Dr. Ralf Cramer is the President and Member of the Executive Board, Chassis & Safety Division, Continental AG. Dr. Cramer is responsible for integrating active and passive safety with driving dynamics. He oversees the Business Units Electronic Brake Systems, Hydraulic Brake Systems, Sensorics, Passive Safety & ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) and Chassis Components. This [...]

John Batchelor, host of the John Batchelor radio show, talked to Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, www.drivingthenation.com, about the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and how NHTSA wrecked Volt’s reputation Chrysler, 58% owned by Italy’s Fiat, is asking for a loan from the Department of Energy (DOE) Section 136. Should they get a federal loan [...]

Frank Fischer is the CEO & Chairman of VWGOA, Chattanooga Operations, LLC. In other words, he is the head of the Chattanooga, TN manufacturing plant that produces the Volkswagen Passat. Fischer talked to drivingthenation.com about the production of the Chattanooga, TN manufacturing plant, over a video provided by Volkswagen. The manufacturing plant has received the first [...]

There are no incentives for the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic. Chevy says they were number 2 in the segment last month without incentives. Watch the video and see MTV-reality and action sports-star Rob Dyrdek successfully kick-flipped the all-new 2012 Chevrolet Sonic while Joaquin Nuño-Whelan, Sonic vehicle line director and vehicle chief engineer, talks about the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic. [...]

Dearborn, MI – We were in Dearborn, MI to see the new 2013 Ford Fusion, the latest in Ford’s “One Ford” plan. Hau Thai-Tang, executive director of global product programs, talked to Lou Ann Hammond, www.drivingthenationc.om, about Ford CEO, Alan Mulally’s plan. How is the One-Ford Plan doing? As a global company how does Ford implement [...]