Posts Tagged ‘Nissan’
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
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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
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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.
The 2016 Atlanta International Auto Show
The 2016 Atlanta International Auto Show features more than 400 import and domestic cars, light trucks, vans and sport utility vehicles. Members of the Greater Atlanta Automotive Media Association (GAAMA) were on hand for a sneak peek of the show floor prior to opening on March 9th. In addition, GAAMA awarded the best of show.
“It was a very exciting, diverse and eclectic selection of vehicles,” said incoming GAAMA President Christopher Lawrence, CEO of AutoAcademics, an automotive consultancy that aims to educate and assist consumers in making intelligent, unbiased, and logical automotive choices. “Every year we are excited and impressed by the new technology, sleek designs and powertrain efficiencies. The judges had a tough job and after much discussion, we selected the best in each category.”
The 2016 winners:
Green: 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid
Luxury: 2017 Lexus LC 500
Performance: 2017 Acura NSX
Biggest Bang for the Buck: 2017 Hyundai Elantra
Truck: 2017 Ford F-Series Super Duty
SUV/Crossover: 2017 Infiniti QX30
Judges Choice: 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio
Highlights below:
The grand entrance to the 2016 Atlanta International Auto Show.
The 2017 Ram Power Wagon sports a front end winch.
The 2017 Alfa Romeo 4C Spider.
This Toyota Prius is a beauty.
The Lexus LC 500 Luxury Coupe “wows” the media.
Tamara Mlynarczyk, Manager, Public Affairs, Mazda North American Operations with Mazda Motorsports racer Andrew Carbonell, who helped develop Mazda’s 2016 Global MX-5 Cup car!
The Mercedes-Benz E 220 d is coming soon to a dealer near you.
Christian Bokich,Dept. Manager, Product & Technology Communications,
Mercedes-Benz USA and Barbara Pomerance, CEO, Pomerance & Associates.
Michael Sprague, Chief Operating Officer, Kia Motors North America.
Yes, that’s a KIA! What a beauty!
Steve Parrett, Manager, Southeast and South Central Region Communications, Nissan.
The Nissan 370Z has very lovely lines.
The Greater Atlanta Automotive Media Awards and the Annual Meeting and Luncheon Sponsors.
Steve Parrett accepts the GAAMA award for Best SUV/Crossover: 2017 Infiniti QX30.
Joe Van Hoose of Jackson Spalding presented Corey Proffitt, East Coast Communications Manager of Toyota with the GAAMA Award for Best Luxury: 2017 Lexus LC 500.
Kimberly Shults of FCA was graced with two GAAMA Awards – Best Green: 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid and Judges Choice: 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio.
Ariel Garcia-Linares of Ketchum accepted the GAAMA Award for Biggest Bang for the Buck: 2017 Hyundai Elantra.
The show runs through Sunday, March 13. For details, visit http://goautoshow.com/site/.
Greater Atlanta Automotive Media Association Meets the 2016 Nissan TITAN XD
2016 Nissan TITAN XD
On Monday, Sept. 28 the Greater Atlanta Automotive Media Association met for an up-close-and-personal look at the 2016 Nissan TITAN XD at the College Football Hall of Fame. A perfect meeting place since The Heisman House campaign supports Nissan’s long-running sponsorship of the Heisman Memorial Trophy Award. Sincerest thanks to our friend, Nissan’s Steve Parrett, Manager, Southeast & South Central Communications for hosting us.
The 2016 Nissan TITAN XD is set to shake up the highly competitive full-size pickup segment when it goes on sale in the United States and Canada beginning in December 2015 – with a bold all-new design that stakes out a unique position in the segment between traditional heavy-duty and light-duty entries.
Called the “XD,” it offers the effortless towing and hauling of the larger, more expensive heavy-duty trucks – including an available maximum towing capacity of more than 12,000 pounds* and maximum payload capacity of 2,000 pounds* (when properly equipped) – yet has the fuel-efficiency* and affordability of a half-ton pickup.
The new TITAN XD Crew Cab, which was shown in Detroit with its powerful Cummins® 5.0L V8 Turbo Diesel, is the first of three cab configurations, two frame sizes, three powertrain offerings and five grade levels to be available in the full TITAN lineup.
“The full-size truck market is the toughest market to crack in the entire industry, with so many outstanding products available,” said Fred Diaz, senior vice president, Nissan Sales & Marketing and Operations U.S., Nissan North America, Inc. “This new Nissan TITAN XD is designed to offer buyers something the others don’t – combining outstanding towing and hauling capabilities and exceptional towing and hauling fuel economy. It also offers excellent ride comfort and handling, and the features and amenities that real working truck owners want.”
The all-new TITAN XD, like the first-generation Titan, was developed with core Nissan planning, design, engineering and manufacturing teams contributing from Tennessee, California, Michigan, Arizona and Mississippi. The TITAN XD’s engine will be sourced from Cummins Inc. in Indiana. And, the lead designer and nearly four-dozen engineers also worked on the original 2004 TITAN development.
Barbara Pomerance with Nissan’s Steve Parrett, Manager, Southeast & South Central Communications .
The roomy interior of the 2016 Nissan TITAN XD.
The premium wheels of the 2016 Nissan TITAN XD.
The stylish grill of the 2016 Nissan TITAN XD.
Peter Luttenbacher, Nissan Product Planning, Nissan North America, Inc., highlights the design and features of the 2016 Nissan TITAN XD.
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.
