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Hyundai Motor America Names Derrick Hatami Vice President of National Sales

Hyundai Motor America Names Derrick Hatami Vice President of National Sales

Hyundai Motor America announced today that Derrick Hatami has been named Vice President, National Sales. Hatami will be responsible for all aspects of sales and distribution of Hyundai vehicles in the United States, franchised dealer relations, market representation, sales strategies and related activities. The five Hy ... Continue reading

Ford Inspires Tomorrow's Leaders Today with New Global Grant, Innovative Employee Civic Leadership Program

Ford Inspires Tomorrow's Leaders Today with New Global Grant, Innovative Employee Civic Leadership Program

Ford Motor Company announces two new initiatives today that strengthen its leadership in community service and provide younger employees an innovative opportunity to explore their growing interest in civic engagement and volunteering. ... Continue reading

Goodyear Names Rapin Vice President, Treasurer

Goodyear Names Rapin Vice President, Treasurer

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced today that Peter R. Rapin will join the company as vice president and treasurer. He will report to Laura K. Thompson, executive vice president and chief financial officer. Rapin most recently served as vice president, treasury and tax for TRW Automotive (now part of ZF Fried ... Continue reading

Infiniti Gives One U.S. Engineering Student the Formula One Career Opportunity of a Lifetime

Infiniti Gives One U.S. Engineering Student the Formula One Career Opportunity of a Lifetime

Infiniti has announced that an engineering student from the University of Illinois is one of five global winners of the 2015 Infiniti Performance Engineering Academy (IPEA). For one year, Infiniti will provide 22-year-old Alex Allmandinger with the opportunity to work in Formula One with the Infiniti Red Bull Racing te ... Continue reading

Comprehensive FleetBoard App Portfolio: Information and Transparency Regarding Job, Vehicle and Driver Available

Comprehensive FleetBoard App Portfolio: Information and Transparency Regarding Job, Vehicle and Driver Available

Daimler FleetBoard, a leading provider of telematics for trucks, vans and buses in the European market, offers its customers a comprehensive portfolio of apps for Android and iOS-based end devices. Because the apps can be used via smartphone or tablet PC, both clients and schedulers, drivers or subcontractors can quick ... Continue reading

GM Supports Hiring Our Heroes Career Expo

GM Supports Hiring Our Heroes Career Expo

Joins Detroit Tigers, Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency and U.S. Chamber of Commerce to find jobs for military veterans DETROIT -- August 20, 2015: General Motors is partnering with the Detroit Tigers, Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA), U.S. Chamber of Commerce and more than 50 local employers at a Hiring Our Hero ... Continue reading

GM Student Corps Paints the Town – And More

GM Student Corps Paints the Town – And More

128 high school students learn leadership, teamwork and important life skills DETROIT – Pontiac High School students returning to classes this week are being greeted by a new, massive “PHOENIX PRIDE” sign that represents more than the school’s mascot. Ten of their classmates helped refurbish several ... Continue reading

Ronald Emenheiser, Sr. Wins Bendix National Truck Driving Grand Championship

Ronald Emenheiser, Sr. Wins Bendix National Truck Driving Grand Championship

Saturday, Ronald Emenheiser, Sr., a Walmart Transportation professional truck driver based in Yorkana, Pa., was named 2015 Bendix Grand Champion at the 78th annual National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Driving Championships, hosted by American Trucking Associations. "All the competitors who took pa ... Continue reading

Anand Mahindra Receives Honorary Doctorate From IIT Bombay

Anand Mahindra Receives Honorary Doctorate From IIT Bombay

Anand Mahindra, Chairman of the USD 16.9 billion Mahindra Group, received an honorary doctorate at the 53rd Convocation of IIT Bombay. Mr. Mahindra was conferred with the Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) for his extraordinary commitment in furthering the cause and growth of the automobile industry, and for h ... Continue reading

Daimler to Hold "Connected Car" Job Application Days

Daimler to Hold "Connected Car" Job Application Days

In September 2015 Daimler AG will be holding job application days for highly qualified graduates and specialists who would like to help develop the future of connected driving. The “Connected Car” job application days will be held on 15 and 16 September at the research and development facility in Sindelfingen. Daimle ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor America Names Dean Evans Chief Marketing Officer

Hyundai Motor America Names Dean Evans Chief Marketing Officer

Hyundai Motor America today announced that Dean Evans has been named its vice president/chief marketing officer. Evans, former chief marketing officer of Subaru of America, will be responsible for all Hyundai marketing and advertising activities in the United States. Evans will report to Dave Zuchowski, president and c ... Continue reading

Steven Goodale Appointed Vice President of Daimler Truck Financial

Steven Goodale Appointed Vice President of Daimler Truck Financial

Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC is pleased to announce that Steven Goodale, currently Managing Director and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Australia and New Zealand, has been appointed Vice President of Daimler Truck Financial, a business unit of Mercedes-Benz Financial Services. Daimler Truck Financi ... Continue reading

LoJack Corporation Appoints Edward Davis, Former Commissioner of the Boston Police Department, to the Company's Board of Directors

LoJack Corporation Appoints Edward Davis, Former Commissioner of the Boston Police Department, to the Company's Board of Directors

LoJack Corporation , today announced that Edward Davis has been named to the Company's Board of Directors, effective immediately. Davis brings with him more than 35 years in law enforcement, most recently as Police Commissioner of the City of Boston from December 2006 until October 2013. "I am thrilled to be part of Lo ... Continue reading

Control-Tec Named One of Metropolitan Detroit's 2015 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For

Control-Tec Named One of Metropolitan Detroit's 2015 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For

Control-Tec, serving the global automotive OEM community with industry-leading enterprise software solutions for in-vehicle data acquisition, telemetry and cloud based analytics, has been named one of Metropolitan Detroit's 2015 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For®. The Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® ... Continue reading

Six New Kia Geniueses Graduate from the Kia Acadamy

Six New Kia Geniueses Graduate from the Kia Acadamy

Kia is currently trialling its new Kia Genius programme with six dealerships across the country taking part – each employing a ‘Kia Genius’. Kia identified a shift in its customers’ habits with the increase in digital and mobile technologies that in some cases can remove the personal aspect from the buying process. ... Continue reading

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