The 2014 racing season is on. Bob Johnson’s Action Express Racing grabbed the overall win in the hard-fought Rolex 24 at Daytona. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing. -Team Chevy photo
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+ The Green Car Journal presented the Cadillac ELR with its 2014 Green Car Technology Award this past week at the Washington Auto Show. More at USA Today.
+ American Honda says it will edit a controversial TV commercial for the CIvic and Si that includes footage from the city of Detroit’s bankruptcy hearing. More at The Detroit News.
+ Auto parts supplier Federal-Mogul will relocate its headquarters to the former Michigan Blue Cross complex in the Detroit suburb of Southfield. More at Crain’s Detroit Business.
+ Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne is pushing his executive board to have the company’s shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange. More at The Detroit Bureau.
+ Driver Memo Gidley sustained injuries to his left leg, left arm, and back in a horrific crash in the third hour of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. More (including video) at Fox Sports.
+ Wes Rydell’s 1935 Chevrolet Phaeton, designed by Chip Foose and built by Troy Trepanier’s Rad Rides by Troy, won the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster Award at the 2014 Grand National Roadster Show. More at Bangshift.com.
+ Incoming CEO Carlos Tavares could take over the helm at PSA Peugeot Citroen as soon as March, sources indicate. More at Reuters.
+ Ford dealers will invest $50,000 each in aluminum repair processes for the 2015 F-150 pickup, with Ford picking up 20 percent of the cost. More at the Detroit Free Press.
+ The Corvette Prototype of Action Express Racing with drivers Sebastian Bourdais, Christian Fittipaldi, and Joao Barbosa won the Rolex 24 at Daytona. More at Fox Sports.
For the previous Executive Briefing from January 24, click here.
At first, when I saw that crash, I thought, smooth move bowels, but realized, that’s racing, and as far as that Honda commercial, I’m shocked, I just don’t know what to say. This is what they stoop to in order to sell cars? I’m sure Honda’s in Detroit couldn’t be that popular to begin with, ( like Chryslers in Kenosha), but to rub our faces in it, maybe I’m missing the point, but I’d ride a British bicycle before buying a Honda! ( some of the comments below the article are pretty nasty)