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Episode 699 - China Up... India Down, GM Slashes Platforms, ESC Really Works
China's "soft" sales numbers are suddenly looking a lot better in Jul, while India's sales dipped for the first time in two years. GM plans to slash the number…
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Episode 698 - Market Woes = Profit Warning, Shockingly Fast Toyota, HD Gets CAFE Treatment
As market woes continue, expect automakers to lower expectations -- especially the Japanese companies. Toyota plans to smash the EV lap time at Nurburgring…
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Episode 697 - Stock Market Woes, Lincoln's Revival, Maybach in Holding Pattern
The stock market is hurting big time but for the automakers times have been great in 2011, worldwide sales in the first half hit 39 million units even despite…
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Episode 696 - GM Back to #1 in Sales, VW Fights CAFE, Chevy Spark Coming to America
General Motors is back to being No. 1 in global car-sales for the first six months of the year, knocking Toyota from the top spot. Volkswagen is crying foul on…
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Episode 695 - Sergio's Succession Plan, Aston Martin Pinching Pennies, Rental Rebate
In a speech he gave at the Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City, Michigan Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne announced he plans to stick around until…
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Episode 694 - Jul Sales Weak, Toyota Roars Back, South America Poised to Grow
Automakers reported sales numbers for Jul and overall it was a pretty mediocre month with sales gaining less than one percent compared to June. But one company…
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Episode 693 - VW and UAW in Talks? Mazda CX-5 Shown, Civic Slammed by Consumer Reports
Volkswagen seems like a prime target for unionization, but manufacturing executives at the company say there haven't been any discussions between the UAW and…
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Episode 692 - Honda's Q1 Earnings, Global Vehicle Sales Stall, BMW Reveals EV Concepts
Honda reported its first quarter earnings which were way down due to disruptions from the earthquake in Japan earlier in the year. Global vehicles sales in the…
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Episode 691 - Can OEMs Hit CAFE Taget?, Fiat-Chrysler Shake-up, Toyota Product Blitz
To hit the proposed CAFE target of 54.5 MPG automakers would have to improve fuel economy at a rate the industry has never achieved in 100 years. Sergio…
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Episode 690 - European Financial Numbers, UAW Wants GM Board Seat, Ford Explorer Fuel Economy
European automakers are posting exceptionally strong earnings today and we hit some of the highlights. The UAW wants a seat on GM's board of directors. Ford…
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Episode 689 - Daimler & Nissan Post Earnings, MPG Target Lowered, Renault Frendzy Concept
Daimler and Nissan both reported financial earnings. The Obama Administration has agreed to a lower fuel economy standard but the biggest question is, what are…
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Episode 688 - Ford and Chrysler Q2 Numbers, Waste-Heat Recovery, Toyota in Hybrid Hot Water
Ford and Chrysler both reported second-quarter earnings this morning and the results are somewhat mixed. An innovative new technology developed in Australia…
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Episode 687 - UAW Labor News, Waste Plastic Converted to Fuel, World's Largest Diesel
Labor issues are in the news today. The UAW would like to represent Volkswagen at its plant in Tennessee and the union begins its contract negotiations with…
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Episode 686 - Fiat Now Majority Owner in Chrysler, Saab Delays Production, Raptor Bent Frame Complaints
Fiat reached a deal with the Canadian government to buy its stake in Chrysler which makes the Italian automaker the majority owner in Chrysler. Saab announced…
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Episode 685 - UAW Targeting Suppliers, Mexico Booming, Toyota and Tesla Ink $100M Deal
We all know the UAW is targeting transplant automakers in the U.S., but Autoline Daily has learned its strategy includes going after suppliers as well. In a…
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Episode 684 - GM Smart Grid Tech, LEAF Pricing Increased, Convertible Demand Drops
GM and OnStar will launch a pilot program for smart grid technology for EVs later this year. Nissan announced it's increasing the price of the LEAF because it…
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Episode 683 - Fuel-Economy Fight, Daimler Merging smart and Mercedes, City Safety Success
The White House and automakers are warming up for a big fight over where the next round of fuel-economy standards should be set. Daimler is merging smart and…
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Episode 682 - Slow Sales in Jul, Daimler to Introduce Electric Bikes, 2012 VW Beetle
Car sales in the U.S. are slow again in Jul. It's estimated that sales will barely top one million units because of low inventory at Japanese car dealers…
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Episode 681 - Honda's Zero Landfill Policy, China's Massive H1 Sales, Ford's Greener Image
The amount of waste created by manufacturing a vehicle at Honda has plummeted. Sales may be slowing in China, but the first half of the year was still a…
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Episode 680 - GM and VW Butt Heads, Krafcik Knows Best For Hyundai, Quality Time
GM is all in a tizzy because it says Volkswagen has been spreading the speculation that Opel is up for sale and that it's hurting GM. Hyundai's home office in…
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Episode 679 - Carmakers Fret 56.2 MPG Standard, UAW Eyes VW, Toyota Consolidates for Efficiency
Car makers and the UAW are in agreement, but not on wages or benefits yet, their new found common ground is that the Obama Administrations proposed 56.2 MPG…
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Episode 678 - Chinese Car Sales, Peugeot Diesel Hybrid, Chevy Cruze Diesel Coming Soon
While Chinese car sales have slumped lately due to the expiration of government incentives, luxury car sales are booming in the People’s Republic. Peugeot is…
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Episode 677 - UAW Eyes VW Plant, CAFE Rules Eased for Trucks, Young Drivers Prefer Foreign
The UAW has its sights set on organizing the new VW plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the AP says some workers at the plant have actually reached out to the…
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Episode 676 - BMW 6 Series Coupe, New Iveco Daily, 2012 Range Rover Evoque
BMW just introduced the new 6 Series Coupe which is slightly larger and offers three engine choices. Fiat's commercial vehicle brand, Iveco revealed an updated…
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Episode 675 - June Sales Lookin’ Good, State Governors Question CAFE, Toyota Prius v
June sales in the U.S. market will be announced tomorrow and almost all the analysts are predicting it will be a decent month . . . at least by today’s…
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Episode 674 - Ghosn's Earnings Revealed, EcoBoost Popular in Europe, E-15 Label Introduced
Carlos Ghosn, the head of Nissan and Renault, raked in almost $11.5 million dollars last fiscal year, which makes him the highest paid executive at a Japanese…
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Episode 673 - Nissan Details "Power 88" Plan, Turkey Takes Off, Holden’s In Trouble
Nissan released more details on its "Power 88" business plan including how it intends to average one "all new" vehicle introduction every six weeks for the…
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Episode 672 - Saab Finds Temporary Funding, Nissan Aims for Toyota, New CAFE Proposal
Saab announced it will pay its employees this week, after getting an infusion of $18 million from a Chinese company that ordered 582 cars. Nissan just…
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Episode 671 - EVs in the News, J.D. Power Initial Quality Survey, VW TAP Concept
Lots of news about electric cars. Think, the electric car company out of Norway, filed for bankruptcy yesterday. Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn says the LEAF will be…
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Episode 670 - Saab Can’t Pay Its Workers, Unions Unite!, Hyundai Pulls a Hawtai in China
As we’ve been reporting, Saab has some serious financial issues and now it’s unable to pay its workers. The UAW and unions representing Fiat workers came to an…
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Episode 669 - Ford Tweaks Technologies, EPA Cuts Ethanol Requirements, After Hours Draft
Ford says it’s tweaking the software behind its SYNC and MyFord Touch systems because of customer complaints about the technologies. The Environmental…
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Episode 668 - The Red Green Show: Chinese EVs, Chrysler's Quality Improving, MINI Coupe
China wants to be in a position to dominate the global market for electric cars and the government is offering subsidies of $7,700 for plug-in hybrids and over…
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Episode 667 - June Sales Looking Good, Used Car Prices Return to Earth, BYD IPO Falls Short
Good News! Ward's is predicting June Sales will increase over May's Daily Sales Rate. At the same time, used car prices, which rose sharply in May, have been…
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Episode 666 - Mazda Reverses on Mexico, Where Will Mustang Go?, Senate Ends Ethanol Subsidies
Last week Mazda denied it would build a plant in Mexico, today the company announced it will build a factory in Mexico. And with Mazda dropping out of the Flat…
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Episode 665 - Sales Forecasts, Turbo McBoosty Pants, Nissan Lafesta Star Power
J.D. Power and other analysts are forecasting increased car sales in the coming years, even projecting a return to 16 million annual sales. Supplier company…
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Episode 664 - EV Doubters Question Costs, MPG Standards Costly, Ethanol Subsidy Stays
The Boston Consulting Group is wondering aloud whether EVs will be out-shined by advanced internal-combustion engines. The Center for Automotive Research says…
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Episode 663 - Opel not for Sale?, Hydrogen-Car Funds Cut, GM Invests in Electric Buses
Word on the street is that GM CEO Dan Akerson told Opel recently they will not be sold as had been previously thought. Daimler is, however, considering…
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Episode 662 - Golden State Mandate, Nissan's Short Circuit, and China's Flaming Taxis
A Plexiglas Pontiac display car from the 1939 world's fair is slated to hit the RM auction block this summer. China is recalling its electric taxicabs after…
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Episode 661 - In-Car Apps Must Be Safe, Volvo's Animal Avoidance Tech, No Grand C-Max in U.S.
David Strickland, the head of NHTSA, says companies developing in-car applications must not sacrifice safety for entertainment. Volvo is developing technology…
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Episode 660 - Opel for Sale Again, VW Unions Want 3% Stake in Company, Saab Saga
GM is again seeking to sell its money-losing Opel Division and this time Volkswagen and Chinese car companies may be interested. Unions at Volkswagen want to…
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Episode 659 - Land of Many CEO's, Used Car Prices Rise, New Mercedes ML Class
Chrysler shuffles its deck of brand CEOs as Ralph Gilles is appointed CEO of the Street Racing Technology group while Fred Diaz will become CEO at Chrysler de…
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Episode 658 - Iraq-and-Pinion Steering, Lincoln Assassination, Volvo Culture Clash
Chinese automakers are expanding at a rapid pace and one of them is building cars in Iraq of all places. Geely and Volvo are clashing over the direction the…
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Episode 657 - Oil Price Gripes, New 1-Series, Piles of Pick-ups
A Saudi Prince wants to see lower oil prices to keep Americans and Europeans from seeking alternatives. BMW unveils its all new 1-series along with its…
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Episode 656 - U.S. Sells Chrysler Stock, Reuss's Futuristic Proposal, Ford & Mazda Split
The U.S. government sold its remaining Chrysler stock to Fiat and President Obama is going to a Jeep plant in Ohio today to celebrate. GM's President of North…
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Episode 655 - May Sales Report, Auto Bailout Bonus, China’s Shameful Safety Standards
Well, the analysts were right. May sales were down compared to April as high gas prices and other factors steered customers away from showrooms. But the news…
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Episode 654 - Car Sales Slow in May, UPS Tests Lightweight Trucks, End of Chrysler in Europe
Car sales in the American market slowed down in May. J.D. Power forecasts that the SAAR rate will come in at only 11.5 million units. UPS is testing a fleet of…
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Episode 653 - GM and Ford to Close More Plants, SLS AMG Roadster, VW Targeting MAN
Even though GM and Ford are recovering quickly in the American market they still want to close more assembly plants where they have slow-selling models…
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Episode 652 - UAW Wants Big 3 Seats, Japanese Recovery Ahead of Schedule, BMW Autonomy at 9/10ths
The UAW wants to get seats on the boards of the Detroit automakers. The Japanese automaker recovery is going faster than initially predicted. BMW demonstrates…
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Episode 651 - Chinese Car Sales Could Fall, No U-Haul for You, EPA Tests More than Cars
Chinese car sales aren’t just slowing, they could fall. U-Haul won’t rent you a trailer if you’re a Ford Explorer buyer or own a soft-top Wrangler. Ford demos…
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Episode 650 - Marchionne Merges Management, Impala Moves to Hamtramck, Overcapacity in China
CEO Sergio Marchionne wants to have one management group for both Fiat and Chrysler, not the two separate groups like they’re now using. General Motors will…
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Episode 649 - "Easy Oil" Drying Up, Renault Heirs Sue France, Mercedes-Benz Vito for U.S.?
For more than 50 years the Arabian Peninsula has fueled the modern world, but the easy pickens are rapidly becoming slim pickens as supplies of high-quality…
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Episode 648 - Big 3 Supplier Relations Improving, VW Undercuts UAW Pay, U.S. Cars Getting Older
A company called Planning Perspectives, which tracks supplier relations, says the Detroit Three have improved dramatically, while the Japanese, in the words of…
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Episode 647 - Vehicle Letter Grade Idea Dropped, Car Sales Fall in May, TRW's Roof Airbag
The Obama Administration has dropped its idea of handing out letter grades to vehicles based on their fuel economy. J.D. Power says that car sales in May will…
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Episode 646 - Americans Support 62 MPG Standard, Next-Gen A6 Avant, JCI and Saft to Split
Earlier this week the Consumer Federation of America said that Americans overwhelmingly support raising the fuel economy standard to over 60 miles per gallon …
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Episode 645 - Differing Sales Studies, Saab Will Resume Production, EPA's Dyno Lab
A couple new studies just released differ on how much the auto industry will recover in the U.S. One says sales will rebound to pre-recession levels of 16…
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Episode 644 - Million EV March, Cadillac Clearing Way for XTS, Audi’s Capacity Constraints
German Chancellor Angela Merkel just unveiled plans to double financial aid to German automakers, with the goal of getting 1 million EVs on the country's roads…
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Episode 643 - Supply Shortages Hit U.S., Saab Finds New Investor, Toyota & VW Ban Tobacco
Major automotive retailers in the U.S. are running out of inventory because of production disruptions in Japan due to the earthquake. Saab says it now has…
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Episode 642 - Saab's in Trouble, Race Car Drivers Swap Rides, Diesel Sales Will Grow in U.S.
Chinese automaker Hawtai says its deal with Saab fell through due to "economic realities," not because it couldn't get the proper permits from the Chinese…
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Episode 641 - Chrysler Hiring, Big Trucks = Big Sales, End of the Line for Saab
Earlier this week GM announced it will be hiring 4,200 workers at its plants in the U.S., and now Bloomberg reports that Chrysler may add 3,000 more jobs, too…
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Episode 640 - Toyota's Profit Plummets, Autonomous Cars in AZ?, EPA's Hydraulic Hybrid
Toyota reported its net profit fell by 77% in its fourth quarter due to the earthquake in Japan and the strong value of the yen. The first hydrogen fueling…