Autoline After Hours

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Why are impressions of the Honda HR-V embargoed for TWO months?- J.D. Power‘s and Consumer Reports‘ “Best” Cars are totally different. What gives?SPECIAL GUESTS: Jamie Allison, Ford Racing and Dave Pericak, Director, Ford Performance- What’s behind Ford’s big push into racing and performance?All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv and Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- What is Apple up to?- NASCAR becomes the WWE of motor racing.- Can station wagons make a comeback?SPECIAL GUEST: Oliver Schmidt, VW- Where do automakers need to place their powertrain bets?All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Dave Zoia, WardsAuto.com.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- We nominate ourselves to the GM Board- Life Beyond Fuel CellsSPECIAL GUEST: Chris Reed, Overseas Chief Vehicle Engineer, Nissan Murano- Murano gets a sexy makeover inside and outAll that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Joann Mueller, Forbes.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Truck sales are booming, but what is a "truck"?- Super Bowl Spots: the Best and Worst of automotive advertisingSPECIAL GUEST: Tony Roma, Chief Engineer, Cadillac CTS and V Series- How did Cadillac get the CTS-V to hit 200 MPH?All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Greg Gardner, FREEP.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Can an Italian-built Jeep make it in America?- Detroit Auto Show 2015: what we saw, what we liked, what we didn’t see, and what we didn’t care about- Volkswagen is dominating everywhere in the world, it seems, except the U.S.All that and much more with Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Dave Sullivan, AutoPacific; Jeff Sabatini, Car and Driver.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- CES vs. NAIAS: Which is more important to the auto industry?- Mercedes moving to Altanta, PSA out of Paris.- Cadillac cuts CTS price: Enough for the suffering brand?SPECIAL GUEST: Bob Hegbloom, Head of RAM Brand- RAM says it’s the fastest growing truck brand in America. What will they do to keep that lead?- PLUS: the RAM ProMaster City is in the studio, and we’ll learn a lot more about the cargo hauler.All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Seyth Miersma, Autoblog.com.

Who was naughty and who was nice in 2014? It's time for our fourth-annual Presents and Coal awards. Find out who we liked and who gets lumped.John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Aaron Bragman, Cars.com; Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Uber: Is It Over?- NACTOY: Did the Journalistic Crowdsourcing Lead to the Right Finalists?- NAIAS Mystery: Alfa Romeo Is Having a Press Conference. Even Guangzhou. Where’s Tesla?SPECIAL GUEST: Matt Davis, Head of Product Marketing, Fiat North America- Learn all about the Fiat 500X (also in studio) and ask any questions you have about that vehicle or Fiat's plan for North AmericaAll that and much more with Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Stephanie Brinley, IHS; Chris Paukert, AOL.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Chevy Colorado is Motor Trend’s Truck of the Year… Trouble in FordLand.- Are Diesels Doomed in France?SPECIAL GUEST: Camilo Pardo, Designer- What does the designer of the legendary Ford GT have to say about a successor rumored for the 2015 Detroit auto show?All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Lauren Fix, The Car Coach.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Ford Explorer gets a bolder look.- Bigger could be better when it comes to Chrysler 300's grille.- Audi Prologue Concept previews the brand's new form language.- Mazda gets into Subcompact CUV territory with the CX-3.PLUS: We'll be coming to you from Honda Performance Development, which is the automaker's technical operations center for its motorsports program!SPECIAL GUESTS: Steve Eriksen, VP and COO, HPD; Marc Sours, Sr. Mgr. Commercial and Product Division, HPD; Jason Castillo, Development Engineer, HPD Dyno.All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Joni Gray, Autobytel; Aaron Gold, About.com.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Ford's Farley goes to Europe.- Hack Attacks! Your car is more vulnerable than you thought.- Motor Trend chooses the VW Golf family as Car of the Year.SPECIAL GUEST: Swamy Kotagiri, Chief Technology Officer, Magna- What are the hottest technologies OEMs are asking for?All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Drew Winter, WardsAuto.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Ford's Farley goes to Europe.- Hack Attacks! Your car is more vulnerable than you thought.- Motor Trend chooses the VW Golf family as Car of the Year.SPECIAL GUEST: Swamy Kotagiri, Chief Technology Officer, Magna- What are the hottest technologies OEMs are asking for?All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Drew Winter, WardsAuto.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- A major melee breaks out at a NASCAR race.- SWOT Team: an analysis of the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats facing the six biggest car companies.All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Joe White, Wall Street Journal; Scott Burgess, Motor Trend.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- What to expect from Chevy’s Next-Gen Volt.- Tales from Racing Legend Dan Gurney.- Gary drives VW’s e-Golf in Deutschland.- One truck brand’s promo goes viral — in a very bad way.SPECIAL GUEST: David Johnson, Achates PowerAll that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Lindsay Brooke, SAE.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Takata air bag recalls out of control.- Are plastic windows the next big lightweighting revolution?SPECIAL GUEST: Dave Pericak, Mustang Chief Engineer- Will this finally be the 'Stang that outsells Camaro?All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Henry Payne, The Detroit News; Chris Paukert, Autoblog.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Will cheap gas wreck CAFE?- Suddenly Tesla's Elon Musk likes dealers.- Test drives... FROM HELL!SPECIAL GUEST: Mat Hargett, Vice President of Acura Development & Chief Engineer, Acura TLX- Inside the engineering of Acura's game-changing TLXAll that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design & Production; Michelle Krebs, AutoTrader Group.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Marchionne Retires in 2018. Will FCA merge with another company before then?- Paris: Was there anything beyond a focus on fuel efficiency on display?- September trucks sold almost as though gas was averaging $3.30 in the U.S. (it was).SPECIAL GUEST: Steve Gill, Chief Engineer, Ford Powertrain- A look at the new aluminum 2015 Ford F-150 and its real highlight, the all-new 2.7L EcoBoost engine.All that and much more with Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design & Production; Frank Markus, Motor Trend; Keith Naughton, Bloomberg.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Ford’s big quarter: Mustang and F-150. What do they do for a second (third?) act?- Ram 1500 not only is selling like mad, but they’re going to be making 20% diesels.- Johan de Nysschen tells Cadillac dealers that things are going to get worse before they get better.- GM’s Mary Barra gets on the cover of Time magazine. Why?SPECIAL GUEST: Jeff Nowak, Chief Designer, Ford Studio 2000X- What does this little-known studio have to do with how future Ford models will look and feel?All that and much more with Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Jeff Sabatini, Car and Driver; John Manoogian, College for Creative Studies.

SPECIAL GUESTS:- Tony DiSalle, VP, GMC Marketing- Jeff Perkins, Exterior Design Manager, General Motors- Jeff Luke, Executive Chief Engineer, Full-size and Mid-size Trucks, General Motors- Anita Burke, Chief Engineer, Mid-size Trucks, General Motors- Tom Wilkinson, Chevrolet Truck CommunicationsAll that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Ken Gross, Playboy; Frank Aukofer, Freelance Automotive Columnist.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- First impressions: 2015 Ford Mustang.- Cadillac's new leader won't cut prices.- ZF takes over TRW, becomes world's 2nd largest supplier.SPECIAL GUEST: Dave Cole, Autoharvest.org- The untold story behind GM's legendary Small Block V8All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Todd Lassa, Automobile; Drew Winter, WardsAuto.