Topic: ‘washington auto show’

by Fred2/1/12

President Obama at the 2012 Washington Auto Show

A little bit of history

A little bit of history was made yesterday at the Washington Auto Show…. For the first time ever, a sitting president visited the show and we were there. Bruce, Karen, Trisha and I were there to witness a little bit of history unfold before our eyes. The Washington Auto Show has been held every year since 1921. That’s a lot of years, and a lot of presidents (15 to be exact). 15 presidents since the auto show started in

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by Matt1/27/12

Suzy Roger

Suzy And Roger.

Last night we all set out to go see the VIP tour of the Washington Auto Show…. What a great show by the way. GM and Ford rule the roads for sure. If you want feel American “know-how” and power..it’s a must go to. The new Lexus is INSANE as well. One of the true highlights of last night was a dinner with Roger Penske… And a couple hundred others.. but that did not stop Suzy from going up

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by Karen1/25/12

Hybrid Hype?

Word of the Week: Hybrid

Today’s word is hybrid, a vehicle using more than one power source. I attended a public policy event for the Washington Auto Show, hosted by National Journal and one of the panelists threw out a bold, brash comment that to date, auto makers have done a terrible job marketing hybrids.  Her point was that marketing has been mainly to urban audiences who don’t have garages to house these cars, nor the need to travel a long distance, therefore they’ve totally…

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