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Pacifica: The Minivan That Matters
While the whole notion of minivans might provoke an involuntary eye roll among some people, here’s an interesting fact: so far this year, through the end of March, Chrysler delivered 31,616 Town & Country minivans, which makes it, by far, the biggest selling vehicle in the brand’s showroom.
WatchDaimler to Name New R&D Chief?
Daimler AG will announce on Tuesday that Ola Kaellenius, currently in charge of marketing and sales for Mercedes-Benz Cars, will take over as head of the unit’s research and development activities, sources tell Handelsblatt.
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GM to Import Chinese-Made Cadillac Plug-in Hybrids
General Motors Co. plans later this year to ship plug-in hybrid versions of its just-introduced Cadillac CT6 sedan from China to the U.S., says Uwe Ellinghaus, the brand’s marketing chief.
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Mercedes Sales Chief in Line to Become Daimler CEO?
Ola Kaellenius, who has headed sales and marketing for Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz Cars unit since 2013, is a favored candidate to succeed Dieter Zetsche as Daimler CEO four years from now, sources tell Manager Magazin.
Read MoreNissan Shuffles Senior U.S. Sales Execs
Nissan Motor Co. has reassigned Fred Diaz, its senior sales and marketing chief in the U.S. and Canada, to a new position overseeing truck sales across those two countries and Mexico, effective Jan. 1.
Read MoreFord Shuffles Manufacturing, Legal, Marketing Leadership
Ford Motor Co. is making several leadership changes in its legal, manufacturing and marketing teams.
Read MoreMaserati’s Marketing Chief Quits
Saad Chehab, who has headed global marketing for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' Maserati unit for nearly two years, resigned his post on Sunday Automotive News reports.
Read MoreRoechling Names New Marketing Chief for North America
Engineered plastic products supplier Roechling Automotive has named Juergen Peters to head sales, marketing and engineering for its Roechling Automotive USA.
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300th Show & a ’05 Ford GT
While there is great anticipation for the forthcoming Ford GT, the previous generation car, which was produced in model years 2005 and 2006, is still among the best designed vehicles ever. [Not Karl’s car.] On “Autoline After Hours” we’ve interviewed Camilo Pardo, who is credited with that car’s design. (We also interviewed Craig Metros, who worked on the next-gen GT.) The new Ford GT setup for racing On this edition of “After Hours” we have a 2005 Ford GT in the studio along with its one-and-only owner, Karl Brauer, who picked up his car in Santa Monica on August 23, 2005, with seven miles clocked on the odometer.
Read MoreFord Hires GM Exec to Head Marketing in China
Ford Motor Co. has hired Joseph Liu, who retired last year as executive vice president at Shanghai GM, as head of marketing and sales in China.
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