Executive cars from German brands tend to be on the pricier side of the spectrum, but the Audi A6 is a rather surprising buck to that trend.
Not exact matches
Meanwhile, a key federal advisory board focused on driverless -
car technology — a committee comprised of top
executives from Apple, Ford, GM, Lyft and other tech and auto giants — has fallen entirely inactive, four sources told Recode.
Three
executives from Google's self - driving -
car unit left in August, as did Bill Maris, founder and head of Google's venture arm.
In addition to SpaceX, the entrepreneur serves as chief
executive of Tesla Motor Co., an electric
car company, is chairman and co-founder of SolarCity and is working to build a high - speed «Hyperloop» transportation system, which — in theory — could revolutionize travel by cutting commute time
from Los Angeles to San Francisco to 30 minutes.
Noting that Google's leadership greenlighted the autonomous idea «before a time when anybody thought this would be thing,» Krafcik — who now looks less like the auto
executive he once was and more like the forever cool keyboard player in a 1970s progressive rock band, goateed and with styled gray hair and a trimly fitted blue suit — stressed that Google understood
from the beginning the need to partner with
car companies and early on sought to imagine how that collaboration might work.
Page oversaw major changes to Google's business structure in 2015, starting with the creation of Alphabet, the holding company that manages Google and all of its related ventures, including Nest, Calico, and Google X. Previously the chief
executive of Google, Page moved up to helm Alphabet, which has its hands in everything
from home automation to self - driving
cars to prolonging human life.
Just a week away
from Faraday Future's live stream reveal of its first production
car from CES 2017, a top
executive referred to...
Bryan Salesky, a former Google
car executive, started Argo AI, which got a $ 1 billion investment
from Ford Motor Co. on Friday.
Tesla Inc Chief
Executive Elon Musk's refusal to take questions
from analysts about the electric
car maker's financial condition drew sharp criticism
from Wall Street analysts and investors on Thursday, pushing its stock down further.
Summer 2015: Anthony Levandowski meets with then - Uber
executive Brian McClendon and expresses interest in starting a self - driving
car startup that Uber could buy to acquire Waymo's lidar team, according to testimony
from Waymo engineer Pierre - Yves Droz.
«Mr. Levandowski had previously told me, in or around the summer of 2015, that he had talked with Brian McClendon, an Uber
executive involved with their self - driving
car project,» a sworn testimony
from Waymo engineer Pier - Yvez Droz reads.
According the letter
from the
executives, 65 percent of Dreamers have bought a
car and 16 percent have purchased their own home.
In the consumer discretionary sector, a diverse category that includes makers and sellers of everything
from cars to handbags and service providers ranging
from hotels and restaurants to wedding planners and broadcasters, 16.1 % of non-CEO top
executives were women.
It has had to address allegations of sexism in the workplace; it's grappled with the missteps of its chief
executive, Travis Kalanick, who on Tuesday revealed he would take a leave of absence
from the company; and it finds itself locked in a legal war against Google amid accusations that one of Uber's former top engineers stole self - driving
car technology
from the search giant.
Tesla Inc Chief
Executive Elon Musk's refusal to take questions
from analysts about the electric
car maker's financial condition drew sharp criticism
from Wall Street analysts and investors on Thursday, pushing its stock down 7 percent.
Second row standing
from left to right: F. Robert Salerno, President & CEO, Cendant
Car Rental Group; Richard Wistrand, Senior Vice President & Chief Fossil Officer, TXU; David Rader, Senior Vice President Finance and CFO, Frito - Lay Division, PepsiCo, Inc.; Mirian Graddick - Weir,
Executive Vice President, Human Resources, AT&T; Lisa Martin, Vice President, Global Sourcing, Pfizer, Inc.; Theo Fletcher, Vice President, Supply Chain Compliance, Security & Diversity, IBM Corporation; A. Shuanise Washington, Vice President Government Affairs Policy and Outreach, Altria Group, Inc.; Bruce Perkins, Vice President, Manager, Supplier Diversity and Business Development Group, Merrill Lynch; Joyce M. Wichie, Director, Supplier Diversity, Worldwide Purchasing, Eastman Kodak Company; Dick Anderson, Vice Chairman, Planning & Administration, BellSouth Corporation; John D. Hofmeister, President and Country Chair, Shell Oil Company; Robert McCormes - Ballou, Director, Vendor Diversity, Office Depot; and Michael L. Eskew, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, UPS.
Further, I believe Romney is descended
from Orson Pratt (can't confirm for sure) who was Parley's brother and inventor of the first Odomoter (ironic that his descendents later became
car executives right?).
The Park's
Executive Chef designed a menu reminiscent of those
from the 1920s Canadian Pacific dining
cars, which guests can enjoy aboard the moving rail
car as it circles the picturesque historical park.
After parking her
car, she retrieved a duffel of supplies
from her trunk and headed up four flights of stairs to see Jenny Crutchlow, a 43 - year - old opera singer /
executive recruiter who was eight months» pregnant with her third child.
Chief
Executive Richard Leaman said: «People with sight loss rely on hearing noise
from cars and vans to identify a safe gap in the traffic to cross a road.
WHITE PLAINS, NY — County
Executive Robert P. Astorino invites classic -
car buffs to the Westchester County Car Show on Sunday, September 27 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Glen Island Park in New Rochel
car buffs to the Westchester County
Car Show on Sunday, September 27 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Glen Island Park in New Rochel
Car Show on Sunday, September 27
from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Glen Island Park in New Rochelle.
The Assembly had met in secret to approve a loan request of N3bn
from the
executive to buy
cars for the legislature and other political office holders.
Professional
executive recently returned to Denver
from five years in government in California; I enjoy family, entertaining friends and family, bridge, classic
cars, si fi, music of all types and travel.
Troy, a neo-beatnik, and Laney, fashionably activist (she refuses to order
from Domino's because they support Operation Rescue), live a lie of friendship that's given a shot of sodium pentothal by Laney's
car - crash meet - cute with Michael (Ben Stiller, also this film's director), an
executive for the MTV clone «In Your Face.»
Today, via video interview to our friend at HipHopGamer, an
executive from Slightly Mad Studio revealed some interesting new details regarding what to expect
from Project
Cars.
In an era when many studio
executives watch footage
from their projects on an iPad
from the backseat of a
car, Greenbaum and Greenfield still watch their dailies in the underground screening room that used to house the Fox swimming pool where Marilyn Monroe swam laps.
Despite all the enhancements, pricing for the 2017 Hybrid «won't differ all too substantially»
from the old
car's sticker price, says Honda
executive vice president John Mendel.
The pair of
cars comes
from the same collector, a publishing
executive from the Midwest.
To find out, I park the muscle
car in a nearby garage and hop into a five - year old Subaru Forester with Susan Mosey, an urban planner
from Wayne State and the
executive director of Midtown Detroit Inc..
I once asked Lincoln
executives how they want their
cars to drive, given a spectrum
from BMW to Lexus.
I took [Ford Motor Co.
executive chairman] Bill Ford around an exhibit of Ford and Ferrari race
cars from the 1960s.
Jim Lentz, newly appointed chief
executive of North America, said the Japanese automaker sees U.S. industry new -
car sales hitting 15.3 million this year, up
from 14.5 million in 2012.
Speaking with Autocar,
executives from the BMW i brand are still undecided on the long - term fate of the two
cars it launched with.
The Audi A6 is now in its fifth generation and like its
executive car rivals
from BMW and Mercedes - Benz, the latest version continues to offer a taste of life in the luxury
car leagues, with levels of refinement, driver assistance systems and technology to make you think twice about paying extra for larger saloons
from the class above.
Here our crack news staff, led by
Executive Editor Todd Lassa, brings you the latest on new
cars, concept
cars, future
cars, no boring
cars, inside industry information, and exclusive reports
from the Automobile team featuring our legendary European correspondent Georg Kacher.
We've already reported on many details of this
car from spy shots and conversations with
executives, but these teaser videos and photos confirm that the AMG GT will wear a slung - back profile that's familiar
from the SLS, with a long - hood and short rear deck.
The XF borrows heavily
from the smaller XE and as a result is definitely one of the more dynamically adept options within the
executive car class.
Next week, thousands of
executives from the world's biggest
car companies will descend on a downtown convention centre for the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show.
However, another theory was advanced by some motoring journalists; because the Mondeo was developed in Europe with limited input
from Ford's North American and Australian operations,
executives at both operations were unenthusiastic about the
car and had no qualms about letting it fail in the marketplace to allow for the continued success of their locally developed models.
CONCLUSIONS: The Ford Taurus SHO has matured
from a modern muscle
car into
executive transportation.
«We are looking forward to exhibiting at the Geneva Motor Show and are excited to hear feedback and see the reactions
from the public on our first
car and our new brand,» says Thomas Ingenlath, Chief
Executive Officer at Polestar.
Authoritative acceleration
from either the V6 or V8 engine; sports -
car - like handling around turns; sleek, futuristic interior with the latest technology; hatchback design provides more cargo - carrying versatility than traditional
executive sedans.
This
car feels very
executive and came with every possible option there was available
from manufacturer.
Variant name: L TFSI QUATTRO SE
EXECUTIVE, Derivative: MK3 FL (4H)(D4), Variant: SE Executive 4.0 TFSI quattro LWB 435 PS tiptronic Alloy wheels 9J x 19, Inlays, lower, Brushed aluminium silver, Power - assisted closing for the doors, Tires 255/45 R19 104Y xl, Rearview camera, Rear seat package, individual seats, Cast aluminium alloy wheels, 10 - spoke «Y» design, partly polished, size 9J x 19, with 255/45 R 19 tyres, Comfort seats with memory function, export, Matrix LED headlights, Digital radio reception and TV reception, Comfort front seats, Comfort head restraints, at rear, Vanity mirrors for rear passengers, SE pack, Electric seat adjustment for both front seats with memory system, Seat heating for front seats and outer rear seats, Luggage compartment lid, electrically opening and closing, Comfort key, Front passenger seat adjustment from therear, Separate power seats rear, Exterior mirrors, electrically folding, automatic anti-glare action with memory function, Leather package, Electric lumbar support for front seats and outer rear seats, LED headlights, Matrix LED headlights, Bose Surround Sound, LED taillamp assembly, Additional reading lamps in the rear, Fixed bending and all - weather light, Four - zone deluxe automatic air conditioning, Audi connect including car phone, Audi music interface, Front centre armrest, Cruis
EXECUTIVE, Derivative: MK3 FL (4H)(D4), Variant: SE
Executive 4.0 TFSI quattro LWB 435 PS tiptronic Alloy wheels 9J x 19, Inlays, lower, Brushed aluminium silver, Power - assisted closing for the doors, Tires 255/45 R19 104Y xl, Rearview camera, Rear seat package, individual seats, Cast aluminium alloy wheels, 10 - spoke «Y» design, partly polished, size 9J x 19, with 255/45 R 19 tyres, Comfort seats with memory function, export, Matrix LED headlights, Digital radio reception and TV reception, Comfort front seats, Comfort head restraints, at rear, Vanity mirrors for rear passengers, SE pack, Electric seat adjustment for both front seats with memory system, Seat heating for front seats and outer rear seats, Luggage compartment lid, electrically opening and closing, Comfort key, Front passenger seat adjustment from therear, Separate power seats rear, Exterior mirrors, electrically folding, automatic anti-glare action with memory function, Leather package, Electric lumbar support for front seats and outer rear seats, LED headlights, Matrix LED headlights, Bose Surround Sound, LED taillamp assembly, Additional reading lamps in the rear, Fixed bending and all - weather light, Four - zone deluxe automatic air conditioning, Audi connect including car phone, Audi music interface, Front centre armrest, Cruis
Executive 4.0 TFSI quattro LWB 435 PS tiptronic Alloy wheels 9J x 19, Inlays, lower, Brushed aluminium silver, Power - assisted closing for the doors, Tires 255/45 R19 104Y xl, Rearview camera, Rear seat package, individual seats, Cast aluminium alloy wheels, 10 - spoke «Y» design, partly polished, size 9J x 19, with 255/45 R 19 tyres, Comfort seats with memory function, export, Matrix LED headlights, Digital radio reception and TV reception, Comfort front seats, Comfort head restraints, at rear, Vanity mirrors for rear passengers, SE pack, Electric seat adjustment for both front seats with memory system, Seat heating for front seats and outer rear seats, Luggage compartment lid, electrically opening and closing, Comfort key, Front passenger seat adjustment
from therear, Separate power seats rear, Exterior mirrors, electrically folding, automatic anti-glare action with memory function, Leather package, Electric lumbar support for front seats and outer rear seats, LED headlights, Matrix LED headlights, Bose Surround Sound, LED taillamp assembly, Additional reading lamps in the rear, Fixed bending and all - weather light, Four - zone deluxe automatic air conditioning, Audi connect including
car phone, Audi music interface, Front centre armrest, Cruise control
After the Genesis G90 full - size sedan and Genesis G80 (formerly Hyundai Genesis)
executive sedan, the next
car from Genesis will be the Genesis G70
«Having seven
executives from GM, Ford and Chrysler participate in the PRO LRP this year demonstrates how we all can gain by an open dialogue,» said Bill North, business development manager of the
car and light truck division for Webasto Product North America and a member of the PRO Select Committee.
The common rail system is suitable for all types of road
cars with diesel engines, ranging
from city
cars (such as the Fiat Panda) to
executive cars (such as the Audi A8).
Thomas Ingenlath, Chief
Executive Officer of Polestar, continued; «The Polestar 1 is a Performance Electric Hybrid, but with the longest pure electric range of any hybrid
car in the world, we consider it an electric
car with support
from an internal combustion engine.
EXECUTIVE EDITOR RORY CARROLL: I've said before that the best recent
cars from Audi, BMW and Mercedes are their big
cars.
The Jaguar XF, meanwhile, is a mid-size
executive car launched in 2008 with engines ranging
from V6 diesel or petrol to 5.0 litre V8 supercharged V petrol.