Sam Hoyt, Ford Fusion Marketing Manager, Ford Motor Company, talked to Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, www.drivingthenation.com about the 2013 Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid. The Fusion PHEV is the third, behind the C-MAX Energi and Focus Electric, in the line-up of Ford’s electrifying vehicles. When was the last time you paid $1.00 to go 20 [...]
Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, www.drivingthenation.com, talked to John Batchelor, host of the John Batchelor radio show and Gordon Chang, Forbes, about Chinese car sales, Japan in China and which car companies are thriving. In September, 2012, Hammond wrote in www.drivingthenation.com, “Chinese Automotive Monthly acknowledges that, “The Diaoyu island dispute between China and Japan, caused by [...]
Drivingthenation.com talked to Brian Deegan summer x games race car driver. Deegan loves action sports and loves the Ford Fiesta ST because of it’s horsepower and “abrupt power”, and more. What is Deegan’s favorite RPM? What is being a good race car about? How does Brian Deegan like to set up his car for racing? [...]
In January, 2013, at the Detroit auto show I interviewed Anthony Pratt, Director of Forecasting, Polk of America. I asked Pratt about Europe, what Polk was forecasting for 2013 and beyond for Western, Eastern and Central Europe. Polk has a downside scenario and an upside scenario. Would Germany going into a recession be in the [...]
I’m at the Chicago auto show where Toyota has brought out the new Tundra. It looks huge in comparison to the new vehicles other car companies are bringing out. Small, contented, more horsepower, more torque. Chevy is bringing out the Cruze diesel, the first diesel car since the ’80s, VW is bringing out the VW [...]
How has California trends affected the trends? Where will the Transit Connect be launched first? The 2014 Ford Transit Connect has sliding doors and will come in a five or seven passenger version. This Minivan comes with two engines, on that gets over 30 miles per gallon (mpg). This Minivan can be converted to a [...]
Ford gave $500,000 to Smithsonian to finish the renovation of the Spark! lab and create three more Spark! Labs in the United States. Ford said that over the years Ford Motor Company has given $10,000,000 to the Smithsonian, all in the name of education. John Batchelor said that Ford’s stock is getting pummeled. Is that [...]
It’s happening all over the United States, government funds are being cut and private individuals and companies are stepping in to give financial support to the causes they believe in. In Ford Motor Companies case, today, it was children and innovation via the Smithsonian Spark! Lab geared to children ages 6-12 years old. I [...]
Good Morning my frosty the snowman friends. I was talking to Warren yesterday, lamenting how cold it is there because I’m coming out from California for the Washington auto show to see all of you. In his most sympathetic voice he reminded me, “It is winter”. Have you ever wanted to take a snow driving [...]
Los Angeles, CA – James D. Farley, Jr., executive vice president of Global Marketing, Sales and Service, Lincoln, Ford Motor Company, talked to Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, www.drivingthenation.com at a party at Universal Studios the night before the 2012 Los Angeles auto show commenced. We talked about the 1-liter, 3 cylinder turbocharged 2013 Ford Fiesta [...]
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