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Tonight we welcome Sheila Ronis, a defense and automotive expert who will discuss the role the car companies play in military matters. In particular we’ll ask why the Pentagon was staunchly against letting GM and Chrysler fold, and why the Pentagon believes that would have placed the United States at a strategic disadvantage. And, we’ll definitely be getting into the news… [[Continue reading]]

Join us the week for another automotive conversation and free for all! The discussions are lively, streamed here live and you can even participate in the chat room below!

Some topics tonight (but who knows where this will go):

• Anyone surprised that Spyker isn’t making money?
• Road works: paint shortage?
• Advanced safety tech
• Tesla/Toyota/NUMMI

Tonight it’s the man, the legend: Jason Vines, our old AAH friend and colleague. Mr. Vines joins the panel to discuss the news of the week including GM’s big marketing switcheroo back to the formally-ousted Campbell-Ewald. Also, Bob Lutz gets his send-off from GM as he finally retires and digs in to his tell-all book about GM. Plus, is the U.S. in danger of… [[Continue reading]]

This week we chatted about MPG and emissions and how technology is changing the idea that hybrids are the best choice. We also discussed a theoretical question: Which car would you want in your garage if you decided to kill yourself. Morbid, yes… but funny… [[Continue reading]]

Thank you to every one who contributed via phone or chat room on last week’s Open Line Show! The summary of some of the goodies we discussed are over on John McElroy’s Journal.

Join us this Monday nigh at 8pm EST and the phone number to chime in is phone number… [[Continue reading]]

Tonight we welcome the author of the book “Car Wreck,” Mark Ragsdale, a former dealership owner and operator that says the U.S. auto industry took the American public for a ride. And, according to Ragsdale, you should never buy a new car again unless you can pay cash; he’ll tell us why. And of course, we’ll get into the news of… [[Continue reading]]