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The research Martin Delonis, Sr. Manager of Strategy for Ford’s Model e business, led identified the perception gaps surrounding electric-vehicle ownership Ford is attacking through its Ford Power Promise. He talked about the status of electric vehicle consumer adoption, successes and challenges, and the Ford Power Promise in depth, and took questions from the membership. …

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Alexander Edwards, president of Strategic Visions, presented an interesting evaluation of the correlation between what vehicles American consumers buy/own and their political inclinations during the October IMPA webinar. The presentation resulted in a Q&A session which extended the meeting by 30 minutes. The entirety of the meeting can be viewed or listened to by clicking …

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The August 20th IMPA Zoom meeting with Zak Edson, Lucid Motors vice president for Ownership Experience and Product Attributes Program Management, was hacked several times resulting in the meeting being stopped and restarted. The hackers took over the video and audio, presenting obscene, insulting (embarrassing) content, as well as adopting one of the meeting-participant’s identity …

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Tom Moloughney, host of YouTube’s “State of Charge” and EV-charging expert, recently provided IMPA members with an update on the EV-charging universe. He tackled public infrastructure; the adoption of the Tesla NACS connector as industry standard and the latest about charging and battery technology. To view the video of the April 16th IMPA Zoom meeting, …

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Chris Feuell, Chrysler Brand CEO – Stellantis recently discussed the brand’s upcoming strategy with a Zoom presentation for the IMPA membership focusing on the new Chrysler Halcyon concept car (yes, a car, not an SUV/CUV!). She then fielded questions going beyond this EV future including responses to inquiries about Chrysler’s present vehicle positions and the …

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Kimberly Agnello presented an overview of three significant new products coming from Toyota as well as the company’s electrification philosophy during the February 19th IMPA Zoom meeting. Following her presentation, which focused on the Camry, Crown Signia and Land Cruiser, she and Zach Reed answered questions about these topics and other ones. To view the …

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A pair of J.D. Power vice presidents provided an insightful look back at the overall state of the U.S. automotive market in 2023 as well as a peak at where it might go in 2024 during the January 2024 Zoom program. Tyson Jominy, Power’s VP of data & analytics, talked about sales including EV sales, …

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Fred Mackerodt, a larger-than-life fixture within the New York automotive scene for more than three decades, passed away on Christmas Day. He was 85. A Graveside Service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, January 5, 2024, at All Faiths Cemetery in Middle Village, NY, followed by interment. A Memorial Gathering for Fred will …

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IMPA has announced that the judges are now accepting entries for the prestigious 2024 Ken W. Purdy Awards for excellence in automotive journalism covering three categories. To learn more, please visit the Purdy Awards page on this site.

Mercedes-Benz USA’s Pete Henke, Senior Manager, Product Management, and Heiko Schmidt, Senior Manager, Charging Solutions, provided the IMPA membership during the September 2023 Zoom meeting with updates on the company’s upcoming EV-product plans as well as its establishment of a branded charging network and additional public-charging alignments it was pursuing. To watch a video recording …

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