LaFerrari, the new Ferrari hybrid hypercar that debuted at Geneva, sports a 6.2L V12 with 790 hp and an electric motor with an additional 160 hp. Bring $1.3 million. See all this news and more in today’s Executive Briefing.
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+ Former General Motors executive Troy Clarke has been promoted to CEO at Navistar International. More here at Salon.
+ Chrysler paid CEO Sergio Marchionne $1.2 million last year, while four other top executives received substantial bonuses. More here at the Detroit Free Press.
+ Ferrari has debuted its hybrid/V12-fired replacement for the Enzo, LaFerrari. More here at Road & Track.
+ Ford is setting up a carsharing operation in Europe called Ford2Go. More here at The Detroit Bureau.
+ Sprint Cup driver Denny Hamlin has been fined $25,000 by NASCAR for criticizing the new Gen 6 race cars, and so far the driver says he won’t pay. More here at ESPN.
+ General Motors will move 300 call center jobs to its technical center in Warren. More here at The Detroit News.
+ Alfa Romeo officially debuted the mid-engined 4C sports car at the Geneva Auto Show with a limited-production Launch Edition. More here at Kelly Blue Book.
+ Chrysler plans to sell 800,000 Jeeps worldwide in 2013, versus 701,000 units in 2012 and a historical mark of 675,000 in 1999. More here at Reuters.
For the previous Executive Briefing from March 4, click here.
Despite the small engine and the high price, I’m in love with the Alfa 4C.
I was thinking that very thing — the 4C has Myron’s name all over it.