UP FOR DISCUSSION:
Tis the season for the Annual #AAH “Presents and Coal Show” with Santa John, his elves — Gary, Mark and Scott -- with music by the former General Motors Employees’ Chorus.

All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv, Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production, Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, and Scott Burgess, YAHOO!Autos.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:
- NACTOY Finalists: Honda snags two out of six slots; Nissan has only “truck” in final three; Neither Volt or Prius make the cut.
- CES Threat to NAIAS? More and more automotive reveals scheduled at CES in Vegas just days before the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
- The Crude Slide: Oil continues to drop as the Saudis announce its pumps are full speed ahead for 2016.

SPECIAL GUEST: Robert Davis, Senior VP, U.S. Operations, Mazda NA

VEHICLE IN STUDIO: 2016 Mazda CX-3

All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv, Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production, and Chris Paukert, CNET.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:
On site in Arizona at the Nissan Titan XD Media Launch. Get the inside scoop from the experts on:
-the design of the new truck
-the details on the engineering of Titan XD
-the overall program concept
-the marketing and advertising plan for Titan XD

GUESTS: Diane Allen, Senior Manager, Nissan Design America; Rich Miller, Director, Product Planning, Trucks, SUVs, CUVs and Commercial Vehicles, Nissan North America; Brent Hagan, Manager, Product Planning, Nissan North America; Phil O’Connor, Director of Marketing, Trucks and SUVs, Nissan North America.

All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:
-The Lincoln MKZ
-Ford's new Escape
-All-new FIAT 124 Spider
-2017 Buick LaCrosse
-And many, many more reveals from the 2015 LA Auto Show

Guests: Kumar Galhotra, VP, Ford Motor Company and President of Lincoln; Milton Wong, Chief Engineer, Ford Escape; Bob Broderdorf, Director of FIAT Brand North America; Tony DiSalle, VP, Buick/GMC Marketing

All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; and Anton Wahlman, SeekingAlpha.com/TheStreet.com.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:
- VW's Gift Cards: Will $500 make a difference to US customers?
- LA Auto Show Preview: The hottest cars unveiled in the City of Angels.
- Dieselgate Fallout: Bob Lutz blames Ferdinand Piech

Special Guest: Ken Nelson, Orphan Car Collector with Panhard 24 BT in studio
- Automotive Innovations that have been lost to history

All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:
- VW: EPA discovers more cheating.
- October Sales: Is 18 the lucky number?
- Hyundai: Its long-anticipated luxury line.

All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Todd Lassa, Automobile; Bob Gritzinger, Wards.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:
- NSX: Acura gives the press its first seat time in the long-awaited performance car.
- Tokyo Motor Show: Honda intros new Fuel Cell car, while Nissan and Yamaha are the talk of the show.
- Trump v Ford: CEO Mark Fields "corrects" the GOP presidential frontrunner's "facts" on Mexico.

SPECIAL GUEST: Lynn Bishop, VP, Engineering Services, Pratt and Miller

All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Lindsay Brooke, SAE; Frank Markus, MotorTrend.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:
- VW: A Brand Sell-off Could Mean a Smaller Company Post-Scandal.
- Consumer Reports: Tesla’s Model S is the Best Car Ever, Not.
- LG Chem: Supplier Ticked Off After GM Reveals the Price of Batteries.

SPECIAL GUESTS: Don Manfredi, VP, Marketing, ROUSH Performance and Justin Schroeder, Chief Engineer, ROUSH Performance

All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Dave Sullivan, AutoPacific.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:
- VW: The Scandal Goes On and On… Like a Diesel
- FCA and UAW: Can Sergio Afford It?
- Tesla’s Autosteer: Like a Bike with Training Wheels?

All that and much more with Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Sharon Carty, Yahoo! Autos; Scott Burgess, Motor Trend; Mike Wayland, The Detroit News.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:
- 2016 Volt: Does/Will Anyone Care?
- Emissions: Paris Goes Semi-Carless
- Porsche, Motor Trend and Google: Whose Data Is It, Anyway?
- ISIS: A Customer Toyota Doesn’t Want

SPECIAL GUEST: Mike O’Brien, VP of Corporate and Product Planning, Hyundai Motor America
- While the Tucson carves its way through the crowded crossover field, Hyundai finishes its first month as a new NFL sponsor.

All that and much more with Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Richard Truett, Automotive News; Henry Payne, The Detroit News.