“Meteorological spring” showed up March 1st with the vernal equinox, the traditional seasonal marker, coming March 20th. The passage of these milestones means the approach of IMPA’s annual event in the Hudson Valley. The time is near for IMPA to return to the cliffs above the Hudson River for its Spring Brake at Bear Mountain …
Dan Creed, BMW North America’s top marketing executive, will be front and center March 19 at the next monthly meeting. The program kicks off with a noon reception followed by lunch and an open question-and-answer. The location will be the 3 West Club, 3 West 51st Street, New York, in a LARGE room (no crowding …
Steve Cannon, President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA. Cannon took the helm at Mercedes-Benz’s U.S. unit a little over a year ago, and is presiding over a significant expansion of the German automaker’s offerings–a new E Class, several AMG models and the all new CLA. Cannon will chat with IMPA President David Kiley Tuesday, February …
February 15 is the deadline for the 2013 Ken Purdy Award for excellence in automotive journalism.The Ken W. Purdy Award is for a body of work or a specific piece of work that may be an article published in a newspaper or magazine during 2012. It may be a book published during 2012. It may be …
The process seemingly took forever (as it always does), with non-stop rhetoric and vitriol filling the air, but the elections are now behind us and it is time to figure out what it all means going forward. Thursday (December 20) Mike Stanton, CEO and president of Global Automakers, will address how the results might impact …
It seems as if every company trying to sell products has rushed into social media, but has it worked? This Thursday, November 15 Dean Evans, Subaru of America’s CMO, will explain what his company – the only one with five-cosecutive years of growth in this market – has done with social media and targeted branding …
The concept of foreign nameplates building vehicles in the United States today is the “norm,” but 30 years ago when Honda began turning out cars in Ohio things were not quite the same. Rich Schostek, Honda of America Mfg. senior vice president, will discuss how the company bucked the conventional wisdom of the time and, …