2019 WINNERS ANNOUNCED The winners in all categories of Women’s World Car of the Year for 2019 have today been announced at the Dubai International Motor Show. The Supreme Award for 2019 Women’s World Car of the Year goes to: MAZDA 3 The Supreme Award for 2019 Women’s World Car of the Year goes [...]
Last week my neighbor, BNS ~ best neighbor Sheri, had cataract surgery. Cataract surgery doesn't take long, and the recovery time is short. But you do need someone to take you to the operation and bring you back. Since we're next door neighbors and I was home, I agreed to be the caregiver for the [...]
In my book, you don't get much bigger, more affable than James Corden. To me he is the epitome of wholesome fun, just watching him makes me smile. So, of course, when I saw him at the HD Buttercup in downtown Los Angeles the night before the 2017 L.A. Auto Show I had to go [...]
I was at a going away party last Friday night with my friends Mary Helen and Stuart. They were moving from a 5-acre country home to a 1/4 acre modern home 1.5 miles away from town. Stuart said this would be his second to the last move in his life. The next move would be [...]
The 87th Geneva International Motor Show is in full swing. As is usual, Geneva brings out the beautiful supercars and the most lavish parties. Behind all the glitz and glamor are car companies with world premieres designed to intrigue and attract new customers for 2017. I asked Ian Beavis, Chief Strategy Officer for Foote, Cone, [...]
Some people draw lines in the sand, but Land Rover draws vehicles in the sand. In 1947 Maurice Wilks and his brother Spencer drew what they imagined the first-ever Land Rover in the sands of the red wharf bay. Here is a video of a Land Rover being drawn in the sand. From Land Rover's [...]
Women journalists from fifteen different countries voted and the results are in! 2014 Women's World Car of the Year is the Mercedes-Benz S-Class The top three cars overall were the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Audi A8 and Tesla Model S, respectively. There were ten different criteria which remained the same in each of the six [...]
Elaine Bannon, Chief Nameplate engineer, Lincoln Motor Company talks to Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, www.drivingthenation.com. What are the duties of a chief nameplate engineer? Bannon compares the Navigator to the Escalade.
Finbar McFall is Land Rover's Vice President of Marketing in North America. At the 2013 Los Angeles auto show McFall talks about Jaguar and Landrover's increasing marketshare. What accounts for the increase in sales? Are they conquest sales from other brands? Why doe it work so well to have Jaguar and Landrover owned by the [...]
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 [...]