Porsche is hoping to succeed where other brands, including fellow German brand Opel, have failed, with its first pop-up store in Europe. The sports-car maker plans to open the store in April close to its headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. Porsche will use its ‘Porsche Now’ store format that can be used flexibly and at short […]
Apple has appointed former longtime executive Bob Mansfield, who last served as Senior Vice President of Technologies at the company, to oversee development of its widely rumored electric vehicle, according to The Wall Street Journal. All senior managers on the project now report to him. Apple announced that Mansfield was retiring in June 2012, but […]
Walt Disney Company chief Bob Iger said Tuesday that Pixar plans to produce a third installment of its “Cars” franchise, and a sequel for “The Incredibles. The executive made the announcement during the company’s shareholders meeting in Portland, Oregon, providing few other details. “Cars 2,” Pixar’s 12th film, earned nearly $560 million worldwide in 2011; $191 […]
Alaska Airlines showed off its fifth, in ToT’s NSHO best, Disney-themed airplane on Thursday. The Boeing 737-800, named “Adventure of Disneyland Resort,” features Disney-Pixar “Cars” characters Mater, Lightning McQueen, Guido and Luigi. It celebrates Alaska’s partnership with Walt Disney’s original theme park. “Our Disney planes generate a lot of excitement among our passengers young and […]
Walt Disney Pictures announced today that their upcoming animated film Planes will see a release theatrically on August 9, 2013. Originally planned for a direct-to-home video release, Planes features the voice of, among others, Jon Cryer (“Two and a Half Men“) and is an extension of the world featured in Cars and Cars 2. Planes […]
This month, Ford is introducing its all-new Escape SUV featuring a segment-first hands-free power liftgate that opens with a simple kicking gesture under the rear bumper and without the need to fumble for a key. The new Escape, which makes its debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Nov. 16, will be the first […]
Disney announced at the D23 Expo that Jon Cryer (“Two and a Half Men“) will voice Dusty in the CG animated film Planes, which is an extension of the “Cars” world coming to Blu-ray and DVD in Spring 2013. Planes takes off with an international cast of the fastest air racers around, in a comedy […]
Nissan in conjunction with New York International Auto Show, has announced a U.S. contest to win the chance to be a “reporter” at the New York International Auto Show (NYIAS). Launched on the brand’s Facebook page, the contest asks interested owners to create a thirty second video reporting on what’s innovative about their own Nissan […]
BOOM! Studios will be at WonderCon booth #415; they’ll have copies of their new Peanuts hardcover and a “get a sketch” cover edition of Cars: The Adventures of Tow Mater #4. Note that the Peanuts hardcover will only be available from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday. WonderCon Exclusives SIGNED AND NUMBERED THE PEANUTS HAPPINESS IS […]
Ford is expanding Ford SYNC globally with the European launch of its popular voice-controlled connectivity system, with the capability of now offering 19 languages. SYNC was originally launched in North America in 2007 with three languages. With the additional 16 tongues, Ford will offer voice recognition capability, powered by Nuance Communications, in more languages than […]
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