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Flash.(Briefs)
Sky's not the limit
Raging demand for the Pontiac Solstice roadster, along with anticipated clamor for its General Motors sibling Saturn Sky due in mid-2006, means more work for GM's Wilmington, Delaware, plant. The plant will add a third shift in January, boosting annual production by about 35 percent, to 30,000 to 35,000 vehicles per year. The plant will also begin building the export-only Opel Speedster roadster in late 2006.
Tennessee two-step?
Nissan will move its North American headquarters from Southern California to Tennessee, according to news reports indicating an announcement is due any day. Earlier this year the company conducted a study of the benefits of moving its headquarters and some 1300 Nissan employees to Smyrna, Tennessee, where Nissan operates a production plant (News, Sept. 26). The latest reports indicate the company will set up its operations in the Nashville area.
Former SVT man moves on
Longtime Ford Special Vehicle Team executive Tom Scarpello lasted just one year in his post-SVT assignment as Jaguar vice president of marketing. Scarpello, a 17-year SVT veteran who served as the SVT marketing ...
- Frank Stephenson talks about his new life at...
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek January 27, 2003 700+ words
...world hungry for Latin style. Enter Frank Stephenson, most recently design leader of the...center. AW: And why the choice of Frank Stephenson in particular? LdM: First, he...s a fairly drastic difference. Frank Stephenson: From the outside, it may seem like...
- LA Auto Show Affords Exclusive Sneak Peek at Design Competition Entry;...
- Newspaper article from: PR Newswire Europe December 14, 2004 700+ words
...DaimlerChrysler) Volkswagen/Audi Design Center California Frank Stephenson Opens Designers Conference Design Los Angeles, in addition...Opening the inaugural conference as the featured speaker is Frank Stephenson, director of concept design at Ferrari Maserati Group...
- Stephenson's design journey.(Frank Stephenson career)
- Magazine article from: Automotive Design & Production Kelly, Kevin M. November 1, 2005 700+ words
On March 19, 1969, on a bustling street in Casablanca, a nine year-old boy by the name of Frank Stephenson was walking along with his father when destiny took over. That was when a Ferrari 246 Dino GT went buzzing by, leaving the young...
- 2005 SUV Round-up; Smoking Tires in Maserati Gran Sport; Ferrari's Frank...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 15, 2004 700+ words
...new Maserati GranSport, a 400-horsepower tire-spinning coupe that TheCarConnection tests, on-track and off. Frank Stephenson has gone from Mini to maxi. The Moroccan-born designer penned the hot new Mini Cooper, and now he's design director...
- NEW MAN FOR MCLAREN; AMERICAN-BORN DESIGN WHIZ TO WORK HIS MAGIC ON FERRARI...
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek Rendell, Julian Kable, Greg September 1, 2008 700+ words
Byline: JULIAN RENDELL AND GREG KABLE The arrival of former Fiat and Ferrari designer Frank Stephenson at McLaren Automotive in England starts a significant new chapter in the development of a family of supercars that will carry on...
- Ford Special Vehicle Team Takes to the Web
- Press release article from: PR Newswire December 17, 1996 700+ words
...information superhighway now have another great place to go: The Ford Special Vehicle Team (SVT) Web site. The SVT Web page comes loaded...computer isn't the only way to get information about the Ford Special Vehicle Team. All that's needed is a telephone for a toll...
- Ford.(Special Advertising Section)
- Magazine article from: The Journal of Light Construction March 1, 2005 700+ words
At over 29 lbs. apiece, the massive, radius arms on the Ford F-450/F-550 Super Duty will tackle even the roughest terrains. Over 39" long, 11" tall and 3.5" thick, they assist in providing better control, while at the same time helping to reduce wheel-hop. And the front axle and suspension offer a
- Ford `Special Vehicle Team' Focuses on Prestige Car Design.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News February 10, 2001 700+ words
By Lawrence Ulrich, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Hidden away in nondescript, leased offices and a small shop in Allen Park, a handful of Ford engineers and executives design and market vehicles many consumers don't know exist. There's no advertising budget. Their
- Bill Ford.(Special Report)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Automotive News January 20, 2003 700+ words
Title: CEO Company: Ford Motor Co. Thesis: Product, business structure and social responsibility are critical to long-term success.
- Lloyd Ford.(Special Feature)(chief executive officer at Muhlenberg Community...
- Magazine article from: Modern Healthcare Gardner, Elizabeth September 17, 2007 700+ words
Byline: Elizabeth Gardner When Lloyd Ford first walked in the door of 135-bed Muhlenberg Community Hospital in 2004 as the new chief executive officer, the income statement showed five straight years of losses, with the latest in excess of $1.8 million. The ambulance service alone was losing
Source: HighBeam Research, Flash.(Briefs)