Dan Weiss, Fred Smith, Ron Cogan

From show:	“Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”
Show aired:	Internet Premiere Friday, 1/29 @ 3:30pm ET Detroit Public TV Sunday, 1/31 @ 10:30am ET
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Recent EXTRA clips on Autoline Detroit...

EXTRA: Ralph Gilles, President and CEO, Dodge

On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, John sits down to talk with the President and CEO of Dodge, Ralph Gilles, from the floor of the 2010 Detroit Auto Show. Mr. Gilles talks about how he balances his dual role as the head of Dodge and also one of the leaders of design for the Chrysler Group. He also talks about how Dodge will hang on for the next year or so...
EXTRA: Larry Dominique, VP, Product Planning, Nissan North America

On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, John talks with Larry Dominique, the VP of Product Planning for Nissan North America, from the floor of the 2010 Detroit Auto Show. Mr. Dominique talks about Nissan's new EV, the Leaf and where it will first be introduced in the U.S. and whether or not the company plans to build it in North America. And staying on the topic...
EXTRA: John Casesa, Managing Partner, Casesa Shapiro Group

Watch John's full interview with John Casesa a Managing Partner at the Casesa Shapiro Group from the 2010 Detroit Auto Show.
EXTRA: Susan Docherty, VP, Sales, Service & Marketing, General Motors

Watch John's full interview with Susan Docherty, the VP of Sales, Service & Marketing at General Motors from the 2010 Detroit Auto Show.
EXTRA: Mike Jackson, Chairman & CEO, AutoNation

Watch John's full interview with Mike Jackson, Chairman and CEO of AutoNation from the 2010 Detroit Auto Show.
EXTRA: Guy Gordon, Sarah Webster, Jim Hall

Even though Chrysler will display some of its vehicles at this year's auto show in Detroit, they decided not to have a press conference or make any big announcements. This is somewhat perplexing since the show is right in Chrysler's back yard and they haven't held any press events since their day long one back in November. With that in mind, on this edition of...
EXTRA: Michelle Krebs, Mark Phelan

On this edition of Autoline EXTRA John and his panel discuss the nominees for the North American Car of the Year and share their opinions about the vehicles. Joining John for the discussion are fellow jurors Michelle Krebs from Edmunds.com and Mark Phelan of the Detroit Free Press.
EXTRA: Jim McCraw, Jeff Gilbert

On this edition of Autoline EXTRA John and his panel discuss the nominees for the North American Truck of the Year and share their opinions about the vehicles. Joining John for the discussion are Jim McCraw from NewCarTestDrive.com and Jeff Gilbert of WWJ Newsradio 950 -- CBS Detroit.
EXTRA: Ian Callum, Design Director, Jaguar

The design of the new Jaguar XJ is the topic of discussion on this week's Autoline EXTRA. Joining John McElroy to talk about the car is the man responsible for the new design, Ian Callum, the Design Director at Jaguar. Mr. Callum talks about what inspired the look of the new XJ and what compromises in design they had to make in the interior for it to function...
EXTRA: Aaron Bragman, Erich Merkle, Michael Robinet

On the broadcast version of the show, John and his panel discussed the big news of Chrysler revealing its turnaround plan. But that wasn’t the only bombshell dropped this week in the auto industry. On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, John and his panel discuss how Ford shocked just about everyone, reporting a $1 billion profit for the third quarter. The...
EXTRA: Bruce Dale, Ph.D., Biofuels Expert, Michigan State University

There’s a lot of debate over what should power our cars in the future. Hybrids and electrics are getting a lot of attention right now but what ever happened to biofuels? On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, biofuels expert Dr. Bruce Dale from Michigan State University talks with John McElroy and his panel to defend ethanol as a source for fuel. Dr. Dale...
EXTRA: Mark Vann, General Motors Project Driveway

On this edition of Autoline EXTRA, John McElroy talks with Mark Vann, the Project Manager of GM’s fuel cell program, called Project Driveway, which gave customers the opportunity to drive a Chevy Equinox equipped with GM’s fuel cell stack. Mark discusses how customer feedback helped improve the vehicle and he also talks about GM’s 2nd generation fuel...