Posts Tagged ‘Ford’
2017 Geneva Motor Show Highlights
Pomerance & Associates, along with delegates of The Washington Auto Show, attended the 2017 Geneva International Motor Show. Highlights below:
John O’Donnell, CEO of The Washington Area New Automobile Dealers Association, Gloria Bergquist, VP at Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and Charles Stringfellow, WANADA Board Member.
Rimac Automobili
Vince Sheehy of Nissan and John O’Donnell, CEO of The Washington Area New Automobile Dealers Association.
Garett Carr, Ford Global Auto Show and events manager with Daniel Jobe and George Doetsch of The Washington Area New Automobile Dealers Association.
Mansory Automobiles
Christian Peugeot, Comité des Constructeurs Français d’Automobiles President, John O’Donnell, CEO of The Washington Area New Automobile Dealers Association Jean-Paul Parayre, President of Paris Mondial de l’Automobile.
Dominique Legendre of Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d’Automobiles (OICA) and Barbara Pomerance of Pomerance & Associates.
Members of the Washington Area New Automobile Dealers Association at the Infinity display in Geneva – Charles Stringfellow, Tim Glynn with Infiniti, John O’Donnell, George Doetsch, Daniel Jobe and John Bowis.
John O’Donnell, CEO of The Washington Area New Automobile Dealers Association and Darrin Shewchuk, Sr Development Corporate Communications at Harman.
DS Performance Automobile
Ford Logo Car
George Doetsch of Apple Ford with Mark Scarpelli NADA President.
Fresh perch from Lake Geneva.
Georgia Journalists Name Chrysler’s Pacifica Best Family Car 2016
2016 Family Car Challenge Winners
For Further Information:
Christopher Lawrence
AutoAcademics
(215) 514-8002
Georgia Journalists Name Chrysler’s Pacifica Best Family Car 2016
ATLANTA: The Greater Atlanta Automotive Media Association (GAAMA) held its fourth annual Family Car Challenge at Lake Lanier Islands and named the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica the best family car for 2016. More than 40 journalists, representing national and publications and websites as well as bloggers and broadcast automotive journalists, test drove 24 vehicles and rated the cars and trucks.
In addition to the Pacifica winning Best Family Car, the other category winners were:
Best Value: 2017 Chrysler Pacifica
Best Technology: 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300
Best Three Row: 2016 Ford Explorer
Best Family Pickup Truck: 2016 Ram 1500
Best Luxury: 2016 Lexus LX 570
Best Green: 2017 Chevrolet Volt
“It was our most competitive Family Car Challenge yet and our journalists took almost 200 rides in the cars and trucks in order to truly get a feel for the vehicle, its value, energy efficiency, its technology and comfort,” says GAAMA President Christopher Lawrence, CEO of AutoAcademics. “In the front of our minds was always the family factor and whether this would be a vehicle that would be as family-friendly doing school drop-offs as well as taking the family road trip.”
Another exciting aspect of the Challenge was that the journalists were among the first to test drive some vehicles that were just re-introduced to the market, such as the all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica and the 2017 Honda Ridgeline RTL-E. “Because of the Family Car Challenge our members’ readers and listeners will be able to get some of the first initial impressions of these remarkable cars,” says Lawrence. “It’s another testament as to the respect GAAMA’s Family Car Challenge is receiving within the automotive industry.”
Participating manufacturers were: Chevrolet, Chrysler, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Lexus, Lincoln, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Ram, Subaru, Toyota and Volkswagen.
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GAAMA’s objective is to further professionalism of the automotive media, provide a forum for newsworthy people and products connected with the automotive industry and to bring together people whose activities are related to the field of automotive journalism, public relations and related fields for the mutual benefit of all parties.
Dream Cars: Innovative Design, Visionary Ideas
Dream Cars is a major exhibition of innovative design that brings together 17 concept cars from across Europe and the U.S. The exhibition features some of the rarest, most imaginative cars designed by Ferrari, Bugatti, General Motors, Porsche and others.
The cars, from the early 1930s to the 21st century, pushed the limits of imagination and foreshadowed the future of design with progressive and innovative ideas.
We can’t show you all of the cars, but below are a few of our favorites:
Dream Cars.
1947 Norman Timbs Special.
Look closely at the wheel … it’s Barbara Pomerance and Bonnie Moret.
1936 Stout Scarab.
Barbara Pomerance and the 1948 Tasco.
1934 Edsel Ford Model 40 Special Speedster.
1942 L’Oeuf Electric
1955 Chrysler (Ghia) Streamline X “Gilda.”
Barbara Pomerance and Ken Gross, Ken Gross, guest curator and museum consultant.
Ken Gross, guest curator and museum consultant with Nick Palermo, Greater Atlanta Automotive Media Association (GAAMA) president.
1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt.
1934 Voisin C-25 Aerodyne.
1951 General Motors Le Sabre XP-8.
1956 Buick Centurion XP-301.
1959 Cadillac Cyclone XP-74.
2010 Porsche 918 Spyder Concept Car.
2001 BMW GINA Light Visionary Model.
1935 Bugatti Aerolith.
Barbara Pomerance and the 1953 General Motors Firebird I XP-21.
Porsche display outside of High Museum.
Special thanks to Greater Atlanta Automotive Media Association (GAAMA) and the High Museum of Art for the invitation to the preview.
For more information about Dream Cars or to purchase tickets, visit www.high.org.
2014 Atlanta International Auto Show
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- Kathy Graham, Product PR Manager at Chrysler Group LLC with the all-new 2015 Chrysler 200.
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- Brad Flaaen, Buick GMC Regional Marketing Manager.
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- Edward Bailey, Chevrolet Regional Marketing Manager.
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- Tim Chaney, Vice President, Marketing Communications, Kia Motors America.
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- Steve Parrett, Manager, Southeast & South Central Communications and Mike Higginbotham, Senior Planner – EV, Sports Cars, Nissan.
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- Mike Higginbotham, Senior Planner – EV, Sports Cars, Nissan.
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- David Matthew, Vehicle Line Manager, Mazda North American Operations.
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- David Matthew, Vehicle Line Manager and Tamara Mlynarczyk, Manager, Public Affairs, Mazda North American Operations.
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- Brandt Coultas, Ford Consumer Marketing Manager.
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- Bryan Robinson and Ryan Brock, Southern Toyota Distributors, LLC.
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- Carl Lally, Head of Ram Truck Brand Operations
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- Dave Fitzwater, Cadillac Regional Marketing Director.
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- Barbara Pomerance, President & CEO, Pomerance & Associates.
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- William Collins, Ford Communications, Eastern U.S. and Barbara Pomerance, president & CEO, Pomerance & Associates.
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- Bonnie Morét, Director of Programs and Barbara Pomerance, President & CEO, Pomerance & Associates.
Vice President Joe Biden Visits the 2014 Washington Auto Show
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- Kevin Reilly, chairman of The Washington Auto Show; Vice President Joe Biden, John O’Donnell, executive vice president, Washington Area New Automobile Dealers Association; Warren Brown, journalist, The Washington Post.
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- Vice President Joe Biden
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- Vice President Joe Biden tours The 2014 Washington Auto Show with his grandson.
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- John O’Donnell, executive vice president, Washington Area New Automobile Dealers Association observes the vice president’s reaction as he looks at the 2015 Corvette.
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- VP Biden and auto show chairman Kevin Reilly share a bonding moment.
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- John O’Donnell, executive vice president, WANADA and Dave Shepardson, journalist, Detroit News observe a discussion with Warren Brown of The Washington Post and VP Biden.
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- John O’Donnell, executive vice president, WANADA with Vice President Joe Biden amd Warren Brown, journalist, The Washington Post.
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- Vice President Joe Biden
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- Vice President Joe Biden and auto show chairman Kevin Reilly make their way through the crowd.
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- Vice President Joe Biden and auto show chairman Kevin Reilly.
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- John O’Donnell, executive vice president of WANADA gets a smile out of vice president Joe Biden. Kevin Reilly, auto show chairman listens intently.
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- John O’Donnell, executive vice president, WANADA and Kevin Reilly, auto show chairman observe vice president Biden read about Ford’s latest technology.
