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Porsche Cars Canada Names New Operation and Marketing Execs

Porsche Cars Canada Names New Operation and Marketing Execs

Veterans to take on new roles in the brand's Canadian operations in the coming weeks MISSISSAUGA, ON, Feb. 5, 2016 /CNW/ - Porsche Cars Canada, Ltd. is pleased to welcome Margareta Mahlstedt-Karayiannis as its new Marketing Director, effective February 22, 2016. Mahlstedt brings to PCL a wealth of relevant experience t ... Continue reading

Subaru Celebrates Record Year with Second Consecutive Sales-Matching Meal Donation to Feeding America

Subaru Celebrates Record Year with Second Consecutive Sales-Matching Meal Donation to Feeding America

To commemorate Subaru’s seventh record-breaking sales year, the company will donate a meal for every vehicle sold in 2015 -- 582,675* -- to help the Feeding America® nationwide network of 200 food banks. This is the second year Subaru has matched its year-end sales figure to meal donations. ... Continue reading

Honda Engineers Are Who Makes a Honda

Honda Engineers Are Who Makes a Honda

Video Highlights Teamwork on Walking Assist Project MARYSVILLE, Ohio Two engineers leading Honda’s Walking Assist program in the United States are the subject of the newest profile in the What Makes a Honda is Who Makes a Honda video series. The latest in the series highlights the inspiring relationship between Ho ... Continue reading

GM Executive Alicia Boler-Davis Honored during 24th Annual Trumpet Awards

GM Executive Alicia Boler-Davis Honored during 24th Annual Trumpet Awards

Receives 2016 Corporate Executive of the Year Award ATLANTA - January 28, 2016: Alicia Boler-Davis, senior vice president, Global Connected Customer Experience, General Motors, was named the 2016 Corporate Executive of the Year during the 24th Annual Trumpet Awards. Boler-Davis was recognized for the work she’s ac ... Continue reading

FCA US Announces 2015 Profit Sharing Payment for Hourly Employees

FCA US Announces 2015 Profit Sharing Payment for Hourly Employees

FCA US LLC announced today that it will make profit sharing payments up to $4,000 to eligible UAW-represented employees as a result of the Company’s 2015 financial performance. Approximately 40,000 employees will receive the payment on Feb. 19, 2016. The payment represents a 45 percent increase from the $2,750 pay ... Continue reading

Honda Honored with Four Diversity Awards

Honda Honored with Four Diversity Awards

Presented by the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers (NAMAD) and IHS Automotive MARYSVILLE, Ohio Honda was honored with four awards at the first Diversity Volume Leadership Awards presented by the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers (NAMAD) and IHS Automotive at the 2016 North American I ... Continue reading

Nissan Helps to Fund Dreams of Next-Generation of Technicians with $250,000 Scholarship Donation to Universal Technical Institute Foundation

Nissan Helps to Fund Dreams of Next-Generation of Technicians with $250,000 Scholarship Donation to Universal Technical Institute Foundation

Nissan North America has donated $250,000 to Universal Technical Institute Foundation to support students who wish to pursue careers as automotive technicians. The funds will support tuition scholarships, relocation grants and/or emergency funds to help ensure students facing financial hardship to complete the Nissan A ... Continue reading

GM Launches Career Re-Entry Internship Program

GM Launches Career Re-Entry Internship Program

General Motors today announced an innovative pilot internship program aimed at experienced women engineers who are interested in returning to the workforce after a two or more year career break. Take 2 is a 12-week internship for women with technical backgrounds in vehicle engineering, manufacturing engineering, or man ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz USA Names Adam Chamberlain Vice President of Sales

Mercedes-Benz USA Names Adam Chamberlain Vice President of Sales

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today announced the appointment of Adam Chamberlain to the position of vice president, sales, effective April 1, 2016. Chamberlain replaces Dietmar Exler who is now president and CEO for MBUSA. Chamberlain was previously sales director of passenger cars for Mercedes-Benz UK. In his new role, C ... Continue reading

National Association Of Minority Automobile Dealers And IHS Automotive Redefine The Power Of Multicultural Automotive Buyers With The Diversity Volume Leadership Awards

National Association Of Minority Automobile Dealers And IHS Automotive Redefine The Power Of Multicultural Automotive Buyers With The Diversity Volume Leadership Awards

As Martin Luther King Jr. Day was recently recognized and the country educates and celebrates his great dream of a vibrant and united multicultural nation, a first ever Diversity Volume Leadership Awards ceremony showed the tremendous impact that ethnic car buyers have on the economy and brought awareness to the lack o ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Announces New Leadership Appointments

Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Announces New Leadership Appointments

Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC is pleased to announce that Mary Hughes has been appointed Director of Human Resources and Administrative Services, overseeing Human Resources strategy and operations for the company's Americas Region, which includes the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. In ad ... Continue reading

Hinrich Woebcken to Head Volkswagen North American Region

Hinrich Woebcken to Head Volkswagen North American Region

Volkswagen has appointed Hinrich J. Woebcken Head of the North America region effective April 1, 2016. He therefore assumes responsibility for all the activities of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand in the region. The company is thus moving forward with strategic reinforcement in the regions and is bundling developme ... Continue reading

Cox Automotive Names Eric Jacobs Senior Vice President of Corporate Development

Cox Automotive Names Eric Jacobs Senior Vice President of Corporate Development

Role Key to Company’s Future Domestic and International Expansion ATLANTA, January 19, 2016 – Cox Automotive, Inc., a leading provider of digital marketing, software, financial, wholesale and e-commerce solutions across the automotive industry, announced the appointment of Eric Jacobs as Senior Vice President ... Continue reading

Ford Extends Commitment to African American Community with Forum, National Outreach Honoring Men of Courage

Ford Extends Commitment to African American Community with Forum, National Outreach Honoring Men of Courage

Ford Motor Company Fund is celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day by launching a national initiative around Men of Courage – a program that honors and amplifies the accomplishments of African American men with the goal of strengthening communities and creating positive social change. The initiative consists of a natio ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz USA Appoints General Manager Of Marketing Services

Mercedes-Benz USA Appoints General Manager Of Marketing Services

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today announced the appointment of Mark Aikman to general manager marketing services, effective immediately. Aikman has served as the acting general manager of marketing services since July 2015 and reports to Drew Slaven, vice president of marketing. He will oversee marketing communications, ... Continue reading

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