4th NEMPA/MIT Tech Conference set for May 29
The 2014 NEMPA/MIT Technology Conference—the fourth in our annual series of discussions of leading-edge automotive issues by panels of experts—will take place on Thursday, May 29, at the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Ford Hospitality @ Fenway
Courtesy once again of the Ford Motor Company, NEMPA members gathered on Thursday evening (January 16) for the traditional Boston auto show dinner in John Henry’s suite at fabled Fenway Park. Shiny table decoration No. 3 was on tour somewhere in Red Sox Nation.
Infiniti Q50 breaks new ground at NEMPA
Story and photos by Bill Griffith, NEMPA Infiniti showed off a pair of its high-tech new Q50 sedans at NEMPA’s Middleborough headquarters—aka the Automotion garage—on December 10. Members who slogged through an early storm from all over New England could have used the Q50’s “Snow” setting (among its multiple drive modes), but it was two […]
Buick 2014 represents ‘approachable luxury’
On the evening of October 22, NEMPA gathered at the Automotion garage to catch up on the latest from Buick. Led by V-P of Buick Marketing Tony DiSalle, the visiting team included Brad Saxman (Performance Engineering Manager, LaCrosse & Regal), Katie Bjoerk and Lauren Indiveri (Buick Communications), Steve Martin (GM Communications Northeast) and GM consultant […]
Ford continues to grow its ‘culture of personality’
Some of us have to be circumspect in accessing SM—social media—during our workday. Not Boston native Scott Monty, Ford’s global manager for digital media. His day job is to find imaginative ways to employ Facebook, blogs, podcasts, Instagram, Tumblr, YouTube and all the other planets in today’s Twitterverse to promote the Ford brand.
Volvo Resumes its Place in New England (and the World)
Dean Shaw, Volvo Vice-President for Corporate Communications, visited NEMPA at the Boston Globe offices on Tuesday, October 8. Volvo joined NEMPA members for dinner and shared details on a wide array of coming vehicles—such as the 2015 XC90 crossover sport utility, the first car that will ride on Volvo’s new Scalable Product Architecture.