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What Drives Her: Melissa Grady, Cadillac’s Chief Marketing Officer, Carves New a Path to Passion  

June 16, 2020 by Scotty Reiss Leave a Comment

Melissa Grady, Chief Marketing Officer, Cadillac

How this data geek with a creative streak made her way to the C-Suite. You might look at the diamond-cut grille of the Cadillac XT6 and know that somewhere in that designer’s soul lies the visceral spirit of a jeweler.  That’s a feeling you might not expect to get from a marketer with a passion… 

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Filed Under: What Drives Her Tagged With: Cadillac, chief marketing officer, General Motors, Melissa Grady, women in automotive

Thank You Mary, For Doing the Right Thing

June 4, 2020 by Scotty Reiss Leave a Comment

Mary Barra

If you want to know the benefits of an inclusive culture, just look at Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors. I don’t mean the fact that she’s the highest ranking woman in the auto industry and one of the top ranking executives in the world. Nor that she inspires legions of girls and young women… 

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Filed Under: She Says Tagged With: diversity, General Motors, inclusion, justice, Mary Barra

2016 Chevy Tahoe 4WD LTZ: Handling the Storm of the Century

February 25, 2016 by Fadra Nally 2 Comments

Chevy Tahoe

The 2016 Chevy Tahoe 4WD LTZ – A beauty and a beast. The 2016 Chevy Tahoe 4WD LTZ is a beast in every sense of the word. But don’t let that scare you away. I mean it as the highest compliment! Originally, I requested to review a large vehicle and didn’t really care what it… 

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Filed Under: 4-Wheel Drive, Car Reviews, Chevrolet Tagged With: 2016 Chevy Tahoe, best full-size luxury SUV, best luxury SUV, Chevrolet, Chevy, General Motors, test drive

Chatting with Mark Reuss, the Guy Behind GM’s Cars and Trucks

February 12, 2016 by Scotty Reiss 1 Comment

He spends all day thinking about cars (and trucks) that you will love. Don’t you love that? The shoes Mark Reuss fills may be a size 8 Jimmy Choo pump. That’s because Mark, Executive Vice President, Global Product Development at General Motors, holds the job Mary Barra held before she became GM’s chief executive. He oversees the… 

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Filed Under: Automotive Design, Style Tagged With: General Motors, GM, Mark Reuss

General Motors Makes Another Investment in Sharing Economy: Meet Maven

January 28, 2016 by Judy Antell 1 Comment

General Motors Chevy Volt

Maven car sharing joins General Motors – Lyft ride sharing partnership. At the Washington Auto Show, the focus of the public policy panel was connected cars and shared-use mobility. General Motors, which pioneered the connected car with OnStar, is building a platform where you can use your smartphone to find, reserve and unlock a vehicle.  Maven launched… 

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Filed Under: News, The Car Life Tagged With: car sharing programs, General Motors, Lyft, Malibu, Maven, Maven car sharing, sharing vehicles, Volt, Washington Auto Show

NYC Luxury Apartment Perks: Borrow a GM Car

October 12, 2015 by Judy Antell Leave a Comment

Let's Drive NYC

General Motors Let’s Drive NYC available to residents of The Ritz Plaza. In the race for amenities, some luxury NYC apartments come with private roof decks, designer play spaces and indoor lap pools. Now The Ritz Plaza, near Times Square, sets the bar even higher with a new program, Let’s Drive NYC. Using a mobile app developed by… 

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Filed Under: Apps, Chevrolet, News Tagged With: General Motors, GM, Let's Drive NYC

The Charming 2015 Chevrolet Equinox, Even Minus Wi-Fi

August 6, 2015 by Judy Antell Leave a Comment

2015 Chevrolet Equinox

The 2015 Chevrolet Equinox has just about everything you need for a weekend getaway. Do sociologists study how quickly we adapt to a luxurious, technologically advanced lifestyle? My grandmother grew up with a clothesline and a party line, where you couldn’t use the phone until your neighbor had finished her gab fest; my kids all… 

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Filed Under: 4-Wheel Drive, Chevrolet, Reviews Tagged With: 2015 Chevrolet Equinox, Chevrolet, Chevy, Chevy Equinox, General Motors, GM

Apple CarPlay Announced for 2016 Chevrolets

May 29, 2015 by Judy Antell Leave a Comment

Apple CarPlay

General Motors commits to Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in 14 Chevy models. Will MyLink fade away? Vehicle infotainment systems have become ever more sophisticated, but even when they are intuitive and work seamlessly, they still require updates and a learning curve for drivers. But since almost every driver of a new car has a… 

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Filed Under: Connected Cars, News, Technology Tagged With: Android, Apple, Apple CarPlay, carplay, Chevrolet, Chevy, connected car, General Motors, Hyundai

Why are Tony Bennett and Ed Welburn In a NYC High School Classroom?

May 13, 2015 by Holly Reich Leave a Comment

Tony Bennett and Ed Welburn

Just your average, hardworking student turned auto designer. “I was an average student that worked really hard,” said Ed Welburn, Vice President of Global Automotive Design for General Motors, at a presention to a classroom of students at the Urban School of Design & Construction in Manhattan. The theme was the story of Welburn’s life:… 

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Filed Under: Events, GMC, The Car Life Tagged With: Ed Welburn, General Motors, GM, Tony Bennett

What Drives Her: Lisa Jesme, Performance Engineer, General Motors

April 27, 2015 by Scotty Reiss 1 Comment

An engineering degree leads to innovating cars, fun on the track and an overseas assignment. Nothing makes you feel confident and secure when driving through a snow storm than when the woman at the wheel is the one who designed the car’s all wheel drive system. And get this: She wasn’t driving fast or furiously; she… 

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Filed Under: All Wheel Drive (AWD), Front Wheel Drive, She Says, What Drives Her Tagged With: General Motors, GM, Lisa Jesme

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