Podcasts about cadillac xts

Ever wonder how your favorite sports car or luxury car got its classic look? Guest Mark Ferri, a senior industrial designer for Uber, was previously a designer at General Motors for 17 years. At GM. he personally styled (using both clay models and computer design) the Corvette Stingray, the Camaro 6, the Cadillac XTS and many other vehicle exteriors and interiors.In this episode, Mark reveals the challenges of redesigning the look of iconic car brands, and offers advice to aspiring product designers who are still in school.

- GM Earnings Upside Surprise- Daimler Finally Drops Smart in North America- Cadillac Says Bye-Bye to Its Best-Selling Car- April Sales Are Anyone’s Guess- Toyota Surrenders on DSRC- Earn Cryptocurrency Driving Your Jag- FCA Flies into The Cloud- Tesla’s Retail Blunder

- GM Earnings Upside Surprise - Daimler Finally Drops Smart in North America - Cadillac Says Bye-Bye to Its Best-Selling Car - April Sales Are Anyone’s Guess - Toyota Surrenders on DSRC - Earn Cryptocurrency Driving Your Jag - FCA Flies into The Cloud - Tesla’s Retail Blunder

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that looks at cars and transport from a variety of angles . I’m David Brown And in this week’s news stories Nissan chooses Japan over UK to build new X-Trail car Nissan has confirmed that the new X-Trail originally planned for its Sunderland plant near Newcastle in the UK will instead be made in Japan. It said continued Brexit uncertainty is not helping firms to "plan for the future". Nissan has made cars at Sunderland since 1986 and employs almost 7,000 people. The government said Nissan's decision was "a blow to the sector" but that no jobs would go as a result, which suggests they will continue to build cars there but not expand with the new model. Tesla lost $976M in 2018 despite 4Q profit First the good news for Tesla They made a profit in the last quarter of 2018 of $139 million which was the on revenue of $7.2 billion, and this was the second consecutive quarter of profitability. But now the bad news – for the whole year they lost nearly $1 billion That’s better though than 2017 where they lost $1.9-billion Dongle lets you see how your car is performing Cars are now collecting a huge amount of information about how they are operating which can be of great help or just interest to the owner. But much of the information is hidden and would be distracting to view while you are driving and cumbersome to look at if you have to stay seated in the car. Almost every car made after 1996 has a connection port under the dashboard to connect diagnostic systems. This port is called the OBD-II port (on-board diagnostics). Scantool now makes a product the ODBLink MX+ ($140 Australian Dollars) which uses a wireless dongle to connect your car to your smartphone, tablet or Windows PC via Bluetooth. Super bowl car ads The super Bowl has been and gone for another year and some car companies showed they were prepared to produce specific ads and then pay $5.2 million for a 30 second slot during the game. In America it is a great offense for some, if you do not stand for the national anthem but it is quite acceptable to involve the national song in two critical activities, gambling and making profits. There were huge bets on how long Gladys Knight would take to sing the anthem and then Jeep used it as the background music to their ad that used iconic features as the famous 1945 picture of six marines raising the flag on atop Mount Suribachi, during the Battle of Iwo Jima, in World War II. Canadian union airs Super Bowl ad despite GM lawsuit threats Not all Super Bowl ads were aimed at patriotism, humour or sentimentality. Canada’s union for car workers aired its General Motors boycott campaign ad during the super bowl ignoring lawsuit threats if it went to air. The ad called for a boycott of Mexican-built General Motors Co. vehicles in an effort to save the Oshawa Assembly Plant, set to close at the end of this year. GM's Oshawa plant, which builds the Chevrolet and Impala and Cadillac XTS, is one of five North American plants GM is planning to indefinitely idle this year as the slow-selling products built at those plants are discontinued. Maserati Track Day We went to a Maserati track day and fanged around in cars with a total value of at least $2mill worth. Maserati COO tells us why that is a good thing. I like the guy. Suzuki Jimny We have a chat with Paul Murrell about the new Suzuki Jimny Quirky News And Brian Smith, Errol Smith and I discuss a range of topics including • AV displays the direction it is going to take (BS) • Oscar Mayer will pay you to drive the Wienermobile for a year (ES) • 2020 Toyota Land Cruiser Heritage Edition looks back, seats just five (BS) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity

The Executive Vehicle and Secure Transportation Survey has been conducted every two years since 2013. Practitioners who participated in the survey represent the corporate (37% of participants), high net worth (21%), and private security community (23%). The participants had an average of approximately 15 years of experience. Keep in mind that the survey indicates vehicles that are most commonly used, not necessarily the best vehicles. The survey covers all aspects of secure transportation. The goal of the survey is to examine trends and collect data that will help develop a broader perspective of the secure transportation profession. A Summary of the 2017 Report This year's report consists of 36 pages of data with supplemental articles. The additional information is added to enhance and support the data. TYPES OF VEHICLES The sedan used most often for executive transportation is the Mercedes S-Class. This choice has not changed since 2013. SEDAN TYPE PERCENTAGE Mercedes S-Class 28.3% Audi A8 15.7% BW7 Series 12.6% Lexus LS460 10.2% Cadillac XTS 7.9% The most commonly used SUV is the Suburban. The Suburban has been at the top of the list of most used SUVs since 2013, but this year there was an almost 20% decrease in its use (from 51% to 33%). SUV TYPE PERCENTAGE Chevrolet Suburban 33.1% Cadillac Escalade 12.9% GMC Denali 12.9% GMC Yukon 6.7% Supplemental Information The use of armored vehicles has fluctuated, going from 15.5% in 2013 to 22.9% in 2015 and to 14.1% in 2017. The surveys indicate that the use of armored vehicles ebbs and flows from year to year, but every year a substantial number of participants are using armored vehicles. To supplement that survey data, we added the ISDA white paper “Best Practices for Purchasing Armored Vehicles.” The survey indicates that 62% of all participants use a rental vehicle, so we added Joe Autera's seminal article on renting vehicles, “Renting Vehicles and Secure Transportation; Best Practices for a Less-Than-Perfect Solution.” We found that 55% of the participants did not know about the IRS ruling on secure transportation. Support information includes articles concerning the IRS code governing secure transportation. The supplemental information is a small percentage of that which is available to ISDA members. ISDA and its member's curate information specifically designed to increase member knowledge and marketability. The majority of the information is password protected and available to ISDA members only. The information is disseminated via blog posts, free online learning, and white papers. The 36-page report is free to ISDA members and those who took part in the survey and requested the information. Click to Purchase the Survey Report This is the Table of Contents Introduction What type of vehicle do you most use to transport the principal? SUVs; Whether You Love ‘Em or Hate ‘Em, They Are a Popular Choice Among Secure Transportation Providers Types of Vehicles If more than one vehicle is used, what type is mostly used for the second (backup) vehicle? The science of two-car scenarios If you drive an armored vehicle, to what level is the vehicle armored? Best Practices for Purchasing Armored Vehicles What segment of the profession are you currently working in? During your career, what segments of the profession have you worked in? EP Job Data – The Skills Gap On average, what are the total miles/kilometers driven per day in the principal's vehicle? 17 ROI of a Security Driver What is the driving environment you are currently working in? What driving environments have you worked in? Are any of the following important to you or the principal in selecting the vehicle? On average, how many passengers are riding in the vehicle? Do you use rental vehicles while supplying protective or secure transportation services? Rental Vehicles and Secure Transportation; Best Practices for a Less-Than-Perfect Solution If you do rent vehicles, which vehicle type is normally rented? EP – Liability Versus the Almighty Dollar When traveling, do you hire drivers? Perk or Prerequisite; the Security Driver from a Business Perspective If you do hire drivers, how do you vet the drivers? Security Driving Is a Statement of Skill, Not a Marketing Term Do you hire subcontractors to supply secure transportation? Are you aware/knowledgeable of the IRS code governing secure transportation? Secure Transportation and the IRS, exposing your client to an audit Click to Purchase the Survey Report

#215 Phone technology in cars. How far have we come from Lou Grade’s car phone? What do we want, and what don’t we want? Digital read-outs vs analogue dials. Plus Sniff Petrol on car apps, engineers’ shoes and new “rude F1”.

Toyotas are bland, right? That's the wrap. And for a long time it's been hard to disagree, but the new Toyota Avalon shows that this company really can turn out compelling cars. So, we asked the Chief Engineer of the Avalon, Randy Stephens, to park one in our studio while we talked to him about this, the first Toyota passenger car to be designed, engineered and manufactured in the U.S. In addition, you know that we'll get into the biggest news of the week including the continued "brain drain" at GM. John McElroy will also have some driving impressions to share of the Cadillac XTS. Joining John in studio is his After Hours cohort Peter De Lorenzo, the Autoextremist!

Amid rising costs in Japan, Nissan is moving production of the Rogue SUV to Korea. The move will better utilize plant capacity at an existing Samsung factory. Following OnStar's move to launch an OEM car sharing service, BMW is starting its own BMW On Demand service in Manhattan. PSA will begin building commercial vans for Toyota based off current Peugeot and Citroen models. The move is likely an effort to improve the cash flow situation for the ailing PSA. All that and more, plus an in depth look at the 2013 Cadillac XTS.

The UAW wants to organize Volkswagen’s plant in Tennessee but it won’t get help from German union IG Metall. One way Nissan is getting a best-in-class 38 MPG highway mileage in the new Altima is by gearing it way down with its CVT. Chrysler’s Super Bowl ad from last year, the one with rapper Eminem, just won the top award in the advertising business. All that and more, plus a look at the all-new Cadillac XTS.

There’s another disaster in the electric-car market. Azure Dynamics, which was converting Ford Transit Connects into electric vehicles, just filed for bankruptcy. Jeep, along with Mopar, just unveiled six different models at the annual Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah. The new Cadillac XTS will be the first car available with a driver’s seat that vibrates if a crash is imminent. All that and more, plus we’ll be talking about how Chrysler is using a very unique process to bring new talent into the company in That Ah-Ha Moment.

We’ve got a couple unveils from the L.A. Auto Show. Cadillac finally showed off the new XTS which replaces the DTS and STS in the line-up. And Ford debuted the all-new Escape which comes with a host of new features. GM’s VP of U.S. Sales says this month’s seasonally adjusted annual rate or SAAR, could hit 14 million units. All that and more, plus guest host Peter De Lorenzo shares his thoughts on the 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera.

Cadillac is teasing us with a shot of the production version of its XTS sedan, which will formally debut next week at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Suzuki previewed a new small-car concept that supposedly gets up to 75 miles per U.S. gallon. Ford officially began production of its 1.0-liter three-cylinder EcoBoost engine in Germany. All that and more, plus we drive the 2012 Toyota Camry.

This week we peer into the future of automotive design with the Vice President of Global Design for GM, Ed Welburn. We’ll be finding out more about the upcoming Cadillac XTS and ATS cars. And as the push for massive CAFE increases looms, we’ll get Ed’s take: does aero-optimization destroy expressive styling? We’ll also find out how GM studios around the globe compete to design vehicles the company has in the pipeline. We’ll also discuss John’s sneak peek at future Lincoln product and get into details of the brand’s turnaround plan. John McElroy is joined in studio by the one and only Autoextremist, Peter De Lorenzo.

What a difference seven years make. It was at the Detroit auto show in 2003 that Cadillac last unveiled a full-size luxury sedan concept, the outrageous Sixteen, a fantastical 1,000-horsepower vision intended to evoke the grandest of grand days for the company some 70 years prior.