After the legendary driver Ayrton Senna died during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, the sport’s rules on car design and safety strikingly changed. Now, Formula 1’s rules and the decisions of the F.I.A., the sport’s governing body, are rarely out of the spotlight. The sport had acted quickly in response to losing its biggest… Continue reading Formula 1 Rules Under Scrutiny After a Pileup in Australia
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Stellantis boosts marketing efforts to reach Black customers with TKT Collab
The maker of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram and other vehicles is boosting its marketing efforts to reach Black customers and other multicultural communities. Stellantis NV on Wednesday said it has added TKT Collab — a division of Kentucky-based TKT & Associates, a Black- and woman-owned business — to its North America creative roster. It is… Continue reading Stellantis boosts marketing efforts to reach Black customers with TKT Collab
Electrifying Changes Coming to Leith Chrysler Jeep
RALEIGH, N.C., June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Leith Chrysler Jeep is tripling the number of electric charging stations it has on site. Relying on just two chargers for the past four years, an additional six chargers, supplied by Michigan-based Future Energy, will soon be installed. The new stations will include a mix of regular and fast… Continue reading Electrifying Changes Coming to Leith Chrysler Jeep
@FCA: TKT & Associates to Become Company’s First Agency of Record Dedicated to Black Audience Marketing Efforts
June 28, 2023 , Auburn Hills, Mich. – Stellantis North America announced that TKT & Associates is joining the company’s North America creative roster, effective immediately. TKT & Associates, through its TKT Collab division, assumes the role of the first dedicated Black agency of record across Stellantis’ North America brand portfolio consisting of Alfa Romeo, Chrysler,… Continue reading @FCA: TKT & Associates to Become Company’s First Agency of Record Dedicated to Black Audience Marketing Efforts
Stellantis Adds TKT & Associates to Its US Creative Roster to Become Automaker’s First Agency of Record Dedicated to Black Audience Marketing Efforts
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — TKT & Associates to oversee Black audience marketing efforts across the Stellantis North America brand portfolio, including Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, FIAT, Jeep® and Ram TKT Collab division to oversee creative efforts within TKT & Associates agency Headquarters of TKT & Associates, which is Black- and woman-owned, is in Louisville, Kentucky Kim Adams House to lead multicultural… Continue reading Stellantis Adds TKT & Associates to Its US Creative Roster to Become Automaker’s First Agency of Record Dedicated to Black Audience Marketing Efforts
Volvo is the latest automaker to adopt Tesla’s EV charging standard in North America
It’s the first European brand to embrace NACS. It’s not just US manufacturers adopting Tesla’s EV charging technology. Volvo has confirmed that its electric cars in the US, Canada and Mexico will use Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) port. Current and recently announced cars (such as the C40 Recharge, EX30 and EX90) will connect… Continue reading Volvo is the latest automaker to adopt Tesla’s EV charging standard in North America
From the archive: on this day in 1937
The LEVC TX of modern London has a heritage stretching back to 1930, over six generations of taxi. In 1925, a new Tory government extended the tariffs that had been introduced to pay for the war onto commercial vehicles. This made the dominant French Unic taxis intolerably costly, so dealer Mann & Overton asked Austin… Continue reading From the archive: on this day in 1937
Automotive pioneer Gerald C. Meyers, former CEO of American Motors, dies at 94
Gerald C. Meyers, who went from top product engineer to CEO at American Motors Corp. during an era that produced the AMC Pacer and Gremlin vehicles, died on June 19. Meyers, 94, died of natural causes at his home in West Bloomfield, according to his family. The son of a successful immigrant tailor from Poland,… Continue reading Automotive pioneer Gerald C. Meyers, former CEO of American Motors, dies at 94
Jeep-parent Stellantis launches new EV charging business unit
Jeep- and Chrysler-parent Stellantis is launching a new business unit to encompass its charging and energy management offerings. The unit will manage a service called Free2move Charge to deal in everything from home charging wall boxes to public charging network aggregation, according to the announcement, which said the new service would address “electric vehicle customer… Continue reading Jeep-parent Stellantis launches new EV charging business unit
Stellantis says equipment in place to deal with odors from Detroit Jeep plant
Stellantis says it has now installed the equipment needed to address the chronic odor issues that the residents living near the company’s newest Jeep plant say have severely degraded the quality of life in their east-side Detroit neighborhood. In a letter to the community dated Monday, Linda Trbizan, Stellantis senior vice president and head of… Continue reading Stellantis says equipment in place to deal with odors from Detroit Jeep plant