Mitch Claw, Jeep Vehicle Line Engineer (VLE), drove with Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, Driving the Nation, in the new Jeep Cherokee around Canyon Ranch in Southern California. Is the 2014 Jeep Cherokee everything Jeep wants it to be? Claw directs Hammond over a rugged loop of the hot, dusty off-road course that has seen such [...]
Robert Walker, Chrysler group, Chief interior designer, talked to Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, Driving the Nation, about the Jeep Cherokee interior design. What are some of the designs Walker and his team fought for in the 2014 Jeep Cherokee? Where did the design cues come from? How many interior designs are there and what are [...]
Michael Manley is President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jeep Brand and the Lead Executive for International Operations at Chrysler Group LLC. In addition, Manley is a member of Fiat S.p.A.s Group Executive Council (GEC) where he serves as both Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Asia Pacific (APAC) Regional Operations Group and Head of [...]
I love the way Chrysler Group's interior designer, Klause Busse thinks and designs. At the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) I talked to Busse about Jeep's interior designs. Busse showed me pictures of Italy's stratovolcano, Mount Vesuvio (Vesuvius) and the Grand Canyon. What others may see as a picture of beautiful landscapes, Busse sees [...]