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Autoline This Week #2617 - Undecided If An EV Is For You? Try A Subscription from 2022-07-13T18:20:32
Autonomy is a startup that provides subscriptions to a Tesla Model 3. Customers can learn firsthand whether an EV meets their driving needs, without a big, long-term financial commitment. And it’s ...
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Autoline This Week #2616 - The Only Book About Every Automotive Law from 2022-06-27T16:00
You cannot believe how many laws regulate the auto industry. So many that it’s almost impossible to keep track of. But two legal eagles, Kevin McDonald from VW Credit and Karl Hochkammer from Honi...
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Autoline This Week #2615 - Uh-Oh, Now It’s A Shortage Of Headlamp Engineers from 2022-06-15T20:00
You’ve heard of the chip shortage that crippled automotive production. But you probably haven’t heard about the critical shortage of headlamp engineers. And you also probably didn’t know that thank...
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Autoline This Week #2614 - Lordstown Motors Goes Asset Light, Develops Skateboard Trucks from 2022-05-31T11:00
Lordstown Motors changed its business plan. Instead of building electric trucks, it’s going to have Foxconn build them for it—in the plant that Lordstown used to own. It raised the money it needs t...
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Autoline This Week #2613 - Suppliers Give Toyota Thumbs Up, Stellantis Thumbs Down from 2022-05-24T15:00
Automotive suppliers have strong opinions about the automakers they sell parts and services to. Some automakers have great relations with their suppliers, others not so much. Plante Moran, the cons...
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Autoline This Week #2612 - Electric Roads Solve EV Range At No Taxpayer Cost from 2022-05-18T15:00
Powered roads, where EVs pick up electric power from the road as they drive, is a dream that goes back decades. But now a convergence of technologies could turn it into reality. Prefabricated road ...
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Autoline This Week #2611 - A Conversation with GM President Mark Reuss from 2022-05-10T18:00
Every year the SAE Foundation chooses a recipient for its Leadership Award. This year it chose GM President Mark Reuss. At the awards banquet, Reuss sat down with Autoline to talk about his career,...
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Autoline This Week #2610 - Foreign Automakers In Trouble In China from 2022-04-20T18:00
Five years ago, foreign automakers saw China as an unending source of growth and profits. Not anymore. Today, companies like Volkswagen and General Motors are seeing sharp drops in sales and profit...
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Autoline This Week #2609 - Russian Invasion Upends The Auto Industry from 2022-04-12T14:00
In addition to the terrible loss of lives, the tragic lines of refugees and brutal war crimes, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is upending the auto industry. Automakers and suppliers felt the impact i...
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Autoline This Week #2608 - Do You Have What It Takes To Be An Entrepreneur? Here’s What You Need To Know from 2022-04-05T14:00
It takes a certain type of person to be an entrepreneur. But even those people need to know their strengths and weaknesses and how to avoid common pitfalls. Three start-up experts discuss what sets...
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Autoline This Week #2607 - Toyota's Chief Scientist Lays Out Its EV Strategy from 2022-03-23T12:00
Gill Pratt, Toyota’s Chief Scientist, says we’re going to hear a lot more about the company’s move into electric cars. Up to now Toyota’s public statements have focused on hybrids and fuel cells. B...
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Autoline This Week #2606 - EV Battery Cost Falling To $50-60/kWh from 2022-03-16T12:00
Batteries for electric cars are extremely expensive. But Tal Sholklapper, the CEO of Voltaiq, a battery design consultancy, says that cost is coming down fast, and will soon reach $50-60 per kilowa...
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Autoline This Week #2605 - Auto Shows Can Really Help Sell EVs from 2022-03-07T12:00
Despite the perception that auto shows are losing their appeal, Foresight Research says the public is just as interested in auto shows as it ever was. Moreover, people are hungry to learn more abou...
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Autoline This Week #2604 - Three Companies That Can Take Your Automotive Idea from Concept to Production from 2022-02-20T12:00
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...
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Autoline This Week #2603 - GM Wants To Sell You Other Automakers' (Used) Cars from 2022-02-10T12:00
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 ...
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Autoline This Week #2602 - Goodbye Rust Belt. Hello Mobility Revolution. from 2022-01-25T12:00
They used to call it the Rust Belt. But Midwest states like Michigan are actually at the leading edge of a revolution in new mobility. Smokestack factories are giving way to modern manufacturing fa...
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Autoline This Week #2601 - Myths, Urban Legends and Misinformation About Public EV Charging from 2022-01-07T02:20:51
The public is hyper aware that a wave of electric cars is about to hit the market. But the public doesn’t know a lot about the public EV charging infrastructure. And in many cases what it knows is ...
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Autoline This Week #2530 - CES: A Magnet For Automotive Technology from 2021-12-17T13:00
CES is renowned for being a mecca for tech companies. Even so, for 2022 it’s attracting a record amount of automotive exhibitors and speakers. One out of three attendees will be coming from automot...
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Autoline This Week #2529 - Solving The Tech Shortage from 2021-12-14T15:00
There is a critical shortage of automotive technicians in the US. Car dealerships, body shops and automotive repair facilities can’t find the people they need. But a high school and community colle...
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Autoline This Week #2528 - Revolutionizing Product Development With Digital Twins from 2021-12-03T16:00
The auto industry is learning how to slash the time it takes to develop new cars and components with a technology called Digital Twins. By simulating a product or a process, automakers and supplie...
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Autoline This Week #2527 - Can The U.S. Compete With China? from 2021-11-15T11:00
Automakers are heavily investing in EVs. The Biden Administration wants 50% of all new cars to be electric by 2030. Yet, the US depends on China for 80% of the raw materials needed to make EVs. It’...
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Autoline This Week #2526 - Ford Retools For The Next 100 Years from 2021-11-09T12:30
The Ford Motor Company has laid out an ambitious plan to transform the company by the end of this decade. It has to transition to electric, autonomous and connected vehicles. And to get there it ha...
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Autoline This Week #2525 - Automakers Unite To Confront Cybersecurity Threats from 2021-10-26T13:00
Cybersecurity is a threat that no automaker or supplier can handle on its own. So the auto industry formed an Auto ISAC: an information sharing and assessment center. Members of the Auto ISAC share...
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Autoline This Week #2524 - Using AI To Make ADAS More Effective from 2021-10-07T16:00
Automotive safety technology can prevent accidents and save lives. But it can also be maddeningly annoying. All those beeps, buzzes and warning chimes. So researchers are carefully collecting data ...
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Autoline This Week #2523 - China Takes The Lead from 2021-09-30T16:00
China’s automotive industry used to rely on foreign automakers and suppliers to develop cars and technology. Not anymore. China set a goal to become self-sufficient by 2025. Not only is it on track...
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Autoline This Week #2522 - EVs Unleash A Flood Of Litigation from 2021-09-23T16:00
The auto industry knows the future is with electric vehicles. But it’s also facing a slew of new legal issues that EVs bring with them. Battery fires are pitting automakers against suppliers. Elect...
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Autoline This Week #2521 - Behind The Scenes Chaos At Tesla from 2021-09-08T16:00
Power Play is a new book about the history of Tesla. Its author, Wall Street Journal reporter Tim Higgins, interviewed hundreds of people both inside and outside of the company, to get the inside s...
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Autoline This Week #2520 - Magna Sees EVs Leading To Great Growth from 2021-08-30T16:00
Magna makes all the major components that go into cars. It even assembles cars for various automakers, something that no other Tier 1 supplier can do. The company is one of the largest automotive s...
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Autoline This Week #2519 - Unsung Heroes Get Inducted In The Automotive Hall Of Fame from 2021-08-24T18:22:26
The Automotive Hall of Fame has already Inducted some of the most famous names in the history of the industry. Now it's reaching out to induct minorities who may not be well known but who achieved ...
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Autoline This Week #2518 - Nissan's Z Embraces Modern Technology With A Retro Design from 2021-08-18T22:00
Alfonso Albaisa is the Senior VP of Design at Nissan. He talks about how he had his team design the new Nissan Z sports car, incorporating new technology yet retaining the classic lines of its pred...
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Autoline This Week #2517 - Gad Zoox! AV Startup Re-Writes The Book On Safety from 2021-07-19T18:00
Mark Rosekind is a former NHTSA administrator. Now he’s with autonomous vehicle startup Zoox, which was recently bought by Amazon. Zoox has a clever design for a vehicle that is going to be safer t...
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Autoline This Week #2516 - Manufacturing Cars With Biomaterials from 2021-06-22T13:23:21
The auto industry is working hard to reduce its carbon footprint. And while everyone is aware of the big push to electric cars, there are other efforts underway. One of those includes making automo...
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Autoline This Week #2515 - The US Trails China In Mining Metals for EVs from 2021-06-17T20:22:59
China cornered the global market for the critical metals and minerals needed to make EV motors and batteries. Now the Biden Administration wants to develop a US supply chain. Is that even possible?...
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Autoline This Week #2514 - Can The Grid Handle All These EVs? from 2021-06-11T13:22:03
Over the next three years there will be a flood of electric vehicles hitting the market. Can the electrical grid handle the load? How about on hot summer nights when people are running their air co...
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Autoline This Week #2513 - Two Companies That Already Operate Autonomous Vehicles from 2021-05-26T15:22:56
Autonomous vehicles are not years away from going into commercial operation. They’re already on the road today providing rides to the public. May Mobility and Beep are two of the pioneers in this t...
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Autoline This Week #2512 - Rebuilding The Supply Chain for Chips and EVs from 2021-05-24T14:00
The auto industry got clobbered by a shortage of chips. It could also face a shortage of critical materials needed to make batteries and motors for electric cars. The industry needs long term plann...
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Autoline This Week #2511 - Work From Home, Or Go Back To The Office? from 2021-04-26T14:00
At some point the pandemic will end and people will be able to go back to the office. But many will opt to keep on working from home. The auto industry is trying to figure out how it can accommodat...
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Autoline This Week #2510 - Tip Toeing Through The Transition: From ICE To BEV from 2021-04-15T19:23:54
Automotive suppliers who make parts for piston engines know their future is threatened by electric cars. They have three choices. 1. jump on the EV bandwagon. 2. ride the piston engine into the sun...
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Autoline This Week #2509 - How Would You Like To Drive And Only Get Green Traffic Lights? from 2021-04-13T13:22:52
Connected car technology can dramatically improve vehicle efficiency and safety at the same time it slashes emissions. Better still, it costs a fraction of any other way to do this. Some cars alrea...
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Autoline This Week #2508 - Canada Emerges As An EV Powerhouse from 2021-03-12T14:00
A year ago the future of the Canadian auto industry looked doubtful. But then GM, Ford and Stellantis announced billions of dollars in investments to make electric cars there. Moreover, Canada has ...
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Autoline This Week #2507 - The Challenges Of Selling More EVs from 2021-02-26T14:00
Automakers must meet government mandates for Zero Emission Vehicles. They’re investing billions of dollars to develop battery electric cars. Yet last year EV sales came to only 1.6% of all vehicles...
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Autoline This Week #2506 - Chip Shortage Cripples Car Production from 2021-02-19T14:00
Automakers around the world are struggling with a shortage of computer chips that is bringing their assembly lines to a grinding halt. How did the industry get caught with this shortage, how is it...
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Autoline This Week #2505 - The Future Shines Bright For Automotive Retailers from 2021-02-09T14:00
Car dealers are creative and adaptive. They adjusted to lockdowns and social distancing caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and learned how to maintain sales with much lower levels of inventory. Auto a...
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Autoline This Week #2504 - UAW Prepares For Jobs Disruption with EVs from 2021-01-29T14:00
The auto industry is transforming itself to make electric vehicles. But EVs need 30% fewer labor hours to manufacture and could eliminate tens of thousands of jobs. The UAW is keenly aware of this ...
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Autoline This Week #2503 - The Hydrogen Economy Takes Another Step Closer from 2021-01-27T14:00
Hydrogen fuel cell cars are not going mainstream anytime soon. But they make a lot of sense in other parts of the transportation sector, such as with semi-trucks, trains and ships. Wall Street is a...
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Autoline This Week #2502 - Chevrolet’s Digital Tool Box Is Boosting Sales and Market Share from 2021-01-21T15:24:02
When the auto industry shut down last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic it lost a lot of production. Even now, car dealers are running on bare-bone levels of inventory. But Chevrolet is using new d...
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Autoline This Week #2501 - The Economic and Automotive Outlook for 2021 from 2020-12-16T15:24:20
Elaine Buckberg, the Chief Economist at General Motors, provides her economic outlook, the need for more stimulus, why the stock market is so strong, and why pickups are selling so well.
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Autoline This Week #2435 - Challenges and Opportunities In The Automotive Retail Jungle from 2020-12-14T15:23:39
Ford and Nissan are going through the largest new product launches in the history of their respective companies. Mark LaNeve is the Head of Sales for Ford, and Allyson Witherspoon is the Chief Mark...
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Autoline This Week #2434: The Auto Industry Is Facing A Decade Of Upheaval from 2020-12-08T15:23:22
Automakers are going through a historic transition on multiple fronts. They have to develop a lineup of electric cars. They have to learn all about mobility services and data monetization. And they...
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Autoline This Week #2433: Canada’s Strategy To Be A Leader In Smart Mobility from 2020-12-07T14:00
To develop connected and autonomous cars and provide smart mobility doesn’t require a lot of natural resources. It requires a lot of brain power. The right kind of brain power, organized and workin...
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Autoline This Week #2432: Are Automakers Improving Safety Fast Enough? from 2020-11-20T14:30
Today’s cars are the safest they’ve ever been, but they could be even safer. Part of the problem is the cost of new safety technology, part of it is because new regulations take too long to put in ...
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Autoline This Week #2431: Toyota Tackles The Pandemic and Emerges Stronger Than Ever from 2020-11-12T20:23:32
Toyota used the COVID-19 pandemic to learn what it was not doing well, what it is doing well and how it can do better coming out of this. Jack Hollis, Senior Vice President of Automotive Operations...
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Autoline This Week #2430: Electric Pickups Face An Uphill Battle from 2020-11-10T14:00
Electric pickups are getting big headlines and a lot of media coverage. In just a couple of years there will be at last 9 of them hitting the market. But these pickups are priced and configured in ...
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Autoline This Week #2429: Dana Places Strategic Bets On The Automotive Transformation from 2020-10-14T13:23:59
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...
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Autoline This Week #2428: Canada Develops EV Technology, Advanced Mobility and The Talent Needed To Do It from 2020-10-06T13:25:08
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 ...
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Autoline This Week #2427: Hyundai, Hydrogen, EVs and Mobility from 2020-10-01T14:00
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 ...
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Autoline This Week #2426: Despite The Pandemic, Volvo’s Sales Are Surging from 2020-08-27T14:25:04
Only three car companies have been able to boost sales during the pandemic, and Volvo is one of them. Anders Gustafsson, the President and CEO of Volvo Car USA, talks about how they had the right p...
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Autoline This Week #2425: Mazda Outperforms The Market from 2020-08-19T17:00
Mazda is a relatively small car company that can stand toe-to-toe with the biggest automakers. So far this year it’s doing better than any other automaker in the American market, and is picking up ...
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Autoline This Week #2424: The Chinese Challenge from 2020-08-13T16:24:36
Just a few years ago, the Chinese economy and auto industry were booming. Foreign automakers and suppliers rushed in with massive investments. Today things do not look as promising. Michael Dunne, ...
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Autoline This Week #2423: Reverse Merger Mania from 2020-08-04T13:24:29
Automotive startups have discovered a new way to raise a lot of money fast. They’re called reverse mergers, which involve what are called blank check companies, also known as SPACs, or Special Purp...
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Autoline This Week #2422: Volkswagen Bets Big on Electrics from 2020-07-28T14:00
Volkswagen used to dominate the import segment in the American market. Today, it’s one of the smaller automakers in America. But the company is betting big on electric vehicles, and Scott Keogh, th...
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Autoline This Week #2421: Subaru Punches Above Its Weight from 2020-07-21T14:00
Because Subaru is so successful in the American market, most people don’t realize it’s actually quite a small car company. But it has the highest brand loyalty and resale value of any automaker. On...
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Autoline This Week #2420: Ford Goes After Jeep With New Bronco from 2020-07-14T00:00
The Jeep brand grew exponentially over the last decade, mainly because it hasn’t faced much competition. That’s why Ford is bringing back the Bronco. One model is aimed right at the Jeep Wrangler, ...
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Autoline This Week #2419: Car Sales: What Will My Car Be Worth In Three Years? from 2020-06-18T13:28:10
Automotive Lease Guide helps automakers figure out what a car will be worth in three years. That helps automakers figure out what they can charge for lease payments. It’s what they call residual va...
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Autoline This Week #2418: Car Sales: From Collapse To Glimmers Of Hope from 2020-06-10T15:25:09
Car dealers just went through the greatest economic shock that they’ve ever experienced. But right now, there are signs that the auto business is starting to recover. Even so, it’s not going to bac...
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Autoline This Week #2417: Arsenal of Democracy—COVID-19 Style from 2020-06-04T16:25:20
The U.S. auto industry employs nearly a million people and generates nearly one trillion dollars for the U.S. economy. The faster the auto industry gets back on its feet, the faster the U.S. econom...
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Autoline This Week #2416: Applying Artificial Intelligence To The Automotive Industry from 2020-05-28T14:25:37
The U.S. auto industry employs nearly a million people and generates nearly one trillion dollars for the U.S. economy. The faster the auto industry gets back on its feet, the faster the U.S. econom...
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Autoline This Week #2415: What Will It Take To Get The U.S. Auto Industry Back On Its Feet? from 2020-05-21T17:28:27
The U.S. auto industry employs nearly a million people and generates nearly one trillion dollars for the U.S. economy. The faster the auto industry gets back on its feet, the faster the U.S. econom...
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Autoline This Week #2414: Unleashing Innovation Through Design from 2020-05-14T20:00
Traditional automakers work at a much slower clock-speed than Silicon Valley. In many respects, they have to. Automobiles are very complicated pieces of machinery and can have a big impact on publi...
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Autoline This Week #2413: The Struggle to Restart the Automotive Industry from 2020-04-30T14:00
Automakers and their suppliers desperately want to get back to normal production. If they don’t get revenue coming in soon they could face bankruptcy. But even after they restart their assembly lin...
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Autoline This Week #2412: Pushing for More Diversity in the Automotive Industry from 2020-04-16T13:00
The automotive industry made good progress over the last 30 years broadening its inclusion of women and minorities in its executive workforce. Even so, it’s falling woefully short of where it needs...
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Autoline This Week #2411: Hello Detroit? The U.S. Army Wants You from 2020-04-09T12:26
Detroit used to be known as the Arsenal of Democracy. Not so much anymore. Now the U.S. military would like a lot more engagement from automakers and automotive suppliers. On Autoline This Week, th...
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Autoline This Week #2410: Coronavirus and The Impact on the Auto Industry from 2020-04-02T20:00
The coronavirus crisis is wreaking havoc in the automotive industry. It’s never been through anything quite like this before, not even in wartime. What is the outlook for the industry, how can it r...
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Autoline This Week #2409: How the Heck will we Repair these Newfangled Cars? from 2020-03-26T14:26
Automakers are equipping cars with ADAS, or advanced driver assistance systems, including radar, sonar and video cameras. This is the technology that can make cars safer with blind spot detection, ...
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Autoline This Week #2408: Cracking the Code on How to Sell EVs from 2020-03-19T20:00
Automakers have to sell electric cars. It’s the law. But so far EVs only account for 1.4 percent of all new car sales. So how can automakers grow the EV segment? Escalent is a research firm that’s ...
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Autoline This Week #2407: The Electronic Transformation of the Automobile from 2020-02-20T15:00
For over a century, cars were all about nuts and bolts and stamping and welding. Not anymore. Today, the automobile is going through an electronic metamorphosis that is going to transform the drivi...
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Autoline This Week #2406: The End of the ICE Age, or is it? from 2020-02-06T14:45
Some experts say we’re on the verge of a tipping point with electric cars. Other experts say the internal combustion engine will be around until the middle of this century. On Autoline This Week, t...
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Autoline This Week #2405: Troubles Ahead for The U.S. Tool and Die Industry from 2020-01-30T17:00
There’s a lot of talk about a U.S. manufacturing renaissance. But to make new cars and trucks you need tools, dies, molds and fixtures. And in the U.S., the tool and die industry is under a lot of ...
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Autoline This Week #2404: Supplier Insights: Struggles and Opportunities from 2020-01-23T21:00
Automotive suppliers account for 80% of the parts and components that go into cars. They are also a major source of technological innovation. Right now, they face a lot of financial pressures and e...
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Autoline This Week #2403: The World’s Best Engines and Propulsion Systems from 2020-01-16T21:00
Every year, the editors from Wards evaluate the newest engines and propulsion systems from the world’s top automakers. Then they pick what they believe is the best of the best, from V8s to battery ...
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Autoline This Week #2402: North American Car, Truck and Utility of the Year Award II from 2020-01-09T21:00
The North American Car, Truck and Utility of the Year (NACTOY) jury comprises roughly 50 automotive journalists from the U.S. and Canada. Every year they vote on the best new cars, trucks and utili...
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Autoline This Week #2401: North American Car, Truck and Utility of the Year Award I from 2020-01-02T21:00
The North American Car, Truck and Utility of the Year (NACTOY) jury comprises roughly 50 automotive journalists from the U.S. and Canada. Every year they vote on the best new cars, trucks and utili...
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Autoline This Week #2334: The End of The Year, The End of a Decade from 2019-12-26T21:00
A decade ago, the automotive industry was struggling to recover from the worst recession it had seen in decades. The industry went on to recover, reporting record sales and profits. But as this dec...
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Autoline This Week #2333: Electric Scooters and The Micromobility Revolution from 2019-12-19T17:00
In the past two years, electric scooters have magically appeared in almost every major city in the world. They became instantly popular, yet brought a host of problems with them. How will cities tr...
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Autoline This Week #2332: Contracts and Corruption at the UAW from 2019-11-21T18:00
The UAW says that it’s fighting for jobs and social justice against the Detroit based automakers. At the same time, federal investigators are uncovering a culture of corruption at the union that go...
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Autoline This Week #2331: The Growing Importance of Fleet Sales from 2019-11-14T07:00
Fleet sales used to be scorned by many automakers. It was unprofitable and not a sexy part of the business. Today it’s just the opposite. Fleet sales are profitable and are up strong, while retail ...
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Autoline This Week #2330: The Business Case for Mobility Services from 2019-11-06T15:32:41
Automakers are rushing into a new business opportunity called mobility services. It involves ride hailing, ride sharing, electric scooters and e-bikes. It could even involve passenger drones. But s...
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Autoline This Week #2329: Car Dealers Prepare For A Changing World from 2019-10-24T16:29:31
Import tariffs, electric cars, and over-the-air updates are just some of the issues that could disrupt the automotive retail business. Yet transportation in the United States is still built around ...
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Autoline This Week #2328: Rebuilding Acura As a Performance Brand from 2019-10-17T16:28:39
Acura has been around for 30 years but it’s hard to define exactly what the brand stands for. Moreover, Acura only has four volume selling vehicles in its showrooms. This week’s show is all about h...
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Autoline This Week #2327: Promises and Pitfalls of the USMCA Trade Agreement from 2019-10-10T16:28:04
The USMCA, the trade agreement that was negotiated to replace NAFTA, was supposed to bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. But will it? Right now, the trade pact is stuck in Congress and could ...
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Autoline This Week #2326: Roadblocks and Detours to EV Adoption from 2019-10-03T17:29:06
Government regulations around the world are mandating that automakers build electric vehicles. And they’re doing it. The only problem is, no one knows how to make a profit on EVs. Moreover, they do...
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Autoline This Week #2325: Automotive Data, Monetization and Cyber Security from 2019-09-24T17:32:04
Though most people don’t realize it, modern cars generate a tremendous amount of data. That data is very valuable from a variety of standpoints and it has to be protected from cyber thieves. On Aut...
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Autoline This Week #2324: When Will Autonomous Cars Finally Get Here? from 2019-09-19T17:34
Just a couple of years ago, automakers were talking as if autonomous cars were right around the corner. Today they all seem to be backing away from that. Why? What happened? And what’s it going to ...
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Autoline This Week #2323: MBS Debrief: A Recap of Top Automotive Issues from 2019-08-29T18:00
The Management Briefing Seminars represent one of the most important conferences in the global automotive industry. On Autoline This Week, three panelists talk about the top issues that came out of...
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Autoline This Week #2322: Passenger Drones and The Automotive Connection from 2019-08-15T16:33:56
Flying cars have been part of science fiction fantasy for nearly a century but now fantasy is turning into reality. And the auto industry is starting to explore how it can play a role in what could...
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Autoline This Week #2321: Ford Transforms Its Product Development Process from 2019-08-08T16:30:11
The Ford Motor Company is completely changing the way it develops new cars and trucks. They call it EPLM or Enterprise Product Line Management. Ford is also using what it calls customer-centric-des...
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Autoline This Week #2320: Automotive Outlook: Few Profits In Sight from 2019-08-01T16:29:36
Automakers and suppliers are investing heavily in electric and autonomous cars as well as mobility services. But AlixPartners says the industry is entering a profit desert because nobody is making ...
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Autoline This Week #2319: Continental Restructures for A Changing Automotive Industry from 2019-07-25T17:28:09
Continental was founded in 1871 and its corporate structure hasn’t changed a lot since then. Now its reinventing itself to deal with an industry that’s quickly moving into electrification, autonomy...
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Autoline This Week #2318: Car Wars 2019 from 2019-06-28T16:33
Every year, Bank of America Merrill Lynch comes out with a study they call Car Wars. It looks at all aspects of the automotive industry, especially on the lookout for where problems could arise. Jo...
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Autoline This Week #2317: EV Startups from The Motor City from 2019-06-26T19:31:47
Silicon Valley is world renowned for its startup culture. That’s why so many electric car startups are located in the Bay Area…but not all of them. Now we’re seeing a startup migration to the Motor...
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Autoline This Week #2316: Are Human Beings Ready for Automated Vehicles? from 2019-06-17T18:33:34
Automakers are plunging headfirst into developing technology that automates certain driving functions. Ultimately, they want fully autonomous cars. But are human beings ready for this type of techn...
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Autoline This Week #2315: Cadillac Resets Its Sights from 2019-06-05T17:32:02
Cadillac came out with a product onslaught in the last decade but it hasn’t gained any ground. It will soon become the point of the spear for General Motors big push on electric cars. In the meanti...
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Autoline This Week #2314: Roger Penske: Driven to Succeed from 2019-05-30T17:32:16
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Autoline This Week #2313: The Automotive Trade War: U.S. v China from 2019-05-23T16:34:29
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Autoline This Week #2312: Tesloop: A Trailblazer in New Mobility from 2019-05-09T17:33:42
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Autoline This Week #2311: Lincoln Design Takes (Quiet) Flight from 2019-05-02T16:33:48
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Autoline This Week #2310: A Foot in The Old World, Stepping into The New from 2019-04-25T15:34:54
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Autoline This Week #2309: Magna: The Automotive Supplier That Manufactures Cars from 2019-04-11T16:34:33
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Autoline This Week #2308 - Protecting Vehicles from Hackers from 2019-03-28T18:00
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Autoline This Week #2307: Reinventing Bosch For a New Automotive Industry from 2019-03-21T20:00
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Autoline This Week #2306: Saving Auto Shows From Extinction from 2019-03-07T19:30:52
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Autoline This Week #2305: A Candid Conversation About Where Ford Is Headed from 2019-02-19T19:29:37
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Autoline This Week #2304: Jobs Galore and The Struggle to Fill Them from 2019-02-14T19:30:22
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Autoline This Week #2303: ZF’s Evolution from Components to Software from 2019-01-31T20:00
The emergence of electrification, autonomy and mobility is rapidly changing the landscape of the auto industry. That’s why a big Tier 1 supplier like ZF, needs to evolve to keep up with the competi...
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Autoline This Week #2302: Wards 10 Best Engines from 2019-01-17T19:30:55
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Autoline This Week #2301: NACTOY: The Best New Vehicles of 2018 from 2019-01-10T18:29:42
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Autoline This Week #2241: 2018: What A Year It Was from 2018-12-21T20:30:17
While a lot happened in the auto industry all year long, 2018 is really wrapping up with a bang. From Nissan’s CEO being thrown in prison, to GM announcing major plant closings, to Tesla scrambling...
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Autoline This Week #2240: Ode To Joy: Lincoln’s New Leader from 2018-12-19T19:31:06
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Autoline This Week #2239: Volvo’s Roaring Comeback from 2018-12-13T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2238: Schaeffler: A Traditional Tier 1 in Transition from 2018-11-15T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2237: NADA Viewpoint: What Dealers Want from 2018-11-01T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2236: Used Car Industry: Boom or Bubble? from 2018-10-25T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2235: How FCA Is Turning Pickups into Hybrids from 2018-10-18T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2234: Technology That Is Changing the Factory Floor from 2018-10-11T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2233: Autonomy Will Reshape Our World from 2018-10-04T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2232: Millennials Are Driving Car Sales from 2018-09-27T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2231: Automakers, Dealers and Rental Companies Threatened by Mobility from 2018-09-20T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2230: Saving Lives Through Automotive Technology from 2018-09-13T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2229: How Do We Repair These High Tech Cars? from 2018-09-06T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2228: Breathing New Life Into the Internal Combustion Engine from 2018-08-30T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2227: Powertrains At The Crossroads from 2018-08-09T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2226: Opportunities and Threats In Automotive Retail from 2018-08-02T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2225: Transforming A Traditional Supplier For An Autonomous and Electric World from 2018-07-26T15:00
Dana is a traditional automotive supplier that’s been around for 114 years. It manufactures axles for all kinds of vehicles but now it has to transform itself into an agile company that’s ready for...
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Autoline This Week #2224: Shiloh: Booming Growth Through Traditional Manufacturing from 2018-07-19T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2223: You’ve Heard of Smartphones, Get Ready for Smart Seats from 2018-07-12T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2222: Preparing Nissan for A Disruptive Decade from 2018-07-05T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2221: Robots Will Not Gut Manufacturing Jobs from 2018-06-28T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2220: Getting PSA Back in the USA from 2018-06-21T15:00
After dropping out of the American market in 1991, French automaker PSA, the parent company of Peugeot and Citroen, wants back in. Before it starts building or selling cars in the U.S., it wants to...
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Autoline This Week #2219: The Car World According to CAR from 2018-06-14T15:00
The Management Briefing Seminars have been held for over half a century, which covers all aspects of the auto industry. The conference is organized by the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbo...
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Autoline This Week #2218: GM's Hardball Game Plan from 2018-05-24T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2217: Could Africa Be the Next Automotive Powerhouse? from 2018-05-17T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2216: Designing Cars and Brands That People Trust from 2018-05-10T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2215: What Dealers Say About EVs, AVs and Plunging Passenger Car Sales from 2018-05-03T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2214: The Cyber Threat: How to Keep Hackers Out of Cars from 2018-04-26T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2213: OESA Guides Suppliers Through the Automotive Minefield from 2018-04-19T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2212: The Psychology of Painting Cars Different Colors from 2018-04-12T15:00
Automakers spend a great deal of time and money developing a new vehicle and surprisingly one of the most time-consuming parts of the process is choosing its colors. It takes two to three years to ...
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Autoline This Week #2211: Why Auto Execs Are Paid So Well to Make Bad Decisions from 2018-04-05T15:00
Is corporate America too focused on the short term? That’s what author and former President of JCI’s North American Automotive operations, Rande Somma says. On Autoline This Week he shares why he t...
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Autoline This Week #2210: Tomorrow’s Auto Designs from 2018-03-29T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2209: Guarding Industrial Secrets from 2018-03-22T15:00
The auto industry is going through enormous technological change right now, with the development of electric vehicles, autonomous cars and mobility services. But there’s a lot of fights developing ...
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Autoline This Week #2208: Lincoln Rekindles its Luxury Lineup from 2018-02-22T15:00
Ten years ago analysts were advising Ford to bury its luxury brand Lincoln; the Germans and Japanese had too much of the market they said, plus its U.S. competition, Cadillac, was already in the mi...
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Autoline This Week #2207: RAM Making Its Move from 2018-02-15T15:00
Despite the fact that it has six different brands, last year the two that made the most money for FCA were Jeep and RAM. And this year both brands are debuting new product. However, today there see...
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Autoline This Week #2206: Moving Mobility at Ford from 2018-02-08T15:00
Many analysts say that automakers who continue to make cars like the ones produced the last 100 years, may find themselves out of business in the not too distant future if that continues to be thei...
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Autoline This Week #2205: Leading GM Design from 2018-02-01T15:00
It’s one of the most coveted design jobs in the automotive world. Only seven talented men, throughout its 90-year history, have been lucky enough to hold the title “Head of GM Design.” The most rec...
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Autoline This Week #2204: Inside Ford’s Product Development from 2018-01-25T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2203: THE Best Engines from 2018-01-18T15:00
It’s one of the most sought-after engineering awards in the world and Autoline has the inside scoop. The WardsAuto editorial staff joins us to discuss this year’s 10 Best engines in the world.
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Autoline This Week #2202: And The 2018 NACTOY Awards Go To… from 2018-01-11T15:00
It’s almost time for the North American International Auto Show where manufacturers not only unveil the newest cutting-edge cars, but a group of North American auto writers award the coveted NACTOY...
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Autoline This Week #2201: Words from the Wise: The 2018 Auto Outlook from 2018-01-04T15:00
There’s so much changing with today’s auto industry from people to products and customers, the one thing that doesn’t change is the bottom line. That’s why it’s always interesting to see how the au...
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Autoline This Week #2139: The Best of 2017: Part 2 (Top ATWs) from 2017-12-27T15:00
John McElroy revisits some of the most interesting ATW shows from 2017.
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John McElroy and three top auto journalists – Joe White with Reuters, Greg Migliore from Autoblog and Automobile’s Todd Lassa -- examine the top automotive news stories from 2017.
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Autoline This Week #2137: Maven: GM Expands its Growing Mobility Strategy from 2017-12-14T15:00
Back in January 2016, GM saw that it needed to make a move; actually several of them if it wanted to remain viable for the future. Since it already had the cars it started with a Zipcar-like rental...
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Autoline This Week #2136: Data: The Unknown Commodity From Your Car from 2017-11-16T15:00
Today’s cars collect data. The computers and electronics on cars, trucks and SUVs capture almost everything we do and where we go with it. And some of that information can be valuable to different ...
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Autoline This Week #2135: VAuto: Working the Retail Side from 2017-11-09T15:00
Entrepreneur Dale Pollak made his name developing software to solve day-to-day dealership issues. But along the way he witnessed the tsunami of changes that would envelope 21st century automotive r...
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Autoline This Week #2134: Autonomy’s Next Steps from 2017-11-02T15:00
With so much of the auto industry working on autonomy, it’s hard to say who is doing what. On this week’s Autoline we talk to a manufacturer, a Tier One Supplier and an auto analyst to get the stra...
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Autoline This Week #2133: The NADA Visits Autoline from 2017-10-26T15:00
The newest Chairman of the National Auto Dealers’ Association, Mark Scarpelli of Illinois, makes his annual pilgrimage to the Autoline THIS WEEK panel to talk about sales, product, customers and ho...
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Autoline This Week #2132: Is America in Danger of Losing its Wanderlust? from 2017-10-19T15:00
So much of what the country is, can be traced to transportation: especially the car. And boy do we love to drive. But with all the talk of mobility services and autonomy, some worry that our wander...
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Autoline This Week #2131: Lear Takes Off from 2017-10-12T15:00
John McElroy invites the head of Tier One Supplier Lear Corporation to join him on the panel to talk about the current state and future of the auto industry from a supplier’s perspective.
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Autoline This Week #2130: What’s Next for NAFTA? from 2017-10-05T15:00
Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton turned many long-understood answers into questions, especially when it comes to trade. For instance, Mr. Trump claimed NAFTA was a much bigger benefit to...
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Autoline This Week #2129: Autonomous Travel Drones from 2017-09-28T15:00
Most all of us know how autonomous cars are progressing and that many of us already drive vehicles with autonomous elements in them already. But what about autonomous plane travel? This week’s pane...
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Autoline This Week #2128: Mobility Part 2: The Social Side from 2017-09-07T15:00
This is Part 2 of a look at Mobility Services taped onsite in Traverse City, MI. This panel features Carla Bailo of The Ohio State University; Kristin Welch, SPLT; Mellisa Cefkin with Nissan Resear...
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Autoline This Week #2127: Mobility Part 1: Hardware that Helps from 2017-08-31T15:00
On location in Traverse City, MI, this is Part 1 of two separate segments on mobility and what is coming sooner rather than later. Joining John McElroy on this panel are Larry Dominique, the CEO of...
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Autoline This Week #2126: The Future of Auto Shows from 2017-08-24T15:00
What’s going on with your local auto show? Is it still viable or is the steam running out on this 100 year old tradition as the baby boomers find less need for autos in retirement and the younger g...
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Autoline This Week #2125: Ford's Engine Story from 2017-07-27T15:00
Ford, like its competitors, is facing the future straight on. And perhaps the biggest question to answer is what will be powering its cars: hybrids, fuel cells, electrics or the good old I.C.E.? Th...
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Autoline This Week #2124: Monetizing Data from 2017-07-20T15:00
The new cars, trucks and SUVs that we’re all buying are not only filled with new technology, they are also filled with data. Data that some companies will pay dearly for such as where we go and wha...
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Autoline This Week #2123: Henry Ford’s Plan for the American Suburb from 2017-07-13T15:00
You might know Dearborn, Michigan as the home of the Ford Motor Company. But what you may not know is that Henry Ford wanted to make the city the model suburb for the rest of America. Join John McE...
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Autoline This Week #2122: Racing and Business with Jack Roush from 2017-07-06T15:00
Many know Jack Roush from his NASCAR teams, but his businesses reach far beyond just racing. Join John McElroy for a very special one-on-one interview with the man who started at Ford in the ‘60s a...
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Autoline This Week #2121: What Drives the Demon? from 2017-06-29T15:00
It burst onto the scene at the NY Auto Show, with a stunt worthy of Hollywood itself. And in fact, the Dodge Demon has teamed up with the Fast and Furious film franchise. So what’s all the hoopla a...
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Autoline This Week #2120: Michigan’s Automotive Recovery from 2017-06-22T15:00
If you look back 8 or 9 years, the state of Michigan was an absolute mess. As two of its largest tax payers – GM and Chrysler -- declared bankruptcy, there was a legitimate fear that many tangentia...
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Autoline This Week #2119: Tier One Supplier CEOs from 2017-05-25T15:00
Automakers may have their logo on cars and trucks, but more than any time in history, what they produce is a team effort. And much of that team consists of Tier One Suppliers. Joining John McElroy ...
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Autoline This Week #2118: From D(iesels) to E(lectrics) from 2017-05-18T15:00
Before the Great Recession, General Motors had its hand in a lot of different powertrains. But once it slimmed down it had lost a lot of those options. But 2017 is certainly a new day. Now there ar...
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Autoline This Week #2117: The Wall Street Auto Analysts from 2017-05-11T15:00
From the floor of the New York International Auto Show, John McElroy interviews three Wall Street analysts whose job it is to keep an eye on what’s going on with the automotive landscape. We’ll see...
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Autoline This Week #2116: Sounds from the Seats from 2017-05-04T15:00
As the consumer appetite grows for more luxury vehicles, automakers are trying to differentiate themselves from the competition. One addition that’s been successful is turning the car into a rollin...
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Autoline This Week #2115: City of Tomorrow from 2017-04-27T15:00
It’s not just urban planners who are looking at the layout of the city of tomorrow. It’s also companies like Ford. On today’s show, two futurists from the Ford Motor Company are joined by a Univers...
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Autoline This Week #2114: Are Fuel Cells Ready for Prime Time? from 2017-04-20T15:00
When it comes to alternative powertrains, over the last few years most automakers have been concentrating on electrics or hybrids. But the question is what happened to fuel cells? Early on it seeme...
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Autoline This Week #2113: Troubled Times for Tooling from 2017-04-13T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2112: Dealers, Consumers and Trump World from 2017-04-06T15:00
The new administration in Washington, D.C. means lots of changes; and some of those changes impact consumers. On today’s show the CEO of the American Financial Services Association talks to our pan...
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Autoline This Week #2111: Threats Facing Today’s Autos from 2017-03-30T15:00
As the number of electronics continue to grow on cars one of the biggest concerns is cyber security: how to keep a car safe from hackers. This week three experts discuss the latest in protecting a ...
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Autoline This Week #2110: The Chinese are Here! from 2017-03-23T15:00
Just because you don’t see any Chinese automakers in America doesn’t mean they aren’t here competing. In fact, they’re already here in a big way. Chinese auto expert Michael Dunne joins host John M...
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Autoline This Week #2109: A Civil War from 2017-02-23T15:00
It’s almost like the film classic Godzilla versus Mothra only this time car shows are the antagonists. On one hand is CES, the largest convention in the city of conventions, Las Vegas, Nevada; on t...
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Autoline This Week #2108: The Future Closing In from 2017-02-16T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2107: More Than Just Military from 2017-02-09T15:00
It may be hard to believe but the historic Willys Jeep wasn’t created by an automaker but rather an independent manufacturer, that today goes by the name of AM General. As the only full-scale contr...
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Autoline This Week #2106: Breaking in a New Brand from 2017-02-02T15:00
Recently, the massive automotive supplier Johnson Controls decided to get out of seating so it created an independent, publically traded company called Adient. On this week’s show, its new CEO Bruc...
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Autoline This Week #2105: New Avenues of Customer Care from 2017-01-26T15:00
The old days of buying a car are quickly fading. Times are changing for dealerships and manufacturers alike, driven partly by Gen X but mostly by Millennials. On this week’s show John McElroy talks...
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Autoline This Week #2104: Reading the Tea Leaves from 2017-01-19T15:00
There’s a new administration taking over in Washington in January that has many wondering about what happens to the economy. And obviously the automakers are wondering as well. Join the chief econo...
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Autoline This Week #2103: Wards’ Winning Engines from 2017-01-12T15:00
At the end of 2016 the WardsAuto.com editors took their analysis of the more than 60 new vehicles released during the year and determined which had the 10 Best Engines. Join host John McElroy as th...
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Autoline This Week #2102: Truck of the Year plus two from 2017-01-05T15:00
Three North American Car and Truck of the Year jurors join host John McElroy to analyze the three finalists for Truck of the Year as well as their predictions for Car and Utility of the Year.
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Autoline This Week #2101: Car of the Year plus two from 2016-12-29T15:00
Three North American Car and Truck of the Year jurors join host John McElroy to analyze the three finalists for Car of the Year as well as their predictions for Truck and Utility of the Year.
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Autoline This Week #2039: Print My Ride from 2016-12-22T15:00
As we sit on the edge of the electronic transformation of the car, into the fray steps Jay Rogers, a man who is pioneering a new way to make cars. As the founder of Local Motors, his vision is to p...
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Autoline This Week #2038: Continental: Supplying the Future from 2016-12-15T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2037: Sitting Pretty: Lear Corp. from 2016-11-17T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2036: Federal Regs and the Family Car from 2016-11-10T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2035: Focusing on Ford from 2016-11-03T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2034: EPIC Employment (Part 2) from 2016-10-27T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2031: Rebuilding the UAW from 2016-10-06T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2030: Strategic Spending from 2016-09-29T15:00
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Autoline This Week #2029: Health of the Auto Industry from 2016-09-22T15:00
It was 8 years ago that the world economy was on a knife’s edge. And it was also the time when some of the world’s largest automakers declared bankruptcy while others stood by holding their proverb...
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Autoline THIS WEEK doesn’t usually have a live audience but then it’s not usually taped in front of the Industrial Designers Society of America conference held recently in Detroit, Michigan. Joinin...
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Autoline This Week #2027: 2025 and Beyond from 2016-09-08T15:00
The U.S. EPA just released the TAR, better known as its Technical Assessment Report. This is sort of a scorecard on where the auto industry is with regard to Emission Standards and the 2025 mandate...
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Autoline This Week #2026: Deep Freeze for the I.C.E.? from 2016-08-18T15:00
If there’s an auto company getting more publicity these days than Tesla and its electric powertrain, we’d be surprised. That’s why Autoline has brought together three Tier One Suppliers who have sp...
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Autoline This Week #2025: GM’s Mobility Maneuvers from 2016-08-11T15:00
Everywhere you turn these days, when the topic of automotive comes up mobility is not far behind. There’s so much expansion in that area alone, OEMs are taking it very seriously. In fact, General M...
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Autoline This Week #2024: Lightening the Load from 2016-07-28T15:00
You’ve been drinking from its cans for years. More recently, you’ve probably sent an email or answered a phone from one of the computing/telematics companies it supplies. And soon, if not already, ...
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Autoline This Week #2023: Autos and IPs from 2016-07-21T15:00
In the past, whenever the initials IP came up in conversations about cars, you were sure to be talking about the instrument panel. But nowadays with the global software explosion in auto technology...
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Autoline This Week #2022: A Life In Design from 2016-07-07T15:00
John McElroy and GM Global Design Chief Ed Welburn discuss his career in cars and corporate America as he prepares to retire after 44 years at General Motors.
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Autoline This Week #2021: The History of GM Design from 2016-06-30T15:00
The General Motors Design Dome is 51 this year, just 12 months after celebrating a long-awaited makeover. On this week’s Autoline, John McElroy and GM Global Design Chief Ed Welburn broadcast from ...
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Autoline This Week #2020: Analyzing the Chinese Auto Market from 2016-06-23T15:00
Three Asian automotive experts including Michael Dunne of Dunne Automotive, James Chao of IHS Automotive Asia-Pacific and Bill Russo from GaoFeng Greater China, join John McElroy on the floor of th...
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Autoline This Week #2019: Designing for the Chinese Auto Market from 2016-06-02T15:00
Three top automotive designers including Peter Horbury from Geely, Ken Parkinson of GM Shanghai and Chery Automobile’s James Hope, join John McElroy on the floor of the Beijing Auto Show to discuss...
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Autoline This Week #2018: Car Wars from 2016-05-26T15:00
Every great ride has to end sometime: whether it’s at the amusement park or the retail world. For instance, most auto analysts predict the U.S. car market will soon slow down; everyone, seemingly, ...
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Autoline This Week #2017: Grading CAFE from 2016-05-19T15:00
From now to April 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency is engaged in a Midterm Evaluation of the CAFE standards announced a few years ago. Those Greenhouse Gas Emission rules are set to go int...
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Autoline This Week #2016: South Carolina Strategies from 2016-05-12T15:00
Factory work in 2016 is a new universe compared to just 20 years ago. Today’s manufacturing has more in common with Google than it does heavy duty grease. But despite its clean environment and use ...
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Autoline This Week #2015: Buying Right from 2016-05-05T15:00
Steve Kiefer has a big checkbook. As head of Purchasing for General Motors he awards billions of dollars of contracts to suppliers across the globe. But he doesn’t just hand out money. He has to ma...
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Autoline This Week #2014: An Interior View from 2016-04-28T15:00
Steve Miller is an automotive turnaround specialist. His bona fides date back to the bankruptcies of Chrysler and Delphi with stops at Federal-Mogul and Ford for good measure. Now he presides over ...
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Autoline This Week #2013: Advanced Propulsion Systems from 2016-04-21T15:00
When experts are asked what will be powering our cars now and into the future, you hear any number of options ranging from electric to plug-in to hydrogen just to name a few. In reality, there are ...
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Autoline This Week #2012: The EV Era from 2016-04-14T15:00
Electrics were all the rage a few years ago. Nissan, Mitsubishi and Chevrolet, among others, gave consumers their first taste of gas free driving. But as manufacturers improved the performance of t...
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Autoline This Week #2011: Cadillac Changing Course from 2016-04-07T15:00
Once not too long ago it was king of the luxury hill. But having lost that title to the Germans years back, Cadillac has sputtered on every end. By the time the product was fixed much of the custom...
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Autoline This Week #2010: Protecting Industrial Secrets from 2016-03-31T15:00
Personal phones and computers aren’t the only items that need protection. Hackers are at work everywhere. We saw recently how they controlled a car driving down the road. And despite layers of prot...
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Autoline This Week #2009: VW Diesels: In Search of Solutions from 2016-03-24T15:00
Ever since the gas cap dropped on VW and its diesel shenanigans last fall, it seems that the company has been stuck in first gear. Not only has there been no resolution so far, but no one seems to ...
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Autoline This Week #2008: The Secrets of Silicon Valley from 2016-03-17T15:00
Apple, Intel and Facebook are there. So are electric and autonomy leaders Google and Tesla. But in addition to these tech giants, today’s Silicon Valley in Northern California also contain a lab or...
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Autoline This Week #2007: Karma Comes Back Around from 2016-02-18T15:00
Back in 2011 when the original Fisker Karma was released, seeing it on the road was breathtaking. The vehicle turned heads with its beautiful designs so there was never a problem with looks. The is...
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Autoline This Week #2006: Driving Matters from 2016-02-11T15:00
Driving has always mattered at Mazda. From its iconic “Zoom-Zoom” tagline to classic cars like the Miata to its involvement with motorsports, this small Japanese company remains a favorite of autom...
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Autoline This Week #2005: The Economy Through Automaker Eyes from 2016-02-04T15:00
Back in the day, General Motors was so big there was a famous quote that went: if GM sneezes, America catches cold. Even though its stranglehold on the economy is not as great as it once was, GM an...
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Autoline This Week #2004: The New Communicators from 2016-01-28T15:00
Automakers are mammoth organizations with campuses, plants and offices across the globe. So you can imagine with so many divisions and employees, it’s tough to speak with one voice. And for the mos...
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Autoline This Week #2003: Ward’s Best Engines from 2016-01-21T15:00
If you’re one of those car folks who just can’t get enough of numbers like horsepower, pound feet of torque and zero to 60 times, then this is the show for you. It’s our annual Autoline where some ...
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Autoline This Week #2002: Truck of the Year from 2016-01-15T15:00
The competition is as tough as some of the trucks themselves. The vehicles up for North American Truck of the Year include: the Nissan Titan XD, the Volvo XC90 and the Honda Pilot. On this edition ...
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Autoline This Week #2001: Car of the Year from 2016-01-07T15:00
Will it be the Honda Civic? Maybe the Chevrolet Malibu? Or possibly the Mazda MX-5 Miata? Yes, it’s that time of year again to highlight the possible winner of the North American Car of the Year. J...
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Autoline This Week #1939: Leading CES from 2015-12-31T15:00
The Consumer Electronic Show, now known simply as CES, has become the Disney World for technology. Last year more than 170,000 from around the world came to Las Vegas for what used to be a small tr...
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Autoline This Week #1938: Freightliner Makes a Big Move from 2015-12-24T15:00
Freightliner Trucks is the largest heavy-duty truck manufacturer in North America. It was founded in 1942 and bought by Mercedes-Benz in the 1980s. From its headquarters in Portland, Oregon the com...
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Autoline This Week #1937: Autoline’s Game Changers from 2015-12-17T15:00
The automotive world is changing faster than at any time in its history. More and more game changing innovations are popping up with seemingly each new vehicle. John McElroy and his blue ribbon pan...
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Autoline This Week #1936: Auto Sales Around the World from 2015-11-19T15:00
Anyone who lives in America has undoubtedly noticed that cars have been flying off dealer lots. New, Used, Pre-Owned…whatever the type, the numbers are staggering. But is it just a one country stor...
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Autoline This Week #1935: VW’s Diesel Dilemma from 2015-11-12T15:00
It broke in mid-September but had been boiling for some time. Volkswagen, the largest automaker in the world had done wrong with its diesel engines. VW was hoping it might go away but this huge sto...
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Autoline This Week #1934: Selling the Big Rigs from 2015-11-05T15:00
There are 8 classifications for trucks in America. Many of us know the first three, which are all Light duty. The other five, Medium and Heavy duty, are not as well known though we do see them on t...
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Autoline This Week #1933: Inside Dealer Nation from 2015-10-29T15:00
In the old days, the phrase was if you owned a dealership it was like a license to print money. These days, with so many options for consumers, the dealers aren’t making nearly as much on the cars ...
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Autoline This Week #1932: Leading the New Lincoln from 2015-10-22T15:00
His name is Kumar Galhotra and he’s got what many consider the toughest job at Ford. He is in charge of rebuilding its famous luxury brand, what they now call the Lincoln Motor Company. John McElro...
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Autoline This Week #1931: Automotive Cybersecurity from 2015-10-15T15:00
With computers running more of your car’s activities these days, is it safe from hackers? We recently discovered Jeeps weren’t. Joining John McElroy on this week’s Autoline to discuss the growing p...
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Autoline This Week #1930: Engineering the Future from 2015-10-08T15:00
Johnson Controls is one of the world’s leading automotive suppliers. Mary Ann Wright leads its global engineering and product development where she is responsible for driving technology and energy ...
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Autoline This Week #1929: The Last Drive from 2015-10-01T15:00
100 years ago 21-year old Edsel Ford was preparing to join his father running Ford Motor Company. Just before he took the reins, Edsel and six buddies drove 1915 Model T’s cross- country on, what B...
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Autoline This Week #1928: Automotive Emissions: EPA v States from 2015-09-24T15:00
We all hear the word “CAFE” and think consumption – coffee/food – but in the auto industry it’s all about miles per gallon. Two men from different agencies who each have a lot to do with CAFE sat d...
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Autoline This Week #1927: Who Wins? Buying Through 3rd Party Programs from 2015-09-17T15:00
How do you buy your cars? Do you still negotiate or do you use one of those 3rd Party programs that set the price for you? Joining John McElroy to discuss this new option for buying a car is the CE...
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Autoline This Week #1926: The Reality of Recalls from 2015-09-10T15:00
Takata might’ve gotten the most headlines this year, but recalls have hit the auto industry hard across the board. Joining John McElroy in separate one-on-one interviews to talk about the topic is ...
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Autoline This Week #1925: The Changing Face of Commercial Vehicles from 2015-09-03T15:00
With as much change that is currently encompassing the automotive industry, the big rigs aren’t very far behind. Joining John McElroy to talk about topics including everything from lightweighting t...
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Autoline This Week #1924: The Dealer Economy from 2015-08-27T15:00
With car and truck sales predicted to hit around 17-million for the year, you’d imagine that most dealers are singing “Happy Days Are Here Again.” But is that really true? Joining John McElroy as h...
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Autoline This Week #1923: Ford's New Innovation Center from 2015-07-23T15:00
With so much of today’s engineering revolving around the connected car and autonomy, many automakers are setting up shop in Silicon Valley including Detroit Three member Ford. Autoline went west to...
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Autoline This Week #1922: The Labor Landscape 2015 from 2015-07-16T15:00
With auto sales going gangbusters you’d think it’s the perfect time for the United Auto Workers to sit down and talk a new contract, right? The union gave up a lot to keep GM and Chrysler alive – a...
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Autoline This Week #1921: Subaru: The Unlikely Success Story from 2015-07-09T15:00
It’s a company that doesn’t make sexy cars. Pickups and big SUVs aren’t part of the mix either. And when it comes to luxury, as Tony Soprano would say, “forget about it.” So we know what it doesn’t...
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Autoline This Week #1920: The Automotive Competitive Edge from 2015-07-02T15:00
Making cars isn’t a charity case. We all know that. Every manufacturer wants to be first to market with that groundbreaking vehicles because that means big bucks. So how does the auto industry not ...
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Autoline This Week #1919: 50 Ways To Control Autonomy from 2015-06-25T15:00
As the reality of autonomous cars gets closer and closer, a world of hurdles still face everyone from the manufacturers, insurance companies and especially governments before they hit the road on a...
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Autoline This Week #1918: Running NHTSA: A Candid Conversation with David Strickland from 2015-06-18T15:00
He was the 14th Administrator for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration who dealt with automotive issues like unintended acceleration and airbags. Now he’s a partner at one of the bigg...
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Autoline This Week #1917: The Power Choice from 2015-06-11T15:00
It used to be a this or that question. But now when you ask what’s powering your car it could be almost anything as Kia proved with in its tongue-in-cheek hamster campaign over the last few years. ...
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Autoline This Week #1916: Merger Mania from 2015-05-22T15:00
On this week’s Autoline John McElroy and a panel of expert analysts dive into the topic of automotive mergers. Joining the panel are Paul Eisenstein from The Detroit Bureau, Fortune’s Doron Levin a...
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Autoline This Week #1915: The World of Commercial Vehicles from 2015-05-14T15:00
They deliver just about everything that’s in your house…heck they probably even delivered that, too, when it was still in the building stages. “They” are commercial vehicles and on this week’s Auto...
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Autoline This Week #1914: Ralph Gilles: FCA’s Designer of Dreams from 2015-05-07T15:00
Ralph Gilles joined Chrysler back in 1992 and has been with the company – which is now called Fiat Chrysler Automobiles – for more than half of his youthful 45 years. He started in Design Office an...
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Autoline This Week #1913: Charity Begins In the Boardroom from 2015-04-30T15:00
When you think cars and charity the first thing that usually comes to mind are dealers sponsoring their local little league teams. But truth be told, auto companies have a long history of helping t...
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Autoline This Week #1912: Margo Oge: The Queen of Cleaner Cars from 2015-04-23T15:00
After 32 years at the Environmental Protection Agency and countless improvements in air quality, Margo Oge knew it was time to retire. But it seems she retired in title only since she appears to be...
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Autoline This Week #1911: Designs on the Future from 2015-04-16T15:00
Many consider today the golden age of design when it comes to cars. From the fantastic look of the Tesla Model S to Ford’s powerhouse the GT and so much more, today’s car designers have almost a ro...
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Autoline This Week #1910: A Gas that’s Gas from 2015-04-09T15:00
Are you still filling your car with gas or charging it with electricity? Well, don’t blink too soon because before you know it hydrogen may be powering your next car. Automakers have had fuel cells...
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Autoline This Week #1909: Today’s Retailing from 2015-04-02T15:00
The auto industry is enjoying a tremendous sales boom. It seems almost everyone is buying a new car these days. But there are all sorts of issues facing dealers as they strategize about the future....
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Autoline This Week #1908: More Than Just Music from 2015-03-26T15:00
Gone are the days of the AM radio blasting out the day’s pop hits from some 50,000 watt giant. Of course today’s cars still have both AM and FM radio but your entertainment options certainly don’t ...
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Autoline This Week #1907: CPO Spells Used from 2015-03-20T15:00
In the old days, when you searched for a used car you were at the mercy of your car dealer; sometimes they were quality vehicles while others were worn out lemons. However nowadays with the success...
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Autoline This Week #1906: Second at Ford from 2015-02-20T15:00
Looking at Ford Management most experts believe that the Blue Oval has the best bench strength in the business. So when Alan Mulally retired last year and Mark Fields moved into the CEO role, it wa...
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Autoline This Week #1905: The Economists from 2015-01-30T15:00
The economy is growing. Automakers are building cars and trucks that customers want. And car sales, in fact, are nearly back to the glory days before the fall as they push 17 million in the U.S. Bu...
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Autoline This Week #1904: Ward's Top Ten Engines from 2015-01-23T15:00
If you’re interested in horsepower, MPGs and all things under the hood, this week’s Autoline is right up your alley. John is joined by the editors from Ward’s who discuss which powertrains made the...
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Autoline This Week #1903: In Charge at Chrysler from 2015-01-16T15:00
He may be a Brit working for a quasi-Italian company running an All-American brand, but don’t be fooled. Al Gardner has a long history with the Chrysler Corporation. In fact, he started with the co...
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Autoline This Week #1902: Autoline Executive of the Year from 2015-01-09T15:00
Join John McElroy and three members of his blue ribbon panel as they discuss this year’s candidates for Autoline Automotive Executive of the Year. Among this year’s contenders are Akio Toyoda the h...
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Autoline This Week #1901: A GM Legacy from 2015-01-02T15:00
Mark Reuss has been around General Motors for so much of his life, if cut he probably would bleed GM blue. Not only was his father Lloyd a former GM president, but Mark himself – who has been with ...
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Autoline This Week #1838: North American Car and Truck of the Year Awards from 2014-12-26T15:00
There’s an all-aluminum pickup truck in the running, a new pony car as well as a midsize pickup truck. Those are only three of the six finalists for this year’s NACTOY car and truck of the year awa...
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Autoline This Week #1837: The Consumers’ Bible from 2014-11-21T15:00
Who do you turn to when you need advice? If it’s personal, perhaps a friend; if it’s spiritual maybe a priest. But when many folks want advice on hardware – everything from a dishwasher to a smart ...
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Autoline This Week #1836: Manufacturing a New Generation from 2014-11-14T15:00
Factories used to be no place for a kid. In fact, there were some that might’ve even scared the bravest of men. But with today’s super clean 21st century factories some almost resemble a hospital o...
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Autoline This Week #1835: Buick Makes Its Move from 2014-11-07T15:00
Maybe it’s the snappy new product or the effective marketing campaign, whatever is accounting for Buick’s sales growth in 2014 Duncan Aldred is a happy man. Appointed VP of Buick-GMC Sales, Service...
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Autoline This Week #1834: Crisis Communication from 2014-10-31T15:00
What happens when “60 Minutes” shows up at a corporation’s door or some crisis occurs that it wasn’t ready for? That’s when they turn to crisis communications experts like Jason Vines, the former a...
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Autoline This Week #1833: The Charge of the Battery Brigade from 2014-10-24T15:00
As the auto industry continues to explore new and different ways to power cars and trucks, engineers keep coming back to the good old battery. With the days of GM’s EV1 seeming like ancient history...
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Autoline This Week #1832: Leading America’s Car Dealers from 2014-10-17T15:00
Where do you buy a car? These days you can do so on the Internet, a big box retailer and even certain OEM stores. But to this day, the tried and true model, and the place where most people still bu...
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Autoline This Week #1831: It’s a Lightweighting World from 2014-10-10T15:00
The aluminum onslaught has begun. It started years ago with Jaguar but now Ford is making its F-150 truck part of the lightweighting foray as it works to increase the MPGs of its best-seller. But i...
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Autoline This Week #1830: Arsenal of Democracy from 2014-10-03T15:00
By all accounts, the Greatest Generation may have won World War II with its blood, sweat and tears, but as author A.J. Baime writes in his new book “The Arsenal of Democracy,” Ford Motor Company ha...
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Autoline This Week #1829: The Secret World of 3D Printing from 2014-09-12T15:00
From toys to sporting goods and even some replacements parts for cars, it looks like 3D Printers are tackling more in more in the world of manufacturing. For a look at how this industry is growing,...
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Autoline This Week #1828: America’s Auto Bubble from 2014-08-29T15:00
Auto sales in America have recently been on a tear. In fact, some suggest the SAAR might actually challenge those heady days of 18 million units. Enter AlixPartners whose newest study indicates tha...
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Autoline This Week #1827: Manufacturing in Mexico from 2014-08-22T15:00
The front pages may be filled with news about Mexico, but the real story about our neighbor to the south can be found in the business section. The country is quickly becoming a second home to auto ...
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Autoline This Week #1826: Focusing on the Future from 2014-08-01T15:00
It wasn’t until the late 20th Century that the all-powerful auto industry started to realize it didn’t operate in an autonomous protected bubble; that forces around the world impacted everything it...
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Autoline This Week #1825: Buying a Car in 2014 from 2014-07-25T15:00
Do you still go to your dealership and kick the tires? Or are you one of those that go online and buy your car? These days you can get a new car in a variety of ways including from Costco, yes, you...
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Autoline This Week #1824: Telematics from 2014-07-18T15:00
Connectivity is driving so much of what we do in our daily lives that it’s natural that the connected car and telematics deserves an Autoline spotlight of its own. Joining John McElroy to discuss t...
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Autoline This Week #1823: Making all the Right Mobility Moves from 2014-07-11T15:00
Mobility seems to be the flavor of the month these days. Everyone from manufacturers to tier one suppliers to even academics are trying to discover secrets to the way people will move around in the...
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Autoline This Week #1822: Intelligent Transportation from 2014-07-04T15:00
The world of intelligent transportation is a broad umbrella that covers businesses, municipalities and people across the globe. That’s why when the ITS Conference comes to America every 3rd year it...
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Autoline This Week #1821: A Peek Under the Hood: Today’s Groundbreaking Engines from 2014-06-27T15:00
Between the increase in power and improvement in mpgs, today’s engines are giving drivers the best of both worlds. Join John McElroy and his panel Chris Thomas, the Chief Technical Officer from Bor...
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Autoline This Week #1820: Motor City Masters from 2014-06-20T15:00
Reality TV is ruling the airwaves these days. From dancing to singing to surviving, you knew it wouldn’t be long until cars became involved. Joining John McElroy to talk about their new car design ...
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Autoline This Week #1819: The Global Bowtie: Selling Chevy Around the World from 2014-06-13T15:00
If Chevrolet still used the old ad line “baseball, hot dogs and apple pie” to sell cars, it might be considering updating today’s version with “soccer, sushi and strudel” to reflect the global grow...
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Autoline This Week #1818: Auto Alchemy: The Secrets Behind the Colors of Cars from 2014-05-22T15:00
Technology might be on every car buyer’s wish list these days, but what designers are doing to make the whole package more attractive to the eye might surprise you. From conjuring new cutting-edge ...
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Autoline This Week #1817: The End of the Line? Making Cars in the 21st Century from 2014-05-16T15:00
With the closing of so many of America’s manufacturing factories over the last few years and seeing those jobs go to countries like Mexico and China, many have asked if the U.S. was getting ready t...
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Autoline This Week #1816: Opening the Door on Interior Designs from 2014-05-09T15:00
Have you noticed the changes going on inside new cars these days: Softer materials, accent lighting and tip-top technology to name just a few. On this edition of Autoline THIS WEEK John McElroy tal...
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Autoline This Week #1815: Shaving Weight: The Secrets of Lightweighting from 2014-05-02T15:00
It’s no secret that auto manufacturers are making their cars and trucks lighter for a variety of reasons in a number of ways. On this week’s edition of Autoline, John McElroy talks with three men o...
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Autoline This Week #1814: Built in Detroit from 2014-04-25T15:00
Historians have long chronicled the rough and tumble world of the United Auto Workers union. But few have seen what it was like from the inside, as author Bob Morris did. His father, Ken Morris, wa...
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Autoline This Week #1813: 50 Years of Mustang from 2014-04-18T15:00
Though manufacturing has been changing the last 25 years many of the workers remained the same. Now as they prepare to retire, how do we get the millennials interested in 21st century factory work?...
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Autoline This Week #1812: 50 Years of Mustang from 2014-04-11T15:00
It was April 14, 1964 the day the world met Mustang. From that historic day in New York to the unveiling of today’s latest pony car, the Mustang has become one of the most beloved automotive icons....
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Autoline This Week #1811: Who’s Driving Autonomy? from 2014-04-04T15:00
Today people may use Google to search the Internet but someday soon it may be driving their car as well. The search engine giant is also the leader in autonomous vehicle research, though the tradit...
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Autoline This Week #1810: The Next Big Move for Automotive Mobility from 2014-03-28T15:00
The experts keep saying the future is now when it comes to mobility. And though we’re seeing inroads, there’s still a lot going on in R and D. On Autoline THIS WEEK. John McElroy’s panel discusses ...
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Autoline This Week #1809: Ford’s Aluminum Gamble from 2014-03-21T15:00
Ford dominates the light duty truck market. Its F-150 is and continues to be the top seller so why mess with success by going to an aluminum truck. Join John McElroy on this week’s Autoline along w...
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Autoline This Week #1808: Leading the Blue Button: Inside OnStar from 2014-02-21T15:00
OnStar, General Motor’s telecommunications in-car system, is pushing 20 years old next year. That’s nearly two decades of cutting edge safety, security and a variety of other customer-oriented comm...
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Autoline This Week #1807: Working Behind the Great Wall: Westerns in the Chinese Auto Industry from 2014-02-14T15:00
When Autoline took its first trip to China last year, we not only met many members of the fledgling Chinese auto industry, but also several industry veterans who came to this huge country to share ...
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Autoline This Week #1806: Driving for Gold: The Auto Industry and the Winter Olympics from 2014-02-07T15:00
Every four years the world’s elite athletes gather in one location for the Winter Olympic games which requires a lot of planning and training by both the teams and the athletes. To pull it off they...
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Autoline This Week #1805: Automakers and Social Media from 2014-01-31T15:00
Did you just tweet or post to Facebook before reading this paragraph? That’s what millions of Americans are doing with their phone, tablet or laptop at any second of the day. And that activity is n...
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Autoline This Week #1804: Hawking Honda from 2014-01-24T15:00
The last few years haven’t been kind to Honda. With all the strife caused by the tsunami, sales took a huge tumble. But now after some time rebuilding, Honda’s core brands are on the rebound. This ...
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Autoline This Week #1803: Ward’s Best Engines 2014 from 2014-01-17T15:00
For two decades WardsAuto.com has been choosing what its editors consider the 10 Best Engines of the year. Joining John McElroy to discuss the 20 years of Ten Best Engines as well as this year’s wi...
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Autoline This Week #1802: The Top Truck? North American Truck of the Year 2014 from 2014-01-10T15:00
It’s award time again and Autoline has the scoop on the biggest prize for automakers each year: the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards. Joining NACTOY founding member John McElroy on t...
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Autoline This Week #1801: The Top Car? North American Car of the Year 2014 from 2014-01-03T15:00
It’s award time again and Autoline has the scoop on the biggest prize for automakers each year: the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards. Joining NACTOY founding member John McElroy on t...
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Autoline This Week #1739: Autoline Executive of the Year from 2013-12-20T15:00
This week Autoline unveils its first annual Automotive Executive of the Year award. Joining John McElroy to sort through the short list that his expert panel has winnowed down over the three month ...
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Autoline This Week #1738: Residual Values: What Your Car Is Worth And Why from 2013-11-22T15:00
Automotive Leasing Guide, or ALG as it’s known in the industry, is a very powerful force in the automotive world and it doesn’t even make cars. It’s the automotive website that sets the residual va...
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Autoline This Week #1737: Opening to the East: The Booming Chinese Auto Industry from 2013-11-15T15:00
Join John McElroy for his first broadcast from behind the Great Wall of China as he talks to automotive executives and experts at the Global Automotive Forum in Wuhan, China on Autoline This Week.<...
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Autoline This Week #1736: Any volunteers: The UAW in Tennessee from 2013-11-08T15:00
The United Auto Workers haven’t had much success unionizing plants from foreign automakers. But VW’s new Chattanooga, Tennessee plant may prove to be different. Join host John McElroy along with hi...
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Autoline This Week #1735: Inside the Connected Car from 2013-11-01T15:00
It used to be that you took your car from place to place. Nowadays it may be the other way around. Vehicles are so loaded with technology that in some cases they are driving themselves. But that’s ...
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Autoline This Week #1734: Automotive Lightweighting: Steel Slims Down from 2013-10-25T15:00
In the ongoing effort to reduce weight in their cars, automakers look at every opportunity to lose a pound here, a pound there. Some have even taken to using aluminum and carbon fiber in the body w...
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Autoline This Week #1733: Dream Machines: The Hottest Cars from Frankfurt 2013 from 2013-10-18T15:00
The bi-annual Frankfurt Motor Show never fails to disappoint. Being in the backyard of so many European OEMs, there never seems to be a shortage of interesting and expensive cars unveiled at this i...
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Autoline This Week #1732: The Real Blade Runner: A Conversation with Futurist Syd Mead from 2013-10-11T15:00
He started out drawing cars and became a Hollywood sensation. Syd Mead, the inspiration behind the futurist world of the film “Blade Runner” as well as many other hit films, makes a return visit to...
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Autoline This Week #1731: Ford’s Marketing Dynamo from 2013-10-04T15:00
Alan Mulally and Mark Fields – the top two executives at Ford -- get much of the credit for bringing the Blue Oval back from the brink during dire economic times. But the man whose contribution sho...
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Autoline This Week #1730: Driving America from 2013-09-27T15:00
There aren’t too many historical figures who have their 150th birthday celebrated. But if your name is Henry Ford, the man who gave us the modern auto industry, you might even get a book as well. A...
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Autoline This Week #1729: Propane Conversion from 2013-09-20T15:00
As the price of petroleum and diesel keeps creeping higher, companies with fleet vehicles are looking for ways to save money. One way more and more of them are turning to is propane or as the Europ...
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Autoline This Week #1728: Cars and Personalities from 2013-09-13T15:00
Why are men attracted to a certain style of car? Why do women buy the type of car they do? And what about teenagers? Are there circumstances that drive what you buy or is it something unique inside...
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Autoline This Week #1727: Icons and Idiots from 2013-08-30T15:00
The U.S. auto industry has had its share of characters and personalities over its first century, but you’d be hard pressed to find one bigger, at least in the last 40 years, than Bob Lutz. He’s bee...
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Autoline This Week #1726: Auto Interiors from 2013-08-23T15:00
Each year automakers are releasing 50 to 60 new or refreshed vehicles. That means design teams are logging tons of hours trying to bring a fresh look to an old nameplate or break the mold with a br...
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Autoline This Week #1725: Auto Interiors from 2013-08-02T15:00
The exterior designs of today’s car may evolve from year to year, but for sheer amount of change, all you have to do is look inside any of the latest models. Not only are there softer materials, ro...
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Autoline This Week #1724: Driving Mercedes R and D from 2013-07-26T15:00
These days when it comes to automobiles, technology is everywhere. And it doesn’t matter if it’s a 12,000 dollar Nissan Versa or a 190,000 dollar Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG…though auto experts might exp...
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Autoline This Week #1723: The Leasing Explosion from 2013-07-19T15:00
Before the big recession, leasing was a hefty 25 to 28 percent of new car sales in the U.S. But then in 2009, like so many other businesses, it took a huge tumble to just single digits. However tod...
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Autoline This Week #1722: The New World of Auto Electronics from 2013-07-12T15:00
As smart phones get smarter and more powerful, more and more people are relying on them to get through the day…in much the same way they have relied on the car. But now the trick is to integrate bo...
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Autoline This Week #1721: Improving the Car-Buying Experience from 2013-07-05T15:00
If you’ve ever walked into a retailer like Nordstrom – which is known for its outstanding customer service – and wondered why buying a car couldn’t provide the same type of experience, you’re not a...
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Autoline This Week #1720: Today’s Powertrains: Efficiency and Strength from 2013-06-28T15:00
More than ever before, engines across the world are becoming more efficient with better gas mileage while not sacrificing performance…and we’re not just talking about those small 1 or 2-cylinder jo...
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Autoline This Week #1719: Rare-Earth Metals from 2013-06-21T15:00
Today’s hybrid and electric cars are famous for their double digit mpgs. They get those great numbers, in part, by a combination of products under the hood that start in the earth’s crust. That’s w...
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Autoline This Week #1718: Lightweighting from 2013-05-24T15:00
Everybody in the auto industry is looking to lose weight these days. With CAFE requirements creeping ever closer, all manufacturers want to improve their miles per gallon average. And the best way ...
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Autoline This Week #1717: GM By the Numbers from 2013-05-17T15:00
Though not as big as it once was, General Motors is still a formidable global corporation with offices and factories all over the world and the numbers and financials to match. And the man in charg...
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Autoline This Week #1716: Today’s UAW: A Struggle for Stability from 2013-05-13T15:00
The United Auto Workers is going through an identity crisis. From the bankruptcies to the VEBA to the loss of over a million members, the UAW is plotting its future path. Will it unionize transplan...
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Autoline This Week #1715: The Truth about Autonomy from 2013-05-03T15:00
Regular viewers of Autoline know that few topics get host John McElroy’s attention like autonomous cars. He can’t wait for a Star Wars world here on earth. To get the latest lowdown on what’s going...
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Autoline This Week #1714: Ram’s New World from 2013-04-26T15:00
2013 has been a pretty good year so far for Chrysler’s Ram brand. It started with its 1500 winning the North American Truck of the Year award before unveiling two new Cargo Vans at the Chicago Auto...
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Autoline This Week #1713: Liquid Propane: The New Ethanol? from 2013-04-19T15:00
Automakers are still hunting for the 21st Century Holy Grail – better known as the next cheap energy source. With the jury still out on petroleum -- and ethanol, electricity and natural gas all hav...
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Autoline This Week #1712: Dick Dauch’s "American Drive" from 2013-04-12T15:00
I guess when you’ve been a Plant Manager for Chevrolet, a VP of Manufacturing for VW and re-engineered Chrysler’s operations in addition to founding American Axle and Manufacturing, it’s time to wr...
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Autoline This Week #1711: Right-to-Work from 2013-04-05T15:00
Even the home of the UAW wasn’t safe from Right-to-Work legislation. With Michigan’s law taking effect last month that makes nearly half the country covered by the right-to-work umbrella. Just how ...
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Autoline This Week #1710: Purchasing the Cloud from 2013-03-29T15:00
Automakers buy from all sorts of suppliers – from global-sized to small “neighborhood” parts producers. It’s a complicated system, especially for purchasing, which is why many of these companies ar...
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Autoline This Week #1709: Automotive Next from 2013-03-22T15:00
For more than 100 years, it’s been a man’s world in the auto industry. But if the business leaders from Inforum have anything to say about it, that’s all about to change with programs like “Automot...
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Autoline This Week #1708: The Supply Strain from 2013-03-01T15:00
Over the past five years automotive suppliers did whatever they could to save money. Much of that savings came from eliminating their manufacturing capacity. Today with the auto industry once again...
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Autoline This Week #1707: Ed Whitacre’s "American Turnaround" from 2013-02-22T15:00
Cajoled out of retirement by President Obama in 2009 to steer the troubled car maker General Motors, Ed Whitacre became its CEO during the company’s most turbulent times. After a career spent in Te...
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Autoline This Week #1706: Thirty Years in Automotive Journalism from 2013-02-15T15:00
We all know that cars and trucks and what's inside them have changed since the '70s, but that's usually as far we go. But what about the personalities that ran those organizations, their policies a...
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Autoline This Week #1705: Collaborative R and D Detroit Style from 2013-02-01T15:00
Remember back in the early '90s when the Detroit Three -- GM, Ford and Chrysler -- were still the Big Three dominating the global auto industry? It was at that time the three companies, with the bl...
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Autoline This Week #1704: Best Engines From Wards from 2013-01-25T15:00
Lincoln has been undergoing a renaissance. Not only our 16th president with an award-winning theatrical film, but also the car brand that was named for him. Over the past decade or so, Ford's Linco...
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Autoline This Week #1703: Best Engines From Wards from 2013-01-18T15:00
No one knows engines like the editors from WardsAuto.com. Each year for the past two decades they have put together their winners of the top ten powertrains. The Ward's 10 Best Engines list has bec...
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Autoline This Week #1702: 2013 NACTOY Car of the Year Finalists from 2013-01-11T15:00
It's award time again and it starts with the finalists for the North American Car of the Year. John McElroy is joined by two fellow jurors from the North American Car and Truck of the Year jury to ...
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Autoline This Week #1701: 2013 NACTOY Truck of the Year Finalists from 2013-01-04T15:00
It's award time again and it starts with the finalists for the North American Truck of the Year. John McElroy is joined by two fellow jurors from the North American Car and Truck of the Year jury t...
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Autoline This Week #1653: Carbon Fiber: Coming to a Car Near You from 2012-12-28T15:00
The Environmental Protection Agency's calendar keeps turning. Auto manufacturers are on a deadline to raise their total mpgs. Most are pushing their engineers to come up with gas-sipping ICEs as we...
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Autoline This Week #1652: Turbocharged with Borgwarner from 2012-12-21T15:00
Despite being one of the largest and most successful automotive suppliers in the world, most consumers only know the BorgWarner name from its connection to the Indianapolis 500. It has sponsored th...
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Autoline This Week #1651: Honda's 30 Years of Manufacturing in the U.S. from 2012-12-14T15:00
Many believe the biggest news of 1982 was the Falklands War invasion while in business the DeLorean Motor Car Company hit the brakes for the last time. Meanwhile, the big winner at the movies was t...
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Autoline This Week #1650: Used Car Market from 2012-12-07T15:00
Cash for Clunkers may have been great for the manufacturers at the time, but few realized the long term impact it would have on the used car market. Even today – close to four years later – the pri...
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Autoline This Week #1649: In Car Electronics from 2012-11-30T15:00
AM Radio was king in the car for nearly 50 years. But since the 70s, its evolution has been fast and furious. First FM was all the rage followed by music on 8 Track and Cassette tapes. It wasn’t lo...
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Autoline This Week #1648: AutoNation's Mike Jackson: What Cars People are Buying and Why from 2012-11-21T15:00
You may be buying your car from the biggest auto dealer in the country and not even know it. AutoNation has over 200 dealerships selling cars under 18 different local brands around the USA. From lu...
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Autoline This Week #1647: Low Voltage from 2012-11-16T15:00
They arrived with such fanfare a couple years back, that you’d have thought we’d all be driving electrics by now but that’s not the case. In fact, even today some manufacturers are reticent to even...
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Autoline This Week #1646: The Materials War from 2012-11-09T15:00
Heavy steel, hard plastic and thick rubber used to dominate an automaker’s assembly line. But these days those elements have been replaced by high strength, lighter weight cousins of the earlier ve...
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Autoline This Week #1645: The Electronic Lot from 2012-11-02T15:00
Scott Painter is the essence of the 21st century entrepreneur. Having started several dot-coms since his days at Berkley, he turned his sights to the auto industry with TrueCar.com, an attempt to e...
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Autoline This Week #1644: Big Shoes from 2012-10-26T15:00
When GM product guru Bob Lutz retired, many automotive insiders wondered what would happen to the company’s revived product line and, more importantly, who would fill those big shoes. It turns out ...
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Autoline This Week #1643: Slow and Steady from 2012-10-19T15:00
You may only know the company as the one that uses hamsters in its ads but with 24 straight months of U.S. sales records as well critically-acclaimed product, it’s not surprising that South Korea’s...
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Autoline This Week #1642: Second Hand from 2012-10-12T15:00
Cash for Clunkers may have been great for the manufacturers at the time, but few realized the long term impact it would have on the used car market. Even today – close to four years later – the pri...
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Autoline This Week #1641: High Fidelity from 2012-10-05T15:00
AM Radio was king in the car for nearly 50 years. But since the 70s, its evolution has been fast and furious. First FM was all the rage followed by music on 8 Track and Cassette tapes. It wasn’t lo...
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Autoline This Week #1640: Retooling the Standard from 2012-09-28T15:00
It used to be a Cadillac world. Recognized as the top luxury car, its name became synonymous with the best of anything. But then came the 1980s with production issues, an aging demographic and wors...
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Autoline This Week #1639: Running On Empty from 2012-09-21T15:00
A few years ago many believed ethanol was the answer to our fuel questions. There was refining capacity, plenty of corn and OEM commitment with their Flex Fuel option. Fast forward to 2012 and it’s...
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Autoline This Week #1638: Behind Closed Doors from 2012-09-14T15:00
Automakers protect their secrets like the U.S. Army guards Fort Knox. And the biggest secrets they have are their future designs. That’s why few people and fewer cameras are granted access to the i...
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Autoline This Week #1636: Maximum Bob’s Garage from 2012-08-31T15:00
Hidden down a long driveway behind two locked gates and four garage doors is the private car collection of one of the most respected “car guys” in history, Bob Lutz. Rarely do journalists get a gli...
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Autoline This Week #1635: Taking the Wheel from 2012-08-24T15:00
There’s been a product renaissance at Ford the last few years, thanks in large part to Global Product Chief, and 33-year veteran of the company, Derrick Kuzak. But when Kuzak announced he was retir...
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Autoline This Week #1631: The Sunroof Ceiling from 2012-07-27T15:00
It’s tough to get to the top of the auto industry, but it’s especially hard for female executives. That’s why even today the culture continues to be male-dominated. So with more and more women invo...
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Autoline This Week #1630: Delusion vs. Deluding from 2012-07-20T15:00
We buy brands. Sure, there are those consumers who diligently search out the best product or deal, but for the most part, Americans love their brands. Especially when it comes to cars. But as the c...
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Autoline This Week #1629: Skin in the Game from 2012-07-13T15:00
Back in 5th grade science class we all learned what happens when a snake molts -- it loses its skin, becoming in-essence an all-new serpent. That’s kind of what’s been going on over at Chrysler the...
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Autoline This Week #1628: MPGee Whiz from 2012-07-06T15:00
There are more cars on the road getting 40 miles per gallon than ever before. Partly due to new CAFE standards and driven by the engineers at OEMs and their suppliers, consumers now have a number o...
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Autoline This Week #1627: Half-Way Point from 2012-06-29T15:00
During any race there’s always that one point where you evaluate where you are in the pack and what it’s going to take to get to the finish line. That’s what John McElroy and his panel do on Autoli...
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Autoline This Week #1626: We Try Harder from 2012-06-22T15:00
In 1963 Avis Rent-a-Car came up with iconic “We Try Harder” slogan, which it has carried ever since. But it also seems to be the perfect phrase to describe the current race for the number one selli...
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Autoline This Week #1625: Engines of Change from 2012-06-15T15:00
Pick up any car magazines and you’ll find lists. Lists for best car, lists for worst MPGs, lists for most collectible and so on. But the one list that Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Ingrassia c...
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Autoline This Week #1622: Highly Charged from 2012-05-25T15:00
As more and more of those alternatively-powered vehicles hit the streets around America, the potential legal issues grow. We’ve already seen batteries burst into flames so who knows what lies ahead...
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Autoline This Week #1621: Bridge Builder from 2012-05-18T15:00
Running a car company in Europe is decidedly different than in America. Especially if you’re on the Board which makes all the big decisions. Join John McElroy and his guest Dr. Walther Kiep, the lo...
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Autoline This Week #1620: Excellent Interiors from 2012-05-11T15:00
Both boardrooms and government agencies are guiding design teams to create the vehicles of tomorrow. But how you achieve cost-savings and meet standards all in a slick package remains the (insert o...
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Autoline This Week #1619: Turning to TrueCar from 2012-05-04T15:00
Just a few short decades ago, the only way to get information on a new car was to go to a newsstand or go to a dealership. Since then, as consumers have learned how to use the maturing internet, th...
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Autoline This Week #1618: Innovation for All from 2012-04-27T15:00
How to break the ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) ceiling? Some manufacturers don’t think we need to and continue to upgrade their current crop of engines. But then there are companies like Nissan-...
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Autoline This Week #1617: Big Apple Autos from 2012-04-20T15:00
We all know Manhattan for its Wall Street institutions, Broadway musicals and idyllic Central Park, however, let’s not forget about transportation. Even though the city has perhaps the best public ...
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Autoline This Week #1616: Plugging Along from 2012-04-13T15:00
It won nearly every serious automotive award and had a huge carbon-free footprint of positive reviews from critics and consumers alike. So if that’s the case, why is the Volt GM’s slowest selling p...
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Autoline This Week #1615: Where's Retail? from 2012-04-06T15:00
The word on the street is the economy is getting better. And we mean “on the street” literally with new car sales leading the way. But how is this happening in the middle of a slow recovery? Are th...
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Autoline This Week #1614: Capitol Car Talk from 2012-03-30T15:00
Washington, D.C. has been leading a double life of late. Not only is it the American Capitol but it seems to have usurped the title of the Motor City from Detroit as well. With federal loans to aut...
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Autoline This Week #1613: American Icon from 2012-03-23T15:00
Ford Motor Company was in trouble even before that breathless September four years ago that sent the world economy searching for financial oxygen. But armed with a bold strategy and solid leadershi...
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Autoline This Week #1609: Mr. Secretary from 2012-02-24T15:00
Four years ago he was a one of 435, just a seven-term Congressman from a sleepy section of western Illinois. But since then life has been a bit harried to say the least. When Representative Ray LaH...
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Autoline This Week #1608: Holding Their Breath from 2012-02-17T15:00
Children do it out of spite when they don't get their way. They may turn a different color for a bit but the good news is it usually doesn't last very long. However, when economists hold their coll...
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Autoline This Week #1607: Smile - Part 2 from 2012-02-10T15:00
It was a masterwork in the making that suddenly became the Rip Van Winkle of records. That project was Beach Boy Brian Wilson's 1967 composition "Smile" which was finally released just a few years ...
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Autoline This Week #1606: Smile - Part 1 from 2012-02-03T15:00
It was a masterwork in the making that suddenly became the Rip Van Winkle of records. That project was Beach Boy Brian Wilson's 1967 composition "Smile" which was finally released just a few years ...
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Autoline This Week #1605: Outraged from 2012-01-27T15:00
National Rifle Association members are famous for their passionate slogan “I’ll give you my gun when you take it from my cold, dead hands.” Well, slogans are great but in the end they’re only words...
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Autoline This Week #1604: Accelerating East from 2012-01-20T15:00
China is a communist country with capitalist tastes and the money in the bank to prove it. That’s why nearly all Western automotive manufacturers are now in the country importing, building and sell...
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Autoline This Week #1603: The Cadillac Chronicles from 2012-01-13T15:00
Cadillac has long been known as the Standard of the World when it comes to luxury, but especially cars. However, no matter how good the product, even standards can hit on hard times which is what h...
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Autoline This Week #1602: Simply the Best...truck from 2012-01-06T15:00
About the same time the great Tina Turner made the phrase “Simply the Best” household words, a group known as NACTOY was creating its own “best.” But this one – built by 50 veteran automotive journ...
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Autoline This Week #1601: Simply the Best...car from 2011-12-30T15:00
About the same time the great Tina Turner made the phrase “Simply the Best” household words, a group known as NACTOY was creating its own “best.” But this one – built by 50 veteran automotive journ...
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Autoline This Week #1551: Ford's Future? from 2011-12-16T15:00
In the middle of some of our bleakest economic times, the Blue Oval has strung together a few impressive years. Not only with sales and solid product, but with stability. Something that hasn't been...
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Autoline #1550: Car Spy from 2011-12-09T17:00
Car Spy
They seemed cut from the same cloth. Single syllable names engaged in undercover work that was linked to exotic cars. The difference is one man, James Bond, is of course a fictio...
Autoline #1549: Cars vs. Beans from 2011-12-02T15:00
Cars vs. Beans
What sounds like a lawsuit working its way through the U.S. court system is in reality the epic struggle that plagued the American auto industry the last four decades.
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Autoline #1548: Clearing the Haze from 2011-11-25T15:00
Clearing the Haze
For more than 40 years, one inconspicuous building outside of Ann Arbor, Michigan has been making the air we breathe cleaner. It’s the home of The Environmental Protect...
Autoline This Week #1547: Pact It In from 2011-11-18T15:00
The heavy lifting is finally done, at least for a couple more years. A few weeks ago the United Auto Workers Union (UAW) and Chrysler, Ford and General Motors each reached agreement to continue mak...
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Autoline This Week #1546: Bigger than the Book from 2011-11-11T15:00
Most of us have read it at one time or another. The small yellow reference guide that tells you what a used car is worth. Well the National Auto Dealers Association has been publishing that book si...
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Autoline This Week #1545: 10-Carat Bowtie from 2011-11-04T15:00
Anniversaries are special. That’s one of the reasons they’re celebrated with a particular metal, element or stone. But rarely do they break out the 10-carat diamond because that denotes 100 years, ...
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Autoline This Week #1544: Design on a Dime from 2011-10-28T15:00
Auto shows are about the outlandish. Huge displays, science fiction technology and cars, cars, cars. The most eye-catching being those stunning, figments from a Designer’s imagination: The Concepts...
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Autoline This Week #1543: Once Upon a Car from 2011-10-21T15:00
Stephen King may have frightened readers all over the world with his twisted tales but he can’t scare Detroit. His imagination pales in comparison to the daily coverage on the travails of the Big T...
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Autoline This Week #1542: Home Cooking from 2011-10-14T15:00
Every two years the massive Messa in Frankfurt, Germany plays host to one of the largest, if not the largest auto show in the world. Twelve huge buildings with another constructed just for that eve...
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Autoline This Week #1541: The End of the Line from 2011-10-07T15:00
Since that epic day when Henry Ford turned the switch on the assembly line some 85 years ago, manufacturing has been pretty straight. Oh maybe a turn was added here and there as the years went on, ...
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Autoline This Week #1540: Sirens of Chrome from 2011-09-30T15:00
The Pill box hat, the Mini skirt and the Little Black Dress along with hood ornaments, mood lighting and tail fins. What all six of these obviously different elements have in common are fashion. Th...
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Autoline This Week #1539: Shell Game from 2011-09-23T16:23:37
You know the game. It’s been played for years. All it takes are three shells, one pea and a gullible audience to bet money on what is know as a short-con. Well these days there’s another shell game...
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Autoline #1538: Stuck in Time (Repeat of 1530) from 2011-09-15T19:23:37
Stuck in Time
Many agree that the auction house Barrett-Jackson has its grips on some of the greatest collector cars in America. But there’s a large group of classic cars just 90 miles o...
Autoline #1537: Car Spy from 2011-09-09T17:44:22
Car Spy
They seemed cut from the same cloth. Single syllable names engaged in undercover work that was linked to exotic cars. The difference is one man, James Bond, is of course a fictio...
Autoline #1536: My 409 from 2011-09-02T18:08:48
My 409
No one seemed to capture the culture of cars better than the Beach Boys. When they weren’t singing about California girls in the early ‘60s they were worshiping hot rods and muscl...
Autoline #1535: Reach Out from 2011-08-26T17:10:46
Reach Out
Most would say the soundtrack of U.S. labor union movement is closer to the edgy guitar of Woody Guthrie than the smooth sounds of Burt Bacharach. But it’s a new day at beleagu...
Autoline #1534: Eyes of Silva (Repeat of 1528) from 2011-08-18T19:05:05
Eyes of Silva
About the time that the Doobie Brothers burst onto the ‘70s music scene with songs like "China Grove" and "Eyes of Silver," the design eyes of Walter de’Silva were just com...
Autoline #1533: Down the Road (Repeat of 1527) from 2011-08-11T20:00:39
Down the Road
With the auto industry as volatile as ever, it pays to have a good analyst to keep an eye where it might be heading. Well, this week Autoline has invited three of the best ...
Autoline #1532: The Union Label (Repeat of 1522) from 2011-08-04T18:53:31
The Union Label
Change has been the theme at the United Auto Workers union for the last few years. As it fought to keep members and jobs, it met face-to-face with today’s economic realit...
Autoline #1531: Vote Early and Often from 2011-07-28T18:30:24
Vote Early and Often
The rough-and-tumble world of Chicago politics is often given credit for the mantra "vote early and often." Even though not a legal option, it may not be bad advice ...
Autoline #1530: Stuck in Time from 2011-07-21T19:44:13
Stuck in Time
Many agree that the auction house Barrett-Jackson has its grips on some of the greatest collector cars in America. But there’s a large group of classic cars just 90 miles o...
Autoline #1529: Chain Links from 2011-07-14T19:08:30
Chain Links
More than ever before, auto manufacturers rely on suppliers to produce and provide parts for today’s vehicles, especially those on the top called Tier Ones. And there are few...
Autoline #1528: Eyes of Silva from 2011-07-01T19:04:30
Eyes of Silva
About the time that the Doobie Brothers burst onto the ‘70s music scene with songs like "China Grove" and "Eyes of Silver," the design eyes of Walter de’Silva were just com...
Autoline #1527: Down the Road from 2011-07-01T17:47:17
Down the Road
With the auto industry as volatile as ever, it pays to have a good analyst to keep an eye where it might be heading. Well, this week Autoline has invited three of the best ...
Autoline #1526: Oval Shine from 2011-06-24T18:41:24
Oval Shine
Glass House has been glistening more than usual of late. Whether it’s profits or products, Ford has been on quite a roll. Alan Mulally, the company’s president & CEO receives ...
Autoline #1525: Cars vs. Beans from 2011-06-17T17:51:50
Cars vs. Beans
What sounds like a lawsuit working its way through the U.S. court system is in reality the epic struggle that plagued the American auto industry the last four decades.
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Autoline #1524: The New Guard (Repeat of 1518) from 2011-06-09T18:38:59
The New Guard
Ad agencies tend to have a long shelf life at GM. Buick signed McCann-Erickson in 1958 while Chevy and Campbell-Ewald went all the way back to 1919. That was until the 2009...
Autoline #1523: Dodge&Designs (Repeat of 1516) from 2011-06-02T19:01:23
Dodge & Designs
You'd think being in charge of design for an automaker would be a big enough job, but not for Ralph Gilles. As the designer of the iconic 2005 Chrysler 300, he was promot...
Autoline #1522: The Union Label from 2011-05-26T19:45:29
The Union Label
Change has been the theme at the United Auto Workers union for the last few years. As it fought to keep members and jobs, it met face-to-face with today’s economic realit...
Autoline #1521: What’s Next from 2011-05-19T19:12:05
What’s Next
Technology has been transforming the car today more than ever. Since its beginning, the auto industry has always pushed the envelope when it comes to power, ride and design. ...
Autoline #1520: Clearing the Haze from 2011-05-13T17:46:46
Clearing the Haze
For more than 40 years, one inconspicuous building outside of Ann Arbor, Michigan has been making the air we breathe cleaner. It’s the home of The Environmental Protect...
Autoline #1519: The Profit Chain from 2011-05-06T18:33:18
The Profit Chain
It's been a tough couple years in the automotive supply chain. Tough for everybody it seems except for BorgWarner. The century-old global giant reported record sales and...
Autoline #1518: The New Guard from 2011-04-29T18:33:15
The New Guard
Ad agencies tend to have a long shelf life at GM. Buick signed McCann-Erickson in 1958 while Chevy and Campbell-Ewald went all the way back to 1919. That was until the 2009...
Autoline #1517: Washington's Auto Influence from 2011-04-21T21:51:27
Washington's Auto Influence
From all the bailout coverage the past few years, you might've thought that automakers only looked to Washington for money. But in reality, the Department of ...
Autoline #1516: Dodge&Designs from 2011-04-15T18:35:26
Dodge & Designs
You'd think being in charge of design for an automaker would be a big enough job, but not for Ralph Gilles. As the designer of the iconic 2005 Chrysler 300, he was promot...
Autoline #1515: Two Triple Cheese from 2011-04-08T17:25:15
Two Triple Cheese
What would prompt you to pull off the road while driving? Well, for Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen -- you know, the "Hot Rod Lincoln" guys -- it was the mere...
Autoline #1514: Motors and Parts from 2011-04-01T16:15:04
Motors and Parts
Antifreeze was created to start cars and not necessarily brands. But sometimes the stars align -- or in this case the Pentastars -- giving the world a 75-year old compan...
Autoline #1513: Turnaround from 2011-03-24T18:54:12
Turnaround
If you happen to be in a jazz band, a turnaround -- chords that take you back to an earlier part of the song -- is something easy that you do all the time. If you're an execut...
Autoline #1512: Here Comes the Sun (Repeat of 1505) from 2011-03-18T18:10:13
Here Comes the Sun
This January, 2011 Detroit seemed to be channeling 1969 London for a time. That's when Beatle George Harrison, to escape the burdens of the business world, took some t...
Autoline #1511: Travels with Farley (Repeat of 1504) from 2011-03-11T19:41:58
Travels with Farley
The headline might look vaguely familiar. Think early 1960s where it borrows everything but the "Ch" from author John Steinbeck's famous travelogue "Travels with Char...
Autoline #1510: Technotronic (Repeat of 1503) from 2011-03-11T19:41:16
Technotronic
When you're looking for an example of a huge fast marketing splash, few have been more effective than Jo Bogaert. He's the Belgian music producer who, in 1988, created the "...
Autoline #1509: Blipvert from 2011-02-25T19:12:09
Blipvert
Remember the computerized character MAX HEADROOM? In the fictional future that he called home, television corporations, not governments, ran the world. And what ran television w...
Autoline #1508: The DC Dance from 2011-02-18T18:52:08
The DC Dance
If recent history is any guide, many Americans believe that the easiest way to reform our government is to attend a couple of town hall meetings, kick some politicians out o...
Autoline #1507: Mighty Clouds of Joy from 2011-02-11T20:16:28
Mighty Clouds of Joy
Since his appearance in last week's Super Bowl commercial, many have automatically linked Chrysler with the gritty music of the artist Eminem. And while the soundtra...
Autoline #1506: High Cotton from 2011-02-04T19:44:12
High Cotton
Three hundred years ago when cotton was king, the tallest and healthiest plants were the most valued. Farmers were said to be in "high cotton" when they had a bumper crop of ...
Autoline #1505: Here Comes the Sun from 2011-01-28T19:01:56
Here Comes the Sun
This January, 2011 Detroit seemed to be channeling 1969 London for a time. That's when Beatle George Harrison, to escape the burdens of the business world, took some t...
Autoline #1504: Travels with Farley from 2011-01-21T20:10:27
Travels with Farley
The headline might look vaguely familiar. Think early 1960s where it borrows everything but the "Ch" from author John Steinbeck's famous travelogue "Travels with Char...
Autoline #1503: Technotronic from 2011-01-14T19:21:06
Technotronic
When you're looking for an example of a huge fast marketing splash, few have been more effective than Jo Bogaert. He's the Belgian music producer who, in 1988, created the "...
Autoline #1502: NACTOY's New Day? from 2011-01-07T18:54:51
NACTOY's New Day?
Since 1994, the first awarding of the North American Car of the Year, there has been a parade each year of three finalists with one winner. Amid the 48 contenders and 1...
Autoline #1501: King of the "NACTOY" Hill from 2010-12-23T21:09:47
King of the Hill
Thanks to producer/animator Mike Judge, most people connect "King of the Hill" with the former Fox TV series. And though there's a lot to be said for a 12-year old carto...
Autoline #1439: Roman Holiday from 2010-11-19T19:19:25
Roman Holiday
It was the movie that turned a trio into stars. Even though William Holden was arguably already there and his leading lady Audrey Hepburn was well on her way, the romantic ...
Autoline #1438: Innocence Lost from 2010-11-12T19:51:47
Innocence Lost
There was a seismic shift 45 years ago. And as all change goes it was unwelcome at the time. So much in fact, that in a manner of fifteen short minutes it transformed a cu...
Autoline #1437: Politics as Unusual from 2010-11-05T18:13:16
Politics as Unusual
Has the American public ever been so fickle? Two years ago the country went heavily Democratic. This year the pendulum swung strongly Republican. Who knows what next ...
Autoline #1436: Movin' On Up from 2010-10-29T18:28:50
Movin' On Up
The 1970s was the touchstone for transformation in two important American industries.
The world of television was changed forever by producer Norman Lear with gro...
Autoline #1435: Champagne Wishes from 2010-10-22T18:29:43
Champagne Wishes
Celebrity and luxury have been part of our culture since the beginning. But that potent combination didn't truly take off until about twenty-five years ago when televisi...
Autoline #1434: The Left Bank 2 from 2010-10-15T19:24:20
The Left Bank 2
Last week Autoline Detroit began its coverage of the 2010 Paris Motor Show with four different interviews. This week we've decided to emulate the Seine River, take a coup...
Autoline #1433: The Left Bank from 2010-10-08T18:20:52
The Left Bank
The river Siene slices through the city of Paris like the gentle folds of a fresh croissant. To the south is a section known as "La Rive Gauche" or The Left Bank. The monik...
Autoline #1432: Don't Look Back from 2010-10-01T18:37:39
Don't Look Back
The longtime Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Satchel Paige once said "Don't look back -- something might be gaining on you." In the case with today's luxury car leaders BMW...
Autoline #1431: Predictive Power from 2010-09-24T20:39:18
Predictive Power
Ensconced in the ivy-covered halls of universities around the world are men and women who spend their days looking for answers. Answers to questions that might not even...
Autoline #1430: Family from 2010-09-17T18:27:24
Family
It's often said that the most important part of human life is family. Despite the fact that you may argue with your father on almost everything or your Aunt Rose still squeezes yo...
Autoline #1429: Containment from 2010-09-10T18:20:34
Containment
It may be a noun with three different meanings, but the word containment has filtered into our daily lives. From news stories spotlighting the Gulf of Mexico to military stra...
Autoline #1428: Listening Booth: 2010 - Part 2 from 2010-08-27T19:54:41
Listening Booth: 2010 - Part 2
With a nod to our inspiration, musician Marc Cohn's new release "Listening Booth: 1970," in Autoline's 2010 version last week, our focus wasn't on forty-ye...
Autoline #1427: Listening Booth: 2010 from 2010-08-20T17:50:56
Listening Booth: 2010
Putting a new twist on "the classics" is suddenly chic and popular. Just ask musician Marc Cohn whose new recording, "Listening Booth: 1970" -- a collection of song...
Autoline #1426: Autolineian from 2010-07-23T18:06:18
Autolineian
Analysis always seems more important when it has a name attached to it. Take the world of psychology for instance. Sigmund Freud's surname established the famous 'Freudian' s...
Autoline #1425: Hands Down from 2010-07-16T18:13:26
Hands Down
Without a doubt, some of the reasons are simple. Old line factories have closed, there's more automation in those that remain and foreign companies are building in right-to-wo...
Autoline #1424: B Driven from 2010-07-02T18:18:35
B Driven
You can see it, can't you? The slow-motion black and white shots of sweaty sinewy muscles inter-cut with close-ups of a certain athletic footwear and a simple closing graphic. O...
Autoline #1423: Detroit Drift from 2010-07-01T19:44:50
Detroit Drift
Even though it may sound like the next installment in "The Fast & Furious" franchise, this drift refers to what's going on right now in the auto industry in not only Detroi...
Autoline #1422: Mythology from 2010-06-25T16:51:54
Mythology
The Greek culture has given the world significant contributions in several areas. One of the more interesting is the bizarre mixture of heroes, villains, mortals and gods const...
Autoline #1421: Grand Re-Opening from 2010-06-18T18:37:45
Grand Re-Opening
Fourteen months ago Chrysler was closing down. We're all familiar with the strange turns the story took. From bankruptcy to Obama to Italy and back, Chrysler survived, j...
Autoline #1420: Elbow Room from 2010-05-28T18:26:18
Elbow Room
Like it or not, we're all fast becoming neighbors. As the world's population continues to boom and more and more people congregate in urban areas we've created a phenomenon kn...
Autoline #1419: Purchasing Power from 2010-05-21T19:00:06
Purchasing Power
Buying in bulk has never been more popular. Warehouse shopping at places like Costco and Sam's Club has sold many consumers on the procurement secrets of the Big Three -...
Autoline #1418: An Incredible Ride from 2010-05-14T17:49:41
An Incredible Ride
It started last year with a simple e-mail between two 'car guys.' That's when Victor Muller the creator of the small exotic luxury brand Spyker petitioned Bob Lutz, th...
Autoline #1417: Platforms from 2010-05-07T17:53:26
Platforms
Like many other areas of 21st century life, the publishing world is in an upheaval. Newspapers are consolidating and closing while books are turning into digital devices and mu...
Autoline #1416: The Perfect Marriage from 2010-04-30T18:45:41
The Perfect Marriage
It happened last century. Way back, nearly a hundred years ago; a union so sweet, so hand-in-glove that to this day many of us still take it for granted. The allianc...
Autoline #1415: Just Do It from 2010-04-23T19:18:32
Just Do It
For more than two decades those three words have branded Nike into the public consciousness helping make it the success that it continues to be. Of course having great product...
Autoline #1414: Soapbox from 2010-04-16T17:48:22
Soapbox
The next time you're in a store take a walk down the detergent aisle and check out the dozens of different products. Some of the packages that look so comfortable on the shelf ma...
Autoline #1413: Habits from 2010-04-09T17:55:21
Habits
They're defined as acquired behavior patterns that are uniquely involuntary. Known to most of the planet as habits, they come from two camps. Some can be bad if it's a personal gl...
Autoline #1412: Knots Landing from 2010-04-01T19:37:35
Knots Landing
When it comes to television dramas since the '70s, few have been more consistent than life within the California cul-de-sac called Seaview Circle. And when it comes to aut...
Autoline #1411: Stop Your Sobbing from 2010-03-26T18:53:31
Stop Your Sobbing
You may recognize the headline above as a famous '60s song written by the Kinks. However, when GM exited from bankruptcy last year it almost turned that hallowed tune o...
Autoline #1410: Reputation from 2010-03-12T18:46:41
Reputation
In today's high-tech world, it may be hard to believe but there was once a time in America where the best place to enjoy a movie was in your car. This loose-knit community of ...
Autoline #1409: Hollywood Drivin' from 2010-02-26T18:59:25
Hollywood Drivin'
In today's high-tech world, it may be hard to believe but there was once a time in America where the best place to enjoy a movie was in your car. This loose-knit commun...
Autoline #1408: Tiger Woods or Tylenol from 2010-02-19T19:19:50
Tiger Woods or Tylenol
A dizzying number of consumer products have been introduced over the last thirty years. And though thousands have succeeded over that time few have achieved the Mo...
Autoline #1407: The Eyes Have It from 2010-02-12T19:06:41
The Eyes Have It
Whether it's in the U.S. Senate, the California State House or your own city council, any simple up or down tally where "the ayes have it" can have a significant impact ...
Autoline #1406: Nervous System from 2010-02-05T19:39:03
Nervous System
From the stub of a toe to the bite of a mosquito, our bodies rely on a complex network of neurons that tell our brain what's going on. And like our bodies, each car has a ...
Autoline EXTRA #1405: Dan Weiss, Fred Smith, Ron Cogan from 2010-01-29T20:58:03
New clean diesel engines offer better fuel economy and lower emissions than their gas counterparts, so why aren't they more popular in the U.S.? That's the topic on this edition of Autoline EXTRA. ...
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Autoline #1405: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington from 2010-01-29T20:55:17
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Many know this classic 1939 film pitted an everyman Jimmy Stewart against the rich and powerful under the U.S Capitol Dome. And though more than 70 years hav...
Autoline EXTRA #1404: Larry Dominique from 2010-01-22T20:39:50
On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, John talks with Larry Dominique, the VP of Product Planning for Nissan North America, from the floor of the 2010 Detroit Auto Show. Mr. Dominique talks about Niss...
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Autoline EXTRA #1404: Ralph Gilles from 2010-01-22T20:37:50
On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, John sits down to talk with the President and CEO of Dodge, Ralph Gilles, from the floor of the 2010 Detroit Auto Show. Mr. Gilles talks about how he balances his...
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Autoline #1404: The Sun Also Rises from 2010-01-22T18:36:22
The Sun Also Rises
After a decade of reporting everywhere from local streets to foreign wars, Ernest Hemingway wrote and published his first novel "The Sun Also Rises." And though you mi...
Autoline EXTRA #1403: John Casesa from 2010-01-15T20:25:56
Watch John's full interview with John Casesa a Managing Partner at the Casesa Shapiro Group from the 2010 Detroit Auto Show.
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Autoline EXTRA #1403: Susan Docherty from 2010-01-15T20:23:52
Watch John's full interview with Susan Docherty, the VP of Sales, Service & Marketing at General Motors from the 2010 Detroit Auto Show.
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Autoline EXTRA #1403: Mike Jackson from 2010-01-15T20:21:34
Watch John's full interview with Mike Jackson, Chairman and CEO of AutoNation from the 2010 Detroit Auto Show.
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Autoline #1403: Getting Better from 2010-01-15T20:18:59
Getting Better
Throughout the sixties the "sweet and savory" song writing from the Lennon & McCartney partnership produced lines that emphasized the beautiful schizophrenia of life. That...
Autoline EXTRA #1402: Guy Gordon, Sarah Webster, Jim Hall from 2010-01-08T19:03:35
Even though Chrysler will display some of its vehicles at this year's auto show in Detroit, they decided not to have a press conference or make any big announcements. This is somewhat perplexing si...
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Autoline #1402: Crawlin' From the Wreckage from 2010-01-08T18:57:02
Crawlin' From the Wreckage
Who would've predicated thirty years ago that a little known new wave song from England's Dave Edmunds would prove to be the perfect theme for the 2010 North A...
Autoline #1401: The Result of Care: Part Two from 2010-01-01T05:00
The Result of Care: Part Two
No matter the vocation it's a struggle to achieve quality or to be the best. Well, imagine trying to define it. Some write complex tomes containing various r...
Autoline EXTRA #1401: Michelle Krebs, Mark Phelan from 2010-01-01T05:00
On this edition of Autoline EXTRA John and his panel discuss the nominees for the North American Car of the Year and share their opinions about the vehicles. Joining John for the discussion are fel...
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Autoline #1341: The Result of Care: Part One from 2009-12-25T05:00
The Result of Care: Part One
No matter the vocation it's a struggle to achieve quality or to be the best. Well, imagine trying to define it. Some write complex tomes containing various r...
Autoline EXTRA #1341: Jim McCraw, Jeff Gilbert from 2009-12-25T05:00
On this edition of Autoline EXTRA John and his panel discuss the nominees for the North American Truck of the Year and share their opinions about the vehicles. Joining John for the discussion are J...
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Autoline #1340: Thin Air Part 2 from 2009-11-20T18:49:26
Thin Air Part 2
Climbing mountains is difficult and dangerous. Not only is it treacherous traversing the rocks and the snow, but if you're not in shape, just try breathing in all of the ...
Autoline EXTRA #1339: Ian Callum from 2009-11-13T20:57:29
The design of the new Jaguar XJ is the topic of discussion on this week's Autoline EXTRA. Joining John McElroy to talk about the car is the man responsible for the new design, Ian Callum, the Desig...
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Autoline #1339: Connect the Dots from 2009-11-13T20:53:16
Connect the Dots
One of the first things we all learn is to draw. A dot here, a line there -- it's a combination of art, entertainment and education for children around the world. But so...
Autoline EXTRA #1338: Aaron Bragman, Erich Merkle, Michael Robinet from 2009-11-06T21:18:51
On the broadcast version of the show, John and his panel discussed the big news of Chrysler revealing its turnaround plan. But that wasn’t the only bombshell dropped this week in the auto industry....
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Autoline #1338: Stella Sconosciuto from 2009-11-06T21:16:34
Stella Sconosciuto
Unknown stars pepper our existence. From the night sky to our daily culture, we can't seem to take our collective eyes off them because you're never quite sure what th...
Autoline #1337: Seaweed Part 2 from 2009-10-30T18:05:48
Seaweed Part 2
Many a boater has cursed that slimy green lake junk wrapped around the prop that killed his engine. But as today's technology continues to improve those curses may soon tu...
Autoline EXTRA #1336: Bruce Dale from 2009-10-23T18:43:24
There’s a lot of debate over what should power our cars in the future. Hybrids and electrics are getting a lot of attention right now but what ever happened to biofuels? On this edition of Autoline...
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Autoline #1336: 10% from 2009-10-23T18:40:30
10%
When most folks see a number like 10% they're receiving a discount on a sale item or reading a nutritional chart at the grocery store. But the number that we're talking about on this...
Autoline EXTRA #1335: Mark Vann from 2009-10-16T19:37:48
On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, John McElroy talks with Mark Vann, the Project Manager of GM’s fuel cell program, called Project Driveway, which gave customers the opportunity to drive a Chevy E...
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Autoline #1335: Thin Air from 2009-10-16T19:35:40
Thin Air
Climbing mountains is difficult and dangerous. Not only is it treacherous traversing the rocks and the snow, but if you're not in shape, just try breathing in all of the "thin a...
Autoline EXTRA #1334: Doug Speck from 2009-10-09T19:24:07
On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, John McElroy is joined by Doug Speck the president and CEO of Volvo Cars North America. First they discuss HD Radio and compare it with satellite radio. The conve...
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Autoline #1334: Mamma Mia from 2009-10-09T19:20:15
Mamma Mia
Sweden has never had an export like the band ABBA. And it's not just that first ten year run ('73-'83) of success it enjoyed with all those famous top ten singles. What's most ...
Autoline EXTRA #1333: Josh Tickell from 2009-10-02T20:22:47
Josh Tickell, Director of the documentary "Fuel" stopped by our studios driving a car affectionately dubbed the "Algaeus." It’s a plug-in Prius that represents the future of automotive transportati...
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Autoline #1333: Seaweed from 2009-10-02T20:08:49
Seaweed
Many a boater has cursed that slimy green lake junk wrapped around the prop that killed his engine. But as today's technology continues to improve those curses may soon turn to c...
Autoline EXTRA #1332: Tom Stephens from 2009-09-25T18:46:02
Joining John McElroy on this edition of Autoline EXTRA is Tom Stephens, the Vice Chairman of Global Product Development at General Motors. He joined us for an exclusive web-only Q & A session with ...
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Autoline #1332: Balance from 2009-09-25T18:42:27
Balance
Walking a high-wire was the dangerous vocation of the world-renown daredevil Karl Wallenda. Whether it was over desert canyons or city streets, the most important aspect of this ...
Autoline EXTRA #1331: Nina Beckhardt from 2009-09-18T18:30:20
Some car names roll easily off the tongue while others can be a mouthful. So what’s the best strategy to go with when naming a car? That’s the topic of discussion on this edition of Autoline EXTRA ...
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Autoline #1331: Alphabet Soup from 2009-09-18T18:26:36
Alphabet Soup
"What's in a name?" When William Shakespeare wrote this question for Juliet Capulet in "Romeo and Juliet," it was a vehicle to release the characters from the bondage of th...
Autoline EXTRA #1330: Dr. Michael Leiters from 2009-09-11T18:40:48
On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, John and his panel sit down to talk with Dr. Michael Leiters, the Program Manager for the Porsche Cayenne. They discuss the hybrid version of the car and how Pors...
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Autoline #1330: Oxymoron from 2009-09-11T18:38:20
Oxymoron
Over the last century, Ferdinand Porsche built his brand on speed, power and performance. So it was almost anathema 7 years ago when, to compete in a market it never knew, Porsc...
Autoline EXTRA #1329: Rebecca Lindland from 2009-09-04T18:21:41
Over the next few years automakers will begin to introduce smaller cars to the American market. But does that mean consumers will buy them? That’s the topic of discussion on this edition of Autolin...
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Autoline #1329: Hangover from 2009-09-04T18:18:56
Hangover
How many summer hangovers can you handle? You may personally know your own limit, but now the country is about to find out just how many it can take. Over the past few months we...
Autoline EXTRA #1328: John Hoffecker from 2009-08-28T18:18:19
On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, John McElroy and his panel sit down to chat with John Hoffecker, the managing director of AlixPartners, a company that specializes in turning problem companies ar...
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Autoline #1328: Stuck In the Middle from 2009-08-28T18:15:37
Stuck In the Middle
Leave it to Quentin Tarantino to remind us what "the middle" is all about. It was Hollywood's whirling creative derbish who took a long forgotten early '70s song, "St...
Autoline EXTRA #1327: Dr. David Cole from 2009-07-31T18:39:31
Now that the American auto industry has restructured and gotten rid of most of its legacy costs, are they at a competitive advantage over the foreign nameplates? That’s the topic of discussion on t...
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Autoline #1327: Coleslaw from 2009-07-31T18:37:15
Coleslaw
It never seems like the Midwest is really rid of winter until, at that first picnic, when you spy the official side dish of summer, coleslaw, sidled up to the burgers, dogs and ...
Autoline EXTRA #1326: Lon Zaback, Earl Lucas, Mike Crowley from 2009-07-24T18:51:06
The new Ford Taurus is the topic of discussion on this edition of Autoline EXTRA. John McElroy continues his talk from the broadcast with three people involved in the program. They discuss what was...
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Autoline #1326: No Bull from 2009-07-24T18:48:13
No Bull
Some may know it from the stories of Zeus in Greek mythology. While others, who study the stars, are familiar with the famous constellation bearing its name in the Northern Hemis...
Autoline EXTRA #1325: Michael Robinet, Steve Finlay, Christie Nordhielm from 2009-07-17T19:00:02
There’s been a lot said lately about what Chrysler has done wrong in the past but not much has been said about what it has done right. On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, John McElroy and his panel ...
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Autoline #1325: "Green" Cross from 2009-07-17T18:53:54
"Green" Cross
When the economic tsunami struck the auto industry last year leaving Chrysler and GM in shambles, the U.S. government role-played as the "Green" Cross, if you will, providi...
Autoline EXTRA #1324: Bud Liebler, Jean Halliday, David Kiley from 2009-07-10T18:27:43
Hyundai made a splash at the beginning of the year when it introduced its assurance program, that allowed customers to return a new Hyundai if they lost their job within the first year of purchase....
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Autoline #1324: Ad "Homonym" from 2009-07-09T20:22:07
Ad "Homonym"
The latest media darling of the hipster set, the award-winning series "Mad Men", has suddenly made it cool again to be in advertising. In fact, as we watch this world throug...
Autoline #1323: Fresh Metal 2 from 2009-07-03T16:00
Fresh Metal 2
As a follow-up to "Fresh Metal 1," in this week's second part, John and his panel continue their talk about some of the newest product hitting dealer lots this year, includ...
Autoline EXTRA #1322: Sean McAlinden, Michelle Krebs, Daniel Howes from 2009-06-26T18:34:13
Recently General Motors and Chrysler eliminated thousands of dealers in order to restructure their business. But what will happen to those dealers, will they turn to foreign nameplates to put produ...
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Autoline #1322: They Are Legend from 2009-06-26T17:28:09
They Are Legend
Just two years ago actor Will Smith ruled the movie world with "I AM LEGEND," a post-apocalyptic tale of isolation, innovation and survival. In 2009, it doesn't strain cr...
Autoline #1321: Fresh Metal 1 from 2009-06-19T15:33:17
Fresh Metal 1
Whether it's a local pro shop, jewelry store or hard rock radio station, there's a constant infusion of "fresh metal" or new product for consumers throughout the year. But ...
Autoline #1320: The "Re" Word from 2009-06-05T18:04:23
The "Re" Word
General Motors embarked on a new journey this week. It may have gone kicking and screaming but a new journey nonetheless. Some say it will lead to a "rebirth" of the compan...
Autoline EXTRA #1319: Mark Fields from 2009-05-29T18:44:18
On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, John McElroy is joined by Mark Fields, the president of all of Ford’s operations in the Americas. The cash for clunkers bill that’s currently being debated in Con...
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Autoline #1319: Focus from 2009-05-29T18:40:09
Focus
The word "focus" conjures a number of different reactions these days. For instance, some immediately hear the hit single of the 1970s while others visualize the action to the lens ...
Autoline EXTRA #1318: Joe Serra, Neal Boudette, Aaron Bragman from 2009-05-22T14:37:12
With General Motors and Chrysler eliminating thousands of dealers last week, will those dealers turn to foreign manufacturers to put product in their showrooms? On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, J...
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Autoline #1318: Thinning The Herd from 2009-05-22T14:34:13
Thinning The Herd
Darwin observed it in the Galapagos while Rockefeller watched it on Wall Street. Call it natural selection, call it the free market, it all comes down to survival of th...
Autoline EXTRA #1317: David Kiley, Paul Eisenstein from 2009-05-15T19:22:45
David Kiley from Businessweek and Paul Eisenstein from the Detroit Bureau join John McElroy in this edition of Autoline EXTRA to discuss the latest news. They talk about GM CEO Fritz Henderson hint...
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Autoline EXTRA #1317: Jim Dollinger from 2009-05-15T19:20:16
On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, John McElroy continues his discussion with Jim Dollinger, a Buick salesman who has his own plan to turnaround General Motors. Find out why Mr. Dollinger argues fo...
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Autoline #1317: People from 2009-05-15T19:17:19
People
When you talk cars, ask any executive, engineer or even dealer and they will all probably tell you that they're in the auto business. But ask arguably the most successful car sale...
Autoline #1316: Bulking Up from 2009-05-08T15:48:44
Bulking Up
When athletes look to add body mass many turn to an increase of their carb intake. When the largest car market in America looks to "bulk up" vehicle emissions, it turns to a d...
Autoline EXTRA #1315: Kate Linebaugh, Craig Fitzgerald from 2009-05-01T18:26:02
While there’s been a lot of press on Chrysler’s bankruptcy, not much has been said about what impact bankruptcy will have on Chrysler’s suppliers. On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, John and his gu...
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Autoline #1315: Starburst from 2009-05-01T18:22:34
Starburst
The sweet tooth crowd knows it as candy. For star gazers it's a gaseous collision in space. And now the financial failings at Chrysler have given the automotive world its own u...
Autoline EXTRA #1314: Johan de Nysschen from 2009-04-24T19:12:28
One of the hottest brands in the luxury segment right now is Audi. After making strides in Europe and China, the company now appears to be on the verge of a breakout in the United States. On this e...
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Autoline #1314: Ring Leader from 2009-04-24T19:08:40
Ring Leader
In the past when you talked of the North American luxury car market two names always jumped to the head of the class, Mercedes-Benz and BMW. But these days there's a bona fid...
Autoline EXTRA #1313: Neil De Koker from 2009-04-17T19:00:30
Last week the government provided $3.5 billion in aid to auto suppliers that will be funneled through General Motors and Chrysler. But what about Ford’s suppliers, are they in just as much trouble ...
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Autoline #1313: Supply Shock from 2009-04-17T18:57:37
Supply Shock
In the economic world, a dramatic change in the price of a commodity or service is known as supply shock. In the automotive world, that same phrase these days might as well ...
Autoline #1312: Sold! from 2009-04-09T22:44:32
Sold!
In the world of retail there are few sounds as distinctive and final as the auctioneer's exclamation. Whether it's bidding for an original Van Gogh, a special stock cow or a forecl...
Autoline EXTRA #1311: John Stoll, Tom Walsh, Michael Robinet from 2009-04-03T19:14:23
March auto sales were released earlier this week and even though they were higher than February, sales were still off by over 30% from a year ago. On this edition of Autoline EXTRA John McElroy and...
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Autoline #1311: The Brothers Grimm from 2009-04-03T19:10:53
The Brothers Grimm
Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm are the 19th century German authors who brought stories like Sleeping Beauty and Snow White to life. Yet their authorship seemed lost to the ma...
Autoline EXTRA #1310: Bongiovi Radio Demonstration from 2009-03-27T20:29:58
After nearly forty years in the music business, Tony Bongiovi is bringing his engineering prowess to the car with a revolutionary breakthrough that uses software to transform the standard radio in ...
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Autoline EXTRA #1310: Tony Bongiovi from 2009-03-27T20:27:29
Tony Bongiovi is a veteran in the music business and he’s bringing his ear for sound into the car with software that can transform a standard radio into a premium system. On this edition of Autolin...
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Autoline #1310: The Button from 2009-03-27T20:24:31
The Button
iPhone this. Touch screen that. Today we find ourselves in the middle of a design metamorphosis.
The conventional button, which used to be king from kitchen to comp...
Autoline EXTRA #1309: Tesla’s California Campus from 2009-03-20T19:31:30
Join Autoline correspondent Isaac Bouchard on this edition of Autoline Extra as he reports from Tesla headquarters in Menlo Park, California. Isaac will take you around the company’s campus, its sa...
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Autoline EXTRA #1309: Diarmuid O'Connell from 2009-03-20T19:28:20
On this edition of Autoline EXTRA John McElroy sits down to talk with Diarmuid O'Connell, Tesla’s VP of Business Development. Mr. O’Connell discusses why and how much the company is seeking, of the...
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Autoline #1309: Fork in the Road from 2009-03-20T19:22:42
Fork in the Road
It's one thing to sing about electric cars like Neil Young is doing on his new concept album (Fork in the Road), it's another to actually design, build and sell them lik...
Autoline EXTRA #1308: Jim Hall, John Stoll, Tom Walsh from 2009-02-20T21:47:48
GM and Chrysler submitted their viability plans to the US Treasury, so what’s next for the two automakers? On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, John McElroy and three of his journalist colleagues not...
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Autoline #1308: 'Auto' Asphyxia from 2009-02-20T21:37:34
'Auto' Asphyxia
There's a disease running rampant around America. It's not new, we've seen it before - just never such a virulent strain. It attacks the breathing, or as some describe it...
Autoline EXTRA #1307: William Santana Li from 2009-02-13T19:30:28
Joining John McElroy on this edition of Autoline EXTRA is William Santana Li the Chairman & CEO of Carbon Motors, the producers of the world's first purpose-built police car. Mr. Li talks about his...
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Autoline #1307: Diamonds Are Forever from 2009-02-13T19:27:42
Diamonds Are Forever
Fast cars, armed agents and the hardest substance on earth. Sounds like a recap of the celebrated James Bond novel & film about smuggled diamonds. Well, you may be s...
Autoline EXTRA #1306: Jim Farley from 2009-02-06T20:11:04
On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, John McElroy talks with Jim Farley, the Group VP of Marketing and Communications at Ford. Mr. Farley discusses whether or not the American auto market will reboun...
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Autoline #1306: Man on Wire from 2009-02-06T20:07:41
Man on Wire
Thirty-five years ago a French daredevil named Philippe Petit walked where no human will walk again. He snuck his high wire to the top of the World Trade Center Towers and st...
Autoline EXTRA #1305: John DeCicco, Paul Eisenstein from 2009-01-30T16:56:46
Soon after Barack Obama was inaugurated he paved the way for California and other states to set its own emission standards for automobiles. But for automakers to meet the standards California wants...
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Autoline #1305: Guilt-Free from 2009-01-30T16:51:04
Guilt-Free
America has a penchant for over indulgence. You can see it with our collective weight, which has ballooned of late and given rise to a cottage industry of guilt-free products ...
Autoline EXTRA #1304: Daniel Howes from 2009-01-23T23:10:31
On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, John McElroy speaks with Daniel Howes of The Detroit News on the floor of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Mr. Howes gives his impression of...
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Autoline EXTRA #1304: Pete Reyes from 2009-01-23T23:07:13
On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, John McElroy talks with Chief Engineer Pete Reyes the man in charge of creating the 2010 Ford Taurus. Mr. Reyes discusses the development of the new Taurus and ho...
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Autoline EXTRA #1304: Jim O'Sullivan from 2009-01-23T23:05:14
As the industry starts to shift from internal combustion to electric power, more and more automakers are racing to develop batteries and EVs, except Mazda. On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, John M...
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Autoline #1304: Detroit Duck from 2009-01-23T23:02:01
Detroit Duck
Detroit's annual celebration of arguably its most important invention -- the car -- is just steps from the site of another Motor City discovery. Across the street from Cobo ...
Autoline EXTRA #1303: Don Esmond from 2009-01-16T19:16:47
The big question these days in the auto world is, when are things going to finally pick back up again. On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, John McElroy talks with Don Esmond, the Senior Vice Preside...
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Autoline EXTRA #1303: Jim O'Donnell from 2009-01-16T19:14:25
On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, John McElroy talks with BMW’s North American President, Jim O’Donnell. Mr. O’Donnell talks about BMW’s successful certified pre-owned vehicle program and also the...
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Autoline EXTRA #1303: Frank Klegon from 2009-01-16T19:09:20
There hasn’t been a whole lot of good news coming out of Chrysler recently but the company did make some noise at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this year when it unveiled th...
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Autoline EXTRA #1303: Mark LaNeve from 2009-01-16T19:06:05
GM must make and has already made tough decisions to prove to Congress that it can be a viable business. On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, John McElroy sits down with GM’s Vice President of Sales ...
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Autoline #1303: Hanging In from 2009-01-16T19:02:51
Hanging In
With all its problems these days, the picture that best seems to symbolize the auto industry is a famous inspirational poster from the '70s. You know, the one of the kitten wi...
Autoline EXTRA #1302: John Neff, Chris Paukert, Mike Dushane from 2009-01-09T22:11:30
The Big Three bridge loan is the topic of discussion on this edition of Autoline EXTRA. John McElroy and his colleagues discuss, among other topics, why there was so much animosity directed toward ...
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Autoline #1302: Point and Click from 2009-01-09T22:07:58
Point and Click
Just a few years ago if you wanted to know anything about the latest cars or trucks you essentially had two choices, magazines or newspapers. Then came the Internet and e...
Autoline EXTRA #1301: Natalie Neff, Paul Eisenstein from 2009-01-02T20:54:43
The 2009 North American Car & Truck of the Year award is the topic on this edition of Autoline EXTRA. John McElroy and two of his fellow juror members discuss what vehicles they felt should have ma...
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Autoline #1301: Nuts&Bolts from 2009-01-02T20:47:11
Nuts & Bolts
It's that time of year again in the auto world when hardware takes on a special definition. Screwdrivers, sandpaper and galvanized nails are replaced, for a short time, with...
Autoline EXTRA #1245: Jeff Bennett, David Welch from 2008-12-23T22:56:13
GM and Chrysler got the loans they requested from Congress, so now what? On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, John McElroy sits down with Jeff Bennett of Dow Jones Newswire and David Welch of Busines...
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Autoline EXTRA #1245: William Diehl from 2008-12-23T22:51:12
GM and Chrysler got a lot of attention over the bridge loan requests they made recently but what got lost in the debate is that many suppliers are in trouble too. On this edition of Autoline EXTRA,...
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Autoline #1245: Emotional Rescue from 2008-12-23T22:47:03
Emotional Rescue
"I will be your savior, steadfast and true."
It's pretty safe to say that the Rolling Stones and George W. Bush have little in common. But when it comes to th...
Autoline EXTRA #1244: Anne Asensio from 2008-12-19T20:01:42
On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, John McElroy continues his discussion with Anne Asensio the VP of Design Experience at Dassault Systemes. Ms. Asensio discusses moving from the OEM side of design...
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Autoline #1244: Pure Imagination from 2008-12-19T20:01:38
Pure Imagination
When Gene Wilder first sang "Pure Imagination" in the 1971 movie classic 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,' he was strolling amid Chernobyl-sized eatable candied pla...
Autoline EXTRA #1243: Dr. Gerhard Schmidt from 2008-11-21T20:00:24
The Energy Independence and Security Act, which was passed into law last year, mandates that 36 billion gallons of bio-fuel be produced in the U.S. by 2022. On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, Ford’...
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Autoline #1243: Technologic from 2008-11-21T19:56:35
Technologic
Few might recognize this little used 19th century noun. Fewer still have probably noticed the word is the soundtrack to one of the slick new Lincoln MKS television ads. The s...
Autoline EXTRA #1242: Dr. David Cole, Mike Stanton from 2008-11-14T17:35:03
The bailout of the Big 3 is the topic of discussion on this edition of Autoline EXTRA. John McElroy and his panel discuss how the automakers could recover more quickly if the economy becomes more f...
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Autoline #1242: Lifeboat from 2008-11-14T17:34:58
Lifeboat
Long before he was dubbed the Master of the Macabre, legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock was known for his psychological thrillers. "Notorious," "Strangers On A Train" and the ...
Autoline EXTRA #1241: David Champion, David Sargent, Dennis Pietrowski from 2008-11-07T15:30:16
On this edition of Autoline EXTRA John and his guests continue their discussion about automotive quality. They shift focus to Hyundai and discuss the automakers unbelievable run up the quality char...
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Autoline #1241: Dromedary from 2008-11-07T15:25:59
Dromedary
When anyone thinks of a hump perhaps the first thought that comes to mind is that well-known beast of burden of North Africa - the Dromedary Camel. But in the auto industry, wh...
Autoline EXTRA #1240: Paul Haelterman, Rebecca Lindland from 2008-10-31T16:00
The industry downturn looks to be turning into a problem for the entire globe, not just the United States. On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, John McElroy and his panel discuss how Europe, China an...
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Autoline #1240: Scramble from 2008-10-31T16:00
Scramble
If only describing a local golf event, a pressured quarterback or your morning breakfast, then "scramble" is a rather innocuous term. But when examining today's topsy-turvy auto...
Autoline EXTRA #1239: Mel Karmazin from 2008-10-24T15:54:08
Mel Karmazin, CEO of Sirius XM Radio joins John McElroy on this edition of Autoline EXTRA. Mr. Karmazin discusses what role telematics will play for Sirius XM in the future and what applications ar...
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Autoline #1239: Starman from 2008-10-24T15:49:45
Starman
Too many channels, not enough listeners, pools of red ink -- welcome to the world of satellite radio. Despite its myriad of advantages and incorporation into many new cars and tr...
Autoline EXTRA #1238: Bruce Coventry, Lou Rhodes from 2008-10-17T14:08:19
On this edition of Autoline EXTRA John McElroy talks with the man in charge of ENVI, Chrysler’s electric vehicle program, Lou Rhodes and also with Global Electric Motorcars CEO, Bruce Coventry. The...
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Autoline #1238: Watt's Next? from 2008-10-17T14:02:42
Watt's Next?
Even as oil prices continue to drop, everyone from consumers to the cognoscenti understand that the genie is finally out of the bottle: fossil fuels are not the future. The...
Autoline #1237: Change from 2008-10-10T16:00
CHANGE
Synopsis: Change seems to be a popular theme these days. Some say it began with the political season but those in automotive know better. In fact, it's been on the horizon for a w...
Autoline EXTRA #1237: Joe Hinrichs, Jay Baron from 2008-10-10T16:00
Joining John McElroy on this edition of Autoline EXTRA is Joe Hinrichs, Group VP of Manufacturing at Ford Motor Co. and Jay Baron, President of the Center for Automotive Research. They continue the...
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Autoline #1236: 5-4-3-2-1 from 2008-10-03T16:00
5-4-3-2-1
For most observers, the word "launch" conjures images of rockets and echoes of countdowns from the space race forty years ago. However, if you happen to be a member of the auto...
Autoline EXTRA #1236: Geoff Day from 2008-10-03T16:00
Geoff Day is the Director of Communications at Mercedes-Benz USA and he sits down with John McElroy on this edition of Autoline EXTRA to explain the importance of having public relation events for ...
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Autoline EXTRA #1236: Rob Moran from 2008-10-03T16:00
On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, the product and technology PR manager of Mercedes-Benz USA, Rob Moran, explains what kind of planning goes into a press event. Such as, when planning starts, how ...
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Autoline EXTRA #1236: Hank Chapman from 2008-10-03T16:00
On this edition of Autoline EXTRA John McElroy rides shotgun with . He explains how he goes about putting a route for the journalists together. How he tailors each route based on the vehicle and Mr...
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Autoline EXTRA #1236: Stephen Cannon from 2008-10-03T16:00
Automakers not only need to educate journalists about their products but they also need to educate the public as well, and this is where the marketing team steps in. Stephen Cannon is the VP of Mar...
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Autoline EXTRA #1235: Mike Jackson from 2008-09-26T16:00
Chairman and CEO of AutoNation, Mike Jackson joins John McElroy on this edition of Autoline EXTRA. Mr. Jackson is in charge of the nation’s largest automotive retailer with dealerships that cover j...
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Autoline #1235: "Mass" Exodus from 2008-09-26T16:00
"Mass" Exodus
Each time a dealer makes a sale and a car drives off the lot, along with it goes a few thousand pounds. And depending on the number of sales, those pounds can add up. But...
Autoline #1234: Natural Number from 2008-08-29T16:00
Natural Number
The number three has a unique heritage. From time, to matter, to grammar, for years humans have naturally divided elements and categories into three. That may be because...
Autoline EXTRA #1234: Myles Kovacs from 2008-08-29T16:00
Co-founder of DUB Magazine, Myles Kovacs joins John McElroy on this edition of Autoline EXTRA. Myles talks about the beginnings of the magazine nine years ago and how it’s now grown to a $50 millio...
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Autoline #1233: Hypernova from 2008-08-22T16:00
Hypernova
Experts in Astronomy have studied collapsing stars for years. The phenomenon of Hypernovas is very rare but extremely destructive since they morph themselves into light-swallo...
Autoline EXTRA #1233: Paul Brubaker from 2008-08-22T16:00
Every year around 40,000 people die in the United States in traffic accidents. And that’s the reason why the U.S. Department of Transportation is looking at “connected vehicles” as a way to signifi...
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Autoline EXTRA #1232: NATOTY from 2008-08-15T16:00
On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, John McElroy and his panel continue their mid-year review of trucks competing to win the 2009 North American Truck of the Year Award. They discuss the Volkswagen ...
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Autoline #1232: Sign O' The Times - Part 2 from 2008-08-15T16:00
SIGN O’ THE TIMES - PART TWO
Serendipity can strike with serendipity. Sometimes it occurs in music when the right album comes along at the right time and affects the industry as a whole...
Autoline #1231: Sign O' The Times - Part 1 from 2008-08-08T16:00
SIGN O' THE TIMES - PART 1
It's been twenty years since the musician Prince released what many call his greatest work. "Sign O' The Times" debuted in the shadow of the market collapse o...
Autoline EXTRA #1231: NACOTY from 2008-08-07T16:00
On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, John McElroy and his panel of colleagues continue their mid-year review of cars competing to win the 2009 North American Car of the Year Award. They discuss the N...
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Autoline #1230: New Roots from 2008-08-01T16:00
NEW ROOTS
Replanting can be tough. Just ask any backyard horticulturist how easy it is to move a ten-year-old tree. It's not. So imagine the degree of difficulty of moving a nearly 50...
Autoline EXTRA #1230: Nissan's Rob Traynham from 2008-08-01T16:00
Nissan recently unveiled its new $100 million North American Headquarters in Franklin, TN and on this edition of Autoline EXTRA Rob Traynham the Director of Corporate Services at Nissan North Ameri...
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Autoline EXTRA #1230: Nissan's Dominique Thormann from 2008-08-01T16:00
On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, John sits down with Dominique Thormann, the Senior VP, Administration and Finance at Nissan North America. In addition to talking about Nissan’s new North America...
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Autoline EXTRA #1229: Product Planners from 2008-07-27T14:30
On this edition of Autoline EXTRA John McElroy talks with product planners at Nissan and General Motors. John gets their insight into what they believe will power our vehicles in the future. John S...
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Autoline #1229: Auto Oracles from 2008-07-27T14:30
AUTO ORACLES
Trying to figure out the future has probably been a hominid passion since the first Neanderthals grunted their way through the Ice Age. And even though their "more evolved"...