top five executives Chrysler new brand

the Chrysler shuffles executives, creates new brand
Chrysler Group LLC shifted five top executives into new or expanded roles Tuesday, including appointing design chief Ralph Gilles to a newly created Street and Racing Technology brand.
Chrysler replaces Dodge and US sales chiefs
news from : AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Chrysler Group LLC has shuffled its management ranks again, replacing its US sales chief and the head of the Dodge brand. In the most high-profile move, Ralph Gilles, the company's design chief, was replaced as president and ...
Fresh News : the Chrysler Canada CEO tapped for bigger role
Sergio Marchionne, chief executive of both Chrysler Group LLC and Fiat SpA, is looking for young, determined executives to turn around the Detroit automaker, and Reid Bigland fits the bill. The president of Chrysler Canada, who once played junior hockey with the Thornhill Thunderbirds, has soared into the top executive ranks of the North American auto industry. Chrysler Group LLC promoted Canadian Reid Bigland on Tuesday to head of auto sales.
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2018 CONCEPT Mazda3 LA Show design winner

2018 CONCEPT Mazda3 LA Show design winner

So after finally hoping on the Facebook-bandwagon, we decided to check up on how Mallory McMorrow’s Mazda3 concept was coming along.

After shaping and molding the clay on the LA show floor for over 10 days, the 2018 Mazda3 was finally displayed. Overall, it’s cues tie in nicely with the “flow” theme crafted by Franz von Holzhausen and his team who helped McMorrow hone her design.

We think it’s a step in the right direction, particularly from an undergrad, and we’re hopeful that the 21-year old industrial design student hits the ground running once she has her degree in hand.

F1 NEW GENERATION in 2010 has Totally Change

F1 NEW GENERATION in 2010 has Totally Change

For economizing reason and for increasing competition violent delivers among all teams, FIA as highest motorsport federation in the world launches new regulation for race in next season of F1 2010. in the beginning race season 2010 there are no F1 racer entering pit-stop for fuel filling. So they enter pit just for change tyre or repair. because of this new regulation, rule of about minimum heavy limit of car is even also added for 15kg to be 620kg. this regulation is apparently simple and really ever done in past 1994, but with engine that is decried up to 2400 cc from 3000 cc and configuration V from 10 to be 8 now must economical without filling fuel up to around 300km (average every series go through 300km). of course it needs cost not little by each team to redesign their car. in other side, change by change in every year is so much, include this year that applying KERS as new design and unfortunately, it was cancelled to be used because assumed, it will load more vehicle weight.

see following f1 engine facts:
- every litre can only go through for average 1.5 km (75 litre/100 km)
- every cylinder is limitted for the valve total (max 4 valve)
- RPM is limitted only until 18,000 rpm
- engine materials (including inside part) is limitted only from iron and alumunium
- energy produced must be 700 up to 780 hp (v8 2400 cc)
- velocity: 0 - 100 km/hour: 1.7 second
0 - 200 km/hour: 3.8 second
0 - 300 km/hour: 8.6 second
- speed maximum recorded Monza, Italian 360 km/hour
- braking from 100 - 0 km/hour (till stop) only 17 m away

- the fact is like told above but the technology that is demanded is even also tighter. Engine is decried and limitted but cost estimation and fuel even also depressed. this development is surely not economizing for all teams

USA Government Set to Loan Billions to Ford, Tesla, and Nissan

USA Government Set to Loan Billions to Ford, Tesla, and Nissan

Ford will receive $5.9 Billion in low interest loans from the US Govt Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program (ATVMLP). The funding will go towards transforming factories in Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri and Ohio to produce 13 more fuel efficient models. Tesla ($465 million) and Nissan ($1.6 billion) were also approved to receive some of the low-interest loans.

From the DOE press release:

Ford Motor Company will receive $5.9 billion in loans through 2011 to help finance numerous engineering advances to traditional internal combustion engines and electrified vehicles. In addition, theses loans will help the company convert two truck plants to the production of cars. Ford will be raising the fuel efficiency of more than a dozen popular models, including the Focus, Escape, Taurus and F-150, representing close to two million new vehicles annually and helping to transform nearly 35,000 employees to green engineering and manufacturing jobs in factories across 5 states: Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio. Ford is driving a major upgrade, leveraging a portfolio of technologies, including the direct injection, smart turbocharging EcoBoost engine, advanced transmissions, and new hybrid technologies.

The facilities that will be impacted by today’s announcement include: Chicago Assembly, Louisville Assembly, Dearborn Assembly, Dearborn Engine, Livonia Transmission, Michigan Assembly, Van Dyke Transmission, Kansas City Assembly, Cleveland Engine, Lima Engine, and Sharonville Transmission.

GM and Chrysler were told their finances have to improve before they can receive any loans from the government's program to loan billions to retool factories in order to make more fuel efficient vehicles. The program was set up by Bush before the TARP program began.

The car companies at the time wanted the loan program, but said the funds would not be available in time to help them survive. Thus, the loans that GM and Chrysler eventually took which allowed them to survive for a few months more before going into bankruptcy.

Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally released this statement on the government loan program:

"Ford Motor Company is proud to be among the first automakers deemed by the government to be among the best companies with the best technologies in American manufacturing and fuel efficiency. This green partnership between Ford and the U.S. government will help accelerate the development of advanced technologies for even better fuel efficiency and emissions. Ford is absolutely committed to fuel economy leadership with every new model we introduce. In fact, we plan to invest nearly $14 billion in advanced technology vehicles in the next seven years. Our partnership with the Department of Energy also will help retool our U.S. plants more quickly to produce fuel efficient vehicles and help meet the new, rigorous fuel-economy requirements."

Ford anticiaptes they will begin repaying the loans back in 2012.