learning what he does to make his paintings so realistic. Of course you can also count on a heated discussion of the news of the week including all the latest from the MBS conference in...
Autoline After Hours 112 - Time Vampire
July 29, 2011 18:55 - 1 hour - 30.1 MBThis week get ready to be "electrified" and you'll be "shocked" at how much it's going to cost the industry. Our two guests will both be talking about the future CAFE standards that automakers are going to have to meet in the U.S. Jay Baron is the Chairman, President and CEO of the Center for Automotive Research (CAR). According to CAR's findings, in order to meet future fuel economy requirements, prices of cars are going to skyrocket. We'll be asking what cost the regulations will have on jo...
Autoline After Hours 111 - A New Kind of Car ... Industry
July 22, 2011 16:02 - 1 hour - 29.4 MBThis week can you say "Double Feature"? Join us for not one but two visionary guests. One of our guests wants to do away with the assembly line as we know it. Tom Crumm, the author of "What is Good for General Motors?", believes the future of manufacturing lies in the past when small teams built each car from start to finish. Crumm thinks this is a surefire way to rekindle the passion workers once had for their products. Speaking of passion, our other guest has plenty of it. Duncan Dayton is ...
Autoline After Hours 110 - Show and Telnack
July 15, 2011 20:02 - 1 hour - 31.2 MBWho would make the perfect automotive CEO? What if Alan Mulally was already taken? How about a chief designer -- would you try and lure Ed Welburn away from GM? That's the game we're playing this week as we perform the first-annual Autoline After Hours Automotive Draft. Just as in fantasy football, we're assembling our top executive teams, and once a coveted executive has been picked, he or she is out of the running. Our team owners for the 2011 Draft are John McElroy from Dymaxion Motors, Pe...
Autoline After Hours 109 - 2011 Autoline After Hours Automotive Draft
July 01, 2011 15:45 - 1 hour - 30.7 MBWho would make the perfect automotive CEO? What if Alan Mulally was already taken? How about a chief designer -- would you try and lure Ed Welburn away from GM? That's the game we're playing this week as we perform the first-annual Autoline After Hours Automotive Draft. Just as in fantasy football, we're assembling our top executive teams, and once a coveted executive has been picked, he or she is out of the running. Our team owners for the 2011 Draft are John McElroy from Dymaxion Motors, Pe...
Autoline After Hours 108 - Cue the Theremin Music
June 23, 2011 14:58 - 1 hour - 31 MBThis week we take an up-close peek at the next phase of transportation with our guest, Chris Borroni-Bird, the Director of Advanced Technology Vehicle Concepts for GM. We'll be getting into the details of the EN-V program and even take a ride in one of the futuristic concepts. GM's President of North America, Mark Reuss, suggested that an EN-V trial program could happen in Detroit, but what would it take to make that happen? As usual, we'll be getting into some of the hottest topics of the we...
Autoline After Hours 107 - Good On Ya, Mate
June 17, 2011 16:05 - 1 hour - 29.4 MBThis week while we're enjoying some beers on the set, our special guest will just be having his first cup of coffee. That's because Peter Robinson, contributing editor for Wheels magazine, will be Skyping in all the way from the land down under -- a difference of 14 hours. We'll be asking him about the latest automotive issues in Australia and find out what Aussie-derived platforms we can expect stateside. We'll also get into the news of the week including California's EV mandate that says 5....
Autoline After Hours 106 - We are Going to Clean Their Socks
June 10, 2011 15:40 - 1 hour - 37.4 MBThis week we welcome Francois Castaing who was the VP of Vehicle Engineering at Chrysler back when the company was making boatloads of money. We'll ask him about what he's doing these days including his effort to raise money for the Detroit Science Center. As usual we'll be parsing the news of the week including GM's Dan Akerson, and the controversial comments he made about the Lincoln brand. We'll also find out why Peter De Lorenzo, the Autoextremist, is excited for the DeltaWing concept to ...
Autoline After Hours 105 - From Subaru to Saab
June 03, 2011 15:40 - 1 hour - 28.8 MBThis week we pose one very important question to Saab's U.S. COO, Tim Colbeck: how is this company going to survive? If the company is in fact manufacturing cars again, how are its dealers going to keep their heads above water while they wait for product to arrive in showrooms? And how is Saab going to get the message out to the world that it is alive and well? John McElroy and the Autoextremist, Peter De Lorenzo, will also talk about the news of the week including the announcement of Ford's ...
Autoline After Hours 104 - The Malibu 500
May 27, 2011 19:30 - 1 hour - 31.9 MBThis week we get the skinny on some of Chevrolet's upcoming products as we talk to Russ Clark, the Product Marketing Director for the brand. In particular we'll be asking him about the next-gen Malibu, but we'll also be asking him about the news that the redesigned Impala will be built in Detroit. John McElroy and the Autoextremist, Peter De Lorenzo, will also be talking about the upcoming Indy 500 weekend, which marks the 100th anniversary of the race. They'll be talking about the four women...
Autoline After Hours 103 - Cacklefest
May 20, 2011 15:08 - 1 hour - 32.8 MBThis week we're talking about one of the best ways to have fun wasting fuel as well as all the boring ways to save as much gas as we can in a crisis. First we'll be getting into some drag racing talk with long-time Milan Dragway Track Announcer Michael G. Nastos. We'll talk about the emerging popularity of vintage drag racing, something called "Project 1320" and why the IRS is investigating the NHRA. In the meantime, a survey says most Americans want to get 62 miles per gallon. So why aren't ...
Autoline After Hours 102 - Sirens of Chrome
May 13, 2011 15:55 - 59 minutes - 27.1 MBThis week the AAH studio is transformed into a swinging boutique as we take a look back at the history of auto show models with author Margery Krevsky. Margery wrote the book "Sirens of Chrome," which details the transformation of models into knowledgeable product specialists. We'll be getting a look at some vintage outfits from the past 50 years, modeled by contemporary product specialists. These are the dresses that stood alongside cars such as John Lennon's Flower Power Rolls-Royce, the Fo...
Autoline After Hours 101 - Burns, Baby, Burns
May 06, 2011 16:25 - 1 hour - 31.1 MBThis week in the After Hours bunker is Larry Burns the now-retired Vice President of Research and Development for General Motors. During his time at GM, Burns was an unflagging proponent of hydrogen propulsion, and we're going to ask him if fuel cells will ever catch on. Will we ever see a hydrogen infrastructure in this country? We'll get into the news of the week too including GM's whopping big earnings and talk about why hybrid sales are stagnate while the price of gas shoots sky high. Joh...
Autoline After Hours 100 - A Classy Uni-Chassis
April 29, 2011 17:45 - 1 hour - 36.3 MBThis week we welcome Chris Theodore, the namesake of Theodore and Associates. Chris played key roles in the development of the Ford GT and the Dodge Viper. Now he's showing off what he calls Uni-Chassis, which will be aimed at EVs. He also has a goal of creating a $500 car. You read that right $500. We'll be talking about those projects and getting into the big news of the past week including Ford and VW profits, the sinking ship that is Lexus and what we can infer from the fact that Chrysler...
Autoline After Hours 99 - Barb's in Fordland
April 22, 2011 18:35 - 1 hour - 34.3 MBThis week's guest of honor is Ford's Barb Samardzich, the Vice President of Global Product Programs. We'll be asking her if there are new segments Ford needs to get into and what the future holds for the Lincoln brand. John McElroy will also talk about his trip to Taiwan and a brand new car company called Luxgen that is developing some very interesting technologies. We'll also touch on some of the most interesting reveals from the dueling New York and Shanghai auto shows this week. John is jo...