Autoline After Hours

SPECIAL GUEST: Nancy Darga, Executive Director, Piquette Museum
PANEL:  John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, AD and P; and Joe Szczesny, The Oakland Press
NEWS TOPICS: 
01:16 - A Peek at the Piquette
32:30 - Trump's EPA Choice and his Automotive Advisors
45:19 - Doctor Data: Amazon Snowmobile
48:50 - Is Apple Back in the Autonomy Game?
57:44 - Phone call: Electric powered vehicles
01:00:12 - Phone call: Ford EcoSport
01:10:29 - Bonus Footage

It’s been years of waiting, but the Alfa Romeo brand is finally starting to take shape. Dealerships have had the 4C for a while, but now they’re welcoming the brand’s first sedan, the all-new Giulia. Join host Gary Vasilash from the site of its North American media drive in Napa Valley, California as he and guest co-host Tim Stevens from Roadshow by CNET, talk to the team behind Alfa Romeo. In addition during the news portion of the show, Gary and Tim are also joined by two colleagues as they discuss the hopes for this new performance sedan.
SPECIAL GUESTS:
Reid Bigland, CEO, Alfa Romeo
Richard Cox, Director, Alfa Romeo North America
Fabio Di Muro, Vehicle Line Director, Alfa Romeo
PANEL: Gary Vasilash, AD and P; Tim Stevens, CNET; Rebecca Lindland, KBB; Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver

John and Gary take the show Hollywood as they host After Hours from the corner of Hollywood and Highland at the Ford EcoSport reveal party. They're joined by two Ford officials who tell them all about this crossover coming to the U.S. from India. And then, in our discussion section, they are joined by analysts from KBB and WardsAuto talking about the crossover segment and what's coming to the LA Auto Show.
SPECIAL GUESTS:
Eric Loeffler, EcoSport Chief Program Engineer, Ford
Chantel Lenard, Executive Director, U.S. Marketing, Ford
NEWS TOPICS:
- Ford's all-new CUV: EcoSport
- Automobility LA: Who's taking the spotlight?
PANEL: John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, AD and P; Karl Brauer, Kelley Blue Book; Bob Gritzinger, WardsAuto

NEWS TOPICS:
01:26 - Election 2016: CAFE, trade deals, consumer confidence?
31:22 - Thoughts on Ford EcoSport, Bronco
37:46 - Phone call: Chinese trade restrictions to change?
49:30 - Phone call: Trump's effect on Supreme Court important for auto industry
50:42 - Can auto shows remain relevant as more automakers debut cars outside of the show?

PANEL: John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Mike Wayland, The Detroit News; Todd Lassa, Automobile; and Chris Paukert, Roadshow by CNET

SPECIAL GUEST: Bob Lutz, Chairman, VLF Automotive; CEO, Lutz Communications
PANEL: John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, AD and P; Frank Markus, Motor Trend
NEWS TOPICS:
01:30 - VLF Destino
37:37 - Doctor Data
39:55 - Lutz's autonomous predictions
48:20 - Phone call: Lutz for President 2016!
52:15 - What does Uber do to car ownership?
54:31 - Lutz on Tesla and Autopilot
57:12 - Opinions on the Chevy Bolt and EVs
1:03:21 - Viewer questions answered

SPECIAL GUEST: Paul Spadafora, Chief Engineer, GMC Acadia
PANEL: John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, AD and P; Joann Muller, Forbes.com
NEWS TOPICS:
- Rightsizing the 2017 GMC Acadia
- Doctor Data
- Maybe VW should leave the U.S. and concentrate on China?
- Tesla earns some money (finally)
- Can Consumer Reports boost Buick?
- Pickups fall short in IIHS headlight testing

SPECIAL GUEST: Tim Jackson, EVP of Technology, Tenneco
PANEL:  John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, AD and P; Joni Gray, Autobytel
NEWS TOPICS:
- Latest technology from Tenneco
- Apple bailing out of car program
- Geely launching a new brand
- How successful are startup brands?
- Renault-Nissan software development

SPECIAL GUEST: Ted Klaus, Chief Engineer, Acura NSX
VEHICLE IN STUDIO: Acura NSX
PANEL: John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, AD and P; Joe DeMatio, Road and Track
NEWS TOPICS:
- Acura NSX
- Doctor Data
- Can Nissan revive Mitsubishi in the U.S.?
- Ford ends production in Australia
- German Bundesrat passes ban on ICEs by 2030
- Why did FCA pile on incentives for RAM trucks?

I.C.E. mpgs keep improving; EV batteries are lasting longer; And even fuel cells are still in the mix. If all this is true, then why are companies like Delphi banking on something called a 48-volt, mild hybrid as the next big thing to power your car? Well one reason could be because experts see sales of over 12-million of these mild hybrids in consumer cars by 2025.  But why guess at all this when we can hear it straight from a modern day Oracle of Delphi in the AFTER HOURS studio.

SPECIAL GUEST: Mary Gustanski, Vice President, Engineering, Delphi

PANEL:  Gary Vasilash, AD and P; Christie Schweinsberg, WardsAuto.com; Joe Szczesny, The Oakland Press

NEWS TOPICS:
- Prius Prime: Bad Time for Prime?
- Paris Show: sans importance?
- September Sales: How soon before everyone drives a truck?
- UX: Going beyond the Glass Slab.

SPECIAL GUEST: Henry Payne, The Detroit News
Vehicle in Studio: 1988 Lola 90 Racer
PANEL: John McElroy, Autoline.tv and Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production
 TOPICS:
- Lola 90 Racer
- Ford Performance Sales
- Do Diesels have a passenger car future?
- Jeep unveils Compass in Brazil?