Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus (SCG) is known for making over-the-top supercars. The man behind SCG, James Glickenhaus, wants to expand the company’s lineup with a modern variant of the Baja Boot. So, he took to Facebook to announce that work has started on the SCG Boot. Eight years ago, Glickenhaus purchased Steve McQueen’s 1967 Baja Boot.… Continue reading SCG Developing Modern Baja Boot To Set New Altitude Record
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Group 1 Automotive Appoints UK Operating Leader
HOUSTON, Feb. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: GPI), (“Group 1” or the “Company”), an international, Fortune 500 automotive retailer, today announced that effective March 1, 2018, Group 1 Automotive will appoint Darren Guiver as managing director of its UK operations. Mr. Guiver has worked for Group 1 in the UK since February 2016… Continue reading Group 1 Automotive Appoints UK Operating Leader
Anne Abboud appointed Senior Vice-President of PSA Retail
Anne Abboud is appointed Senior Vice-President, PSA Retail, effective 1st April 2018. She succeeds Xavier Duchemin appointed Europe Sales Director for Opel and Vauxhall on 1st March 2018. She will report to Jean-Philippe Imparato, Chief Executive Officer of Peugeot and member of Groupe PSA Executive Committee who will take over interim head of PSA Retail… Continue reading Anne Abboud appointed Senior Vice-President of PSA Retail
US regulators delay noise mandate for EVs and hybrids (again)
Rebecca Cook / Reuters Electric cars are considerably quieter than their gasoline-powered counterparts, but that’s not always a good thing. Pedestrians, especially those who have visually impairments, often rely on audible cues to signal an approaching vehicle. That’s why a law was proposed in 2013 to add noise to electric vehicles and hybrids traveling under… Continue reading US regulators delay noise mandate for EVs and hybrids (again)
Bolt EV battery teardown, 290-mile Kona Electric, Lexus UX photo, Bolt EV police video: Today’s Car News
Follow John Today, we’ve got full details on the long-range electric version of the Hyundai Kona, a few more details on the Lexus UX small crossover, a Bolt EV battery-pack teardown on video, and a poll on Trump’s climate-science denial. All this and more on Green Car Reports. After teasing it a week ago, full… Continue reading Bolt EV battery teardown, 290-mile Kona Electric, Lexus UX photo, Bolt EV police video: Today’s Car News
Xavier Duchemin appointed new Executive Director Sales Opel/Vauxhall Europe
Xavier Duchemin appointed new Executive Director Sales Opel/Vauxhall Europe 2018-02-28 Rüsselsheim. Opel/Vauxhall has appointed Xavier Duchemin as new Executive Director Sales Opel/Vauxhall Europe effective March 1, 2018. He will succeed Ian Hucker, who will take over the position as Managing Director Peugeot, Citroën, DS Automobiles in Austria and Switzerland. Duchemin was born in 1966 and… Continue reading Xavier Duchemin appointed new Executive Director Sales Opel/Vauxhall Europe
UAW trust move puts GM board seat at risk
Former UAW Vice President Joe Ashton (Photo: General Motors Co.) The United Auto Workers’ retiree health care trust intends to sell 40 million of its shares in General Motors Co., imperiling the trust’s ability to replace retired UAW Vice President Joe Ashton on the automaker’s board of directors. The UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust —… Continue reading UAW trust move puts GM board seat at risk
Exclusive: GM Korea to sharply cut number of executives – internal letter
SEOUL (Reuters) – General Motors’ South Korean unit plans to slash the number of its executives, an internal letter seen by Reuters showed – the latest step by the U.S. automaker to cut costs and restructure the loss-making business. GM said this month it would shut one of its factories in South Korea and decide… Continue reading Exclusive: GM Korea to sharply cut number of executives – internal letter
General Motors Announces Public Secondary Offering of Common Stock by the VEBA Trust
General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) today announced that the UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust (the “Selling Stockholder” or “the VEBA Trust”) intends to offer for sale 40 million shares of GM common stock in an underwritten secondary offering. The Selling Stockholder will receive all of the proceeds from this offering. No shares are being sold… Continue reading General Motors Announces Public Secondary Offering of Common Stock by the VEBA Trust
Geely Held Informal Talks With Fiat Chrysler Before Daimler Deal
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. held informal talks about the potential takeover of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV before the Chinese manufacturer turned its attention toward Daimler AG, according to people familiar with the matter. Li Shufu, the Chinese billionaire who controls Geely, approached the Italian-American carmaker in the middle of last year as he was… Continue reading Geely Held Informal Talks With Fiat Chrysler Before Daimler Deal