This 1938 Packard Twelve All-Weather Cabriolet from the estate of Phil Hill will be featured at the Gooding & Co. Pebble Beach sale Aug. 16-17. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing. -Gooding & Co. photo
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+ Johan de Nysschen, the head of Nissan’s Infiniti luxury brand, has resigned to become the next president of Cadillac. More at The Detroit News.
+ Volkswagen has issued a stop-sale order and recall of approximately 2,000 North American 2015 GTI and Golf models to correct a suspension defect. More at USA Today.
+ MotoGP world champion Marc Márquez won his ninth straight victory of the year at the German Grand Prix despite starting the race from pit lane. More at the UK Guardian.
+ Auto industry test equipment maker MTS Systems has announced a new Motorsports Technology Group to serve the racing community. More at Automotive Business Review.
+ Ford says about 500,000 of its vehicles are under investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for potential steering problems. More at Reuters.
+ The United Auto Workers opened a Local 42 office in Chattanooga with plans to initiate a German-style worker council at the Volkswagen plant there. More at Bloomberg.com.
+ Cost control is driving the FIA’s effort to ban complex FRIC (Front to Rear Inter-Connected) suspension systems in Formula One in 2015. More at Yahoo! Sport UK.
+ Two prewar Packards from the estate of noted car collector and American racing champion Phil Hill have been added to the Gooding & Co. Pebble Beach auction in August. More at Sports Car Digest.
+ In factory-performed, NHRA-certified testing, the 2015 Dodge Challenger R/T Hellcat ran quarter-mile times in the 11.2-second range at 125 mph. More at Motor Trend.
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Phil Hill was such a great Race Driver and car preservationist . I had the pleasure of having several discussions with him. He was always informative and reflective. I know We must all move on but it’s seems sad to me to see this Packard go on the block.
One of the most gracious people I’ve ever known in the car biz. Pure class.