Lexus has released photos of the V6-powered RC 350 F Sport in advance of its debut at this week’s Geneva Motor Show. Get all the latest car industry news in the Executive Briefing.
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+ Honda Motor Co. announced this week that it will not make contributions to support or oppose any U.S. political candidate for any office. More at The Detroit News.
+ With a 619 percent gain over the past 12 months, Tesla Motors is the highest-flying automotive stock in at least 20 years, analysts say. More at Bloomberg.com.
+ General Motors has launched a new program called Strategic Supplier Engagement to build stronger relationships with its supplier base. More at Crain’s Detroit Business.
+ Lewis Hamilton placed his Mercedes W05 on the top of the time charts as Formula One preseason testing concluded in Bahrain. More at Yahoo! Sport.
+ Lexus has released photos of the RC 350 F Sport coupe in advance of the Geneva Motor Show this week. More at Autoblog.
+ Volkswagen AG has issued a voluntary global recall of nearly 600,000 Caddy commercial vans to correct a tailgate safety defect. More at Automotive Business Review.
+ Plans are under way to build a memorial to stock car racing legend Dick Trickle in his hometown of Rudolph, Wisconsin. More at National Speed Sport News.
+ The upcoming Maserati Levante SUV will combine the Jeep Cherokee platform with turbocharged V6 and V8 engines from the Maserati sedan line. More at Motor Trend.
For the previous Executive Briefing from February 28, click here.
Just a few notes on Dick Trickle. He was one of those people that was larger than life. He was one of Wisconsin’s best drivers and helped put Wisconsin on the map. Rudolph is a small town near Wisconsin Rapids, near the center of the state. He was also known for his cigarette smoking, and was rarely seen without one. He had cigarette lighters in his race cars, and even had holes drilled in his helmets, to smoke during caution laps.
Dick Trickle died of a self- inflicted gunshot wound, possibly because he lived with chronic chest pain, he was 71.
That Lexus looks nice, but does it shave as close as a blade?
Here’s a great article on Dick Trickle. There’s speculation that he may have been the winningest driver ever.
http://www.sbnation.com/longform/2013/7/30/4567960/dick-trickle-suicide-nascar-profile
Dick Trickle sure had a lot of fans and made a lot of friends through the years. I hope the memorial helps everyone remember a great racer.