American Auto

- Season 1

(2021)

Payne Motors gets a new CEO on the same day they're rolling out a new self-driving -- and problematic -- vehicle.

Katherine deals with the PR fallout of a serial killer driving a Payne; Jack tries to figure out his role in the company.

Katherine promises a big announcement on her first quarterly earnings call; Jack and Elliot negotiate a contract with the line-workers union.

Sadie and Cyrus struggle with how honest to be about Katherine's car idea; Elliot pawns his vicious dog off on Dori.

Flying out in the company jet, Katherine, Sadie, Wesley, Cyrus and Jack are meeting Ted, the company's head of manufacturing, in Millbank, Iowa where the company is reopening the factory it shut down thirteen years ago, it is the manufacturing site for the new Payne Pikas. While Wesley and Cyrus have their own personal agendas on this trip, it is primarily a ceremonial one where they will do a meet and greet with past employees who have been rehired, and hold both a community event and a ribbon cutting presided over by the Governor, Tom Harper. The reopening is seen ...

Katherine and the team re-shoot a commercial to make it more inclusive of the LGBTQ+ community.

The executives realize a Payne vehicle may have a faulty part and debate whether to issue a recall.

Katherine and the team attempt to boost employee morale after the Payne CFO announces his resignation.

The group attends the annual Payne Foundation Fundraising Gala. Katherine suspects her job may be in jeopardy. Wesley deals with a family rivalry.

When a TV newsmagazine films a segment on Katherine, the team struggles to portray her in a positive light while avoiding "gotcha" questions.