Greetings Friends, Colleagues, Supporters:
Here is the official Call for Entries for the 2021 Automotive Heritage Journalism Competition. As the dreaded virus slowly wanes, it appears we will have a live, in-person awards event this year and we are working on those details now. There is a good chance we’ll be back at the Concours d’Elegance of America, but have a couple of other options as well. Watch this space for updates.
This new whitepaper from TU-Automotive, written by Steve Bell, Principal Analyst, Wards Intelligence, examines the nascent hybrid radio market from an automotive industry perspective, to understand the drivers of both the technical and commercial development.
Dating back more than 60 years, the Corvette has awed American automotive enthusiasts and become one of the most recognized and revered cars globally. The first-generation Chevrolet Corvette––popularly known as the C1––was debuted in 1953 at the General Motors Motorama events in New York’s Waldorf Astoria hotel.
By Nick Gargaro, Alumni Relations
The storied Italian design house, Pininfarina S.p.A proudly celebrates 90 years from its founding in 1930 by the legendary Battista “Pinin” Farina. Since its humble beginnings in Turin, Italy, Pininfarina has seen much change and growth. Paolo Pininfarina, grandson of the founder, is now at the helm of the company.
The Back to the Bricks® leaders have been in talks for the past few weeks about hosting the 6th Annual Chrome & Ice event in February 2021. After careful consideration and consultation with our Back to the Bricks® Board, Sponsors and many Volunteers, the 6th Annual Back to the Bricks® Chrome & Ice event will be postponed until 2022.
Global Black Swans & Automotive Next Horizons
Covid-19 is the black swan event of 2020: we would have never anticipated that it would happen and how much it would affect the automotive industry. This paper examines some of the changes and challenges the automotive industry is facing as a result of Covid-19 and looks at how the current situation presents a unique opportunity to radically rethink business and operating models.
