Crain’s Detroit Business: September 20, 2014
Southeast Michigan is at the center of the automotive industry’s reinvention, for the second time. This time, though, that reinvention is all about the connected car and vehicle safety and efficiency features.
Continue ReadingMLive: September 23, 2014
DETROIT, MI – Innovation, education, talent. The words were repeated several times Tuesday, by businesses and civic leaders at the second MICHauto summit in Detroit.
Continue ReadingAutomotive News: September 23, 2014
When it comes to hiring hot young car designers, Detroit’s automakers face tough competition from an unlikely but glamorous source: Hollywood. Ralph Gilles, head of design for Chrysler Group, told an audience in Detroit this morning that both moviemakers and carmakers use the same powerful software to digitally design their products.
Continue ReadingMLive: September 23, 2014
DETROIT, MI – The auto industry is essential to Michigan for people who grew up here, such as General Motors executive vice president of global product development Mark Reuss, and for others who moved here, Reuss said Tuesday.
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DETROIT, MI – Ralph Gilles has been with Chrysler for 22 years, but he said the last five years have been the most interesting. Gilles made the remarks Tuesday morning at MICHauto, a day-long summit at the Cobo Center hosted by the Detroit Regional Chamber and showcasing Michigan’s talent, innovation and supply chain in the automotive industry.
Continue ReadingTechnology Century: September 23, 2014
DETROIT — The high-tech future of the automotive industry was on full display Tuesday at Detroit’s Cobo Center for the MichAuto Summit, a program of the Detroit Regional Chamber.
Continue ReadingThe Detroit News: September 23, 2014
The 2015 Renegade is expected to be a gateway vehicle for the Jeep brand, according to Chrysler’s design chief. Ralph Gilles, Chrysler senior vice president of product design, said that after buyers experience the small sport-utility vehicle, they’ll keep coming back to the Jeep brand. “People will keep coming back once they get a taste of this thing,” he said Tuesday morning during the Detroit Regional Chamber’s 2014 MICHauto Summit in Detroit.
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WDIV: September 23, 2014
WDIV’s Guy Gordon reports on the future of the automotive industry at the 2014 MICHauto Summit on September 23 at COBO Center.
Continue ReadingAutomotive Leaders Promote Talent, Innovation at 2014 MICHauto Summit Talent, industry trends and regional opportunities in the automotive industry were the focus of the Detroit Regional Chamber’s 2014 MICHauto Summit held on Sept. 23 at COBO Center. The daylong event …
Continue ReadingCBS Radio: September 15, 2014
John McElroy, host of CBS Radio’s Automotive Insight, previews the upcoming MICHauto Summit September 23 at COBO Center in Detroit.
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