Auto Assembly Line Auto Reports

Fred Diaz Senior Vice President Nissan Sales amp Marketing and Operations U.S. Nissan North American Fred stops by the Chicago Auto Show to chat with Paul W about Nissanrsquos Super Bowl commercial with the race car driver father and son about the Murano launch and the new lsquo4-door sports carrsquo the Maxima

Alan Batey President of General Motors North America Alan stops by the Chicago Auto Show to chat with Paul W about the reveal of the new Chevy Equinox the 2015 Silverado Midnight Edition and what else everyone will see at the show.

Bob Hegbloom President amp CEO of the Ram Truck Brand Bob stops by the Chicago Auto Show to talk with Paul W about the Ram Truck brand and the reveal of the new Luxury Limited Ram

Tom Manganello Partner amp Head of the Automotive Practice for Warner Norcross amp Judd Tom stops by the NAIAS Industry Days to chat with Paul W about recalls that hersquos been involved with how these recalls are handled whether theyrsquore huge life threatening recalls or just minor issues and about autonomous vehicles and how Warner Norcross and Judd are working to bring these vehicle manufacturers to Michigan.

Keith Crain Chairman of Crain Communications Keith talks with Paul W about this yearrsquos NAIAS this yearrsquos Automotive World Congress and what hersquos looking forward to seeing at this yearrsquos auto show.

Jeff Klei President of NAFTA Region Vice-President of Sales General Motors Worldwide Continental North Americal Mike Martini President of Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations Consumer OE Division and James Verrier President of BorgWarner Jeff Mike and James sit down with Paul W for an lsquoIndustry Insidersrsquo Roundtable chatting about whatrsquos new in the auto industry what we can expect in the future and whatrsquos new from each at this yearrsquos NAIAS.

Jay Williams U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Secretary Williams stops by the first Industry Preview Day to talk with Paul W about the Obama administrationrsquos involvement with the Auto Industry how the growth of the NAIAS reflects the growth of the Auto Industry as a whole and how the Obama administration will continue to support our auto industry.

Sandy Baruah President and CEO of the Detroit Regional Chamber Sandy stops by the NAIAS to chat with Paul W about Detroitrsquos comeback whatrsquos going on and what still needs to be done and about how the Chamber is taking investors and event promoters around the City to bring more event to Detroit.

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder Governor Snyder talks to Paul W about getting around the NAIAS with an injured Achilles tendon his trips to auto shows outside the country and how he feels that Michiganrsquos and Detroitrsquos comeback are going strong we just need to lsquokeep on the gasrsquo.

Tom Walsh with the Detroit Free Press Daniel Howes with the Detroit News K.C. Crain Executive Vice PresidentDirector of Corporate Operations Crains Communications and Paul Eisenstein Bureau Chief DetroitBureau.com The Paul W Smith Reporters Roundtable from the first Industry Day at the NAIAS the reporters talk about what theyrsquove seen so far at the show and what we should all look for when the show opens to the public.

Alistair Gardner President and CEO of Chrysler Brand for FCA Alistair stops by the Industry Days at the NAIAS to chat with Paul W about the Chrysler 200 the new plans for the Chrysler 300 and what yoursquoll see when you visit the NAIAS when it opens to the public.

Jose Munoz Chairman of Nissan North America Jose stops by the NAIAS Press Preview to chat with Paul W about the new Nissan Titan Nissanrsquos commitment to electric cars and what yoursquoll see at the Nissan stand when the NAIAS opens for the public.

Alan Batey Executive Vice President and President of North America at General Motors Alan talks with Paul W about the Bolt concept car how it compares to the Volt and what yoursquoll see at the GM display when the NAIAS opens for the public.

Mark Fields Ford Motor Company CEO Mark stops by the NAIAS Press Preview to talk with Paul W about changing the iconic F-150 and then winning multiple awards for it the new Mustang the new GT and how Ford invites employees to the auto show on Sundayhellipthe day before the official opening of the show to the public.

Sergio Marchionne CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Sergio comes by the NAIAS Press preview and chats with Paul W about his pride for all the vehicles produced under the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles umbrella building a new mini-van and what hersquos enjoying about hosting WJR at the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles stand at the NAIAS.

Mark Reuss Executive Vice President Global Product Development Purchasing and Supply Chain Mark drops by the NAIAS Press Preview to chat with Paul W about todayrsquos introduction of the Cadillac CTSV a 640 horsepower street legal vehicle yesterdayrsquos introduction of the Bolt and the Volt and what wersquoll all get to see when the NAIAS opens to the pubic next week

Bob Carter Senior Vice President ndash Automotive Operations Toyota Motor Sales USA Bob stops by the NAIAS Press Preview to talk with Paul W about Toyotarsquos new Tacoma a vehicle that was born in Ann Arbor the new Mirai an electric car what has the capability of powering your home during a power outage and what wersquoll all be able to see when the NAIAS opens to the public.

Will Power IndyCar Driver Will stops by the NAIAS to talk about the upcoming Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix and a big announcement that hersquoll be making today at the auto show.

Jason Stoicevich Head of FIAT Brand for North America Jason stops by the NAIAS Press Preview to talk with Paul W about FIATrsquos new 500X and what wersquoll be able to see from FIAT when the auto show opens to the public.

Scott LaRiche Chairman of the North American International Auto Show and Paul Sabatini Vice-Chairman of the NAIAS Scott and Paul stop by the welcome Paul W to the North American International Auto Show. They chat about the upcoming show what wersquoll all see and how this yearrsquos NAIAS is different from last yearrsquos event.