Shanghai, China – Scenes from the 2013 Shanghai auto show includes the women, the characters, the police and the cars. Watch the video to see BMW, BYD, Peugeot, Renault, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, Cadillac, Geely, Opel, Mazda, Smart, Brabus, Citroen, Luxgen, JAC, Infiniti, Volvo, Continental, Buick, Kia, Chevy and Jeep on the floor of the Shanghai auto [...]
Hiroshi Tamura, Nissan MotorChief Product Specialist, also known as the Father of Nismo talked to Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, www.drivingthenation.com. When we think of Nissan Nismo we think of performance vehicles, such as a 370Z nismo, or GTR Nismo. We don’t usually think of the Nissan Juke as a performance car. Tamura-san says there is [...]
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 [...]
While the Paris auto show begins in gloomy weather and a gloomy economic outlook Carlos Ghosn, CEO, Renault, Nissan and Datsun, took time back in April, 2012 to talk to a small group of journalists about the economy in Japan and Europe. Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, www.drivingthenation.com, was one of those journalists. There are basic [...]
Nissan Americas product planning chief, Pierre Loing, talked to Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, www.drivingthenation.com, about the 2013 Nissan Altima. Why is Nissan using the same engine in the 2013 as they did in the outgoing Altima? Is Nissan taking cues from Infiniti on luxury for Nissan? People want bigger cars, more infotainment and technology. The [...]
GE watt station versus the Nissan Leaf The New York Times auto blog called General Electric about a story in the blog-o-sphere stating that a Nissan dealer in the Bay Area sent an email out to its customer telling them not to purchase a GE WattStation. GE called Nissan Corporate to tell them to have [...]
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 [...]
Johan DeNysschen has stepped down from Volkswagen’s luxury unit, Audi, to become senior vice president of Nissan Motor Company in charge of the Infiniti division, and joins effective July 1, 2012. De Nysschen will be located at Infiniti’s new global headquarters in Hong Kong, which officially opened on May 22. During DeNysschen’s reign as President [...]
Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, www.drivingthenation.com, was on KCRA, an NBC affiliate in Sacramento, CA talking about alternative energy sources and how much they cost per mile. When people shop for a car they shop for functionality, what they need in a car. Some families need space for seven, some need room to carry their animals. [...]
2013 MINI Paceman
2013 Ford Explorer Sport
2012 Fiat 500 Gucci
2012 Chrysler 300
2013 BMW 328