Autoline After Hours

SPECIAL GUEST: Bob Lutz, the former General Motors Vice Chairman and current Chairman of VLF Automotive
UP FOR DISCUSSION:
- An inside look at VLF Automotive and its flagship product
- Brands and Products getting the axe
- What’s the latest with VW and Diesels?
All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; and Csaba Csere, Contributing Editor, Car and Driver.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:
— A rundown on Hyundai’s 2015, what to expect for ’16 and the plans for Genesis with the man in charge.
— An in-depth look at the all-new Hyundai Elantra, its technology and how it stacks up in the competitive Compact Car segment.
SPECIAL GUESTS:
Dave Zuchowski, President and CEO of Hyundai Motor America
Scott Margason, Director, Product Planning, Hyundai Motor America
Michael Evanoff, Manager, Product Planning, Hyundai Motor America
All that and much more with John McElroy from Autoline.tv and Gary Vasilash with Automotive Design and Production.

UP FOR DISCUSSION: Deep dive into Chevrolet's new 200-mile electric Bolt,CES: Is Las Vegas Simply Sexier Than Detroit?, NAIAS: Did a Minivan Really Steal the Show?, Autonomous: Ford and GM Are Chasing It
SPECIAL GUEST: Steve Majoros, Chevrolet Marketing Director
All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv and Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production, and Mike Martinez, The Detroit News.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:
- An in-depth look at Volvo’s new XC90 and how the company is moving from premium to luxury especially with its interiors.
- Volvo’s relaunch into the American market.
SPECIAL GUEST: Tisha Johnson, Chief Design Interiors, Volvo North America
All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv and Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production.

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.