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 [...]
At the January, 2013 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, www.drivingthenation.com, talked to Bob Carter, senior vice president of automotive operations for Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A. Inc. At the April, 2013 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) Hammond talked to Tomohiko Ikeda, Executive Vice President, Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd, Senior [...]
Bob Carter is senior vice president of automotive operations for Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A. Inc., talked to Lou Ann Hammond, www.drivingthenation.com, about Toyota, Nationally and globally. How is Toyota doing? How many years has Camry been number 1 in the United States? Carter talks about the Toyota Avalon, RAV4 and the Corolla Furia concept [...]
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 [...]
Dave Lee, University of Toyota talks to www.drivingthenation.com about the 2013 Toyota Avalon. The 4th generation Avalon has great new infotainment. Todays 2013 Avalon prices haven’t changed that much. The XLE gas model is $30,990 with Power Adjustable Heated Front Leather Seats, Alloy Wheels, Touch Screen Display Audio, Smart Key, Heated Outer Mirrors, Outer Mirror [...]
It seems that every way China swings it’s tail it is getting in an argument with another country. As China’s economy cools, tension is escalating in the red dragon with the United States and Japan. There are people that say that China is losing control of its people and there is jockeying for political power [...]
Gregory D. Bernas, Chief Engineer – Product Development Office, Toyota Technical Center, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing, North America, Inc. (TEMA) talked to Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, www.drivingthenation.com about the 2013 Toyota RAV4 EV. In a recent article entitled 2013 Toyota RAV4 EV – The 845.5 pound elephant in the room, with Bill Fay. Gregory D. [...]
It looks great that the Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) is sticking around 14.5 million 8 months into 2012. Sales are up 20 percent year-over-year. But you need to look at the footnotes to see if there is confidence in the numbers, or if there is reason for worry. I looked at the sales numbers [...]
Bill Fay, VP, General Manager, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., talked to Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, www.drivingthenation.com, about the old and new Toyota RAV4 EVs, and about the strategy of partnering with Tesla to create this generation Toyota RAV4 EV. In the ’70s Toyota created a Chinook. The Chinook was basically a Toyota pickup with a [...]
It’s that time of the year again, time to whittle down the long list of new cars and trucks to decide which one is crowned car and truck/utility of the year award for 2013. The list below is referred to as the long list. For the most part, all new cars and trucks make it [...]
2013 MINI Paceman
2013 Ford Explorer Sport
2012 Fiat 500 Gucci
2012 Chrysler 300
2013 BMW 328