The Petersen Automotive Museum has debuted a year-long exhibition celebrating lowrider culture called The High Art of Riding Low: Raflas, Corazon e Inspiracion. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing.
Today’s headlines:
+ At the Garden Theater on Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Honda introduced the 10th-generation 2018 Accord, to be built at the company’s Marysville, Ohio plant. More at the Detroit Free Press.
+ The British government secured a $310 million investment from Toyota for its Burnaston plant with a private letter assuring the carmaker of post-Brexit arrangements. More at Reuters.
+ The first vehicle from Volvo’s Polestar performance division, now a stand-alone brand, could be a 600-horsepower coupe with a gasoline/electric hybrid powertrain. More at UK Autocar.
+ Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel cut short the first test of Formula 1’s new driver-protection shield system after reporting that the cockpit screen made him feel dizzy. More at Sky Sports.
+ Honda is recalling 1.million Accords from the 2013 through 2016 model years to correct a battery state-of-charge sensor defect that could result in a vehicle fire. More at USA Today.
+ The German transport ministry is denying media reports that the government’s pending emissions standards are “unambitious,” the German magazine Der Spiegel reported. More at Automotive News Europe.
+ General Motors has introduced to the U.S market a five-door hatchback version of the Chevrolet Cruze sedan, a popular model in Europe not offered here until now. More at The Detroit News.
+ The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles has debuted a year-long exhibition that celebrates Southern California’s low rider cars and culture. More at Classic Cars.com.
+ Polish fans of Tom Hanks, who is said to be an admirer of the Fiat 126, have presented the Oscar-winning actor with a customized, Polish-built 1974 model. More at Motor Trend.
+ Kyle Busch, the most successful driver in Xfinity series history with 89 victories, says he will retire from the NASCAR junior series when he achieves 100 wins. More at Motorsport.com.
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What a sad pathetic looking Chevrolet. Poor thing because they are such good looking cars when stock and restored properly.
I appreciate the the lowriders are saving old cars from the boneyard. I don’t want any of their creations, but they are doing god’s work.
Andy, I believe cars are works of art and for someone to have the nerve to customize over another artist or stylist is the wrong thing to do. Imagine someone buying a painting and going home and redoing it. If these customizers think they are so talented then they should be building their own cars from scratch. A good example would be Steve Moal who builds his cars from the ground up himself.
Customizing over a original car is not saving a car at all, but it is defamation of the original stylist work.