The automotive world was shocked last summer when Robert L. Nardelli was named chairman and chief executive officer of the newly “de-merged” Chrysler. Nardelli, who brought a broad, but not automotive, managerial background to the post, will be the International Motor Press Association keynote speaker during the March 19 breakfast which kicks off media-preview events …
Adrian Lund, president of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, will provide the presentation at the November 15 – NOTE THE DATE – meeting of the International Motor Press Association. Lund’s presentation about new crash-test standards will be followed by a question-and-answer session. The program kicks off at noon with a reception followed by lunch …
Ed Peper, Chevrolet general manager, will discuss the the international scope of Chevrolet which is now on an aggressive expansion campaign throughout the world at the Thursday, October 18, meeting of the International Motor Press Association. The meeting coincides with the launch of the new Chevrolet Malibu which must compete against the ever popular Accord …
Login with your username and password and click on the IMPACT button in the left column to read this months and previous editions of IMPACT.
Tickets for IMPA Test Days 2007 are now on sale. The simplest way to purchase tickets for this year’s event – $95 for members and guests; $25 for crew – is by clicking on http://impa.tix.com/ and follow the instructions. REMEMBER: any request for login and password does not refer to your IMPA login/password; it refers …
The July (20), 2007 edition of IMPACT includes a transcript of Mazda North America design chief Franz von Holzhausen’s June 21 luncheon presentation; the latest on Test Days 2007; the newest members and winner of the first IMPA-selected Journalist Award at this year’s Greenwich Concours.
Europe, Japan and Korea have historically been the primary sources of non-NAFTA trucks and cars in the North American market and, according to all the “experts,” the next region to produce vehicles for here will be China (its producers operating either in partnership with domestic nameplates or under their own banner). Bill Pollack, CEO of …
What might it mean when the design manager of the Pontiac Solstice moves to Mazda, the company which revived the sports car roadster nearly 20 years ago? Answers will be forthcoming along with other information about the importance of design in today’s market when Mazda’s North American Director of Design Franz von Holzhausen speaks to …
Shortly after cars went from crank starters to onboard electricity, Motorola, or at least the company which today is known as Motorola, developed the first automotive infotainment system – a simple radio. The company followed by pioneered communications systems for public safety officers and the first handheld two-way radios. Ed Staehlin, Motorola’s Director of Product …
Traffic: everyone who drives in it complains about it, frets over it and, often, allows it to become a major intrusion on their daily lives. Joe Nolan and John Del Giorno of Metro Traffic, which provides up-to-the-minute traffic reports to more than 2,200 radio and television stations in the United States, will discuss how this …