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• Late News.(Mark Hogan to resign from Magna International Inc.)(Chevrolet, Toyota Division and Audi to advertise during Super Bowl Telecast)(Brief article)

  - 2007-12-10

  Chevy, Toyota, Audi suit up for Super Bowl DETROIT - Chevrolet, Toyota Division and Audi will advertise during the Feb. 3 Super Bowl telecast, the companies said Friday. Chevrolet plans a 60-second commercial during the game's second quarter, said General Motors spokeswoman...

  Tags: Audi AG, General Motors Corp., Magna International Inc., Toyota Motor Corp.

• Personnel.(Italdesign Giugiaro hires Enzo Pacella)(Webasto Sunroofs Inc. hires Rolf-Peter Baule)(Audi AG hires Axel Strotbek)

  - 2007-06-11

  VW's Kern named ad lobby president Volkswagen board member Michael Kern is the new president of Germany's Advertising Federation, the ZAW. The ZAW represents the interests of German advertisers on a national and international level. Kern,...

  Tags: Audi AG, General Motors Corp., Italdesign, Volkswagen AG, VW

• China Dolls; Fearless prediction: Shanghai will be the auto show in less than a decade.(News)

  - 2007-05-07

  Byline: Roger Hart, Wes Raynal You could argue that the 2007 Shanghai motor show at the Shanghai New International Expo Center offered little in terms of products for the United States anytime soon. And you could entertain another argument: that the 12th International Automobile...

  Tags: Audi AG, General Motors Corp., Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp.

• ACCOUNT ACTION; It was a busy week in automotive account action. Here are three stories that broke this week on AdAge.com. Visit the site for more details.(General Motors Corp. named Interpublic's Deutsch to handle its media account.)(Audi of America revi

  - 2006-10-02

  GM corporate moves from McCann to Deutsch GM corporate moves from McCann to Deutsch

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• The inside story: why interiors matter; Not so long ago, being assigned to an interior design program for a Big Three vehicle was not unlike being put in a penalty box, at least compared to the people assigned to doing exteriors. But driven by the need to

  - 2006-06-01

  "In the past, when someone was assigned a vehicle on the interior side, they thought it was pretty much a punishment. Today, that focus has shifted dramatically and people in the industry are understanding how much time consumers spend in their vehicles and how important being comfortable and having high-quality...

  Tags: Audi AG, General Motors Corp., Intier Automotive Inc.

• A driving attraction: if you truly love cars, then these are the events you don't want to miss

  - 2004-11-01

  AT THE START OF THE NEW YEAR, upward of 32 auto shows will be staged in two dozen U.S. cities--and that's just a warm-up. For car enthusiasts nationwide, the coming months will be a time to check out the latest in hot rides. For the auto retail industry, which...

  Tags: Audi AG, BMW AG, car, Ferrari, General Motors Corp., Land Rover, Lexus, Porsche AG

• When it comes to cars, sex is not the issue.

  - 2003-10-02

  Oct 02, 2003 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) Car makers say it is bad business to market models specifically towards female buyers. This is despite half the buyers of some upmarket brands being women. The GM for corporate communications at BMW ...

  Tags: Audi AG, BMW AG, car, General Motors Corp., women

• FOREIGN CARMAKERS COMPETE WITH OPULENT CARS IN S.KOREA.

  - 2003-06-11

  SEOUL, June 11 Asia Pulse - Foreign automakers are competing to introduce sumptuous models priced at over 100 million won (US$83,700) in the South Korean market, business sources said Wednesday. Mercedes-Benz Korea put its coupe "New CL600" priced at 270 million won and its roadster "SL350" at 162...

  Tags: Audi AG, General Motors Corp., Manufacturing, SUV, Volvo

• Rethinking the car and manufacturing. (Industry Focus: Autos).

  - 2003-02-01

  "The industry of industries" is how Peter Drucker, the management guru, described the automakers ("Concept of the Corporation," 1946 John Day). Auto making, still the major economic activity on the planet, has twice redefined all of manufacturing in the last century and now seems poised to...

  Tags: aluminum, Audi AG, car, General Motors Corp., Jaguar, Manufacturing, Strategy

• What's new

  - 2002-10-01

  Volvo's first SUV retains the key values that have make all Volvos so popular -- versatility and safety. The XC90 seats seven, features all-wheel-drive and has an inflatable air curtain for all outboard occupants. For more information, turn to page 16. MAKE IT SO, BOB General Motors has taken the...

  Tags: Audi AG, car, General Motors Corp., Honda Motor Co., suspension, SUV