Audio/video Equipment Radio/amplifier/receiver 2013 Accord Sku#1903782 on 2040-parts.com

Schreyer: More than a designer of products I wish to be an architect of Hyundai's brand image

There's no denying Peter Schreyer has been instrumental in turning around Kia's image from a manufacturer of wheeled white goods in a creator of design-led products. Now his attention turns to sister company Hyundai in his role as chief design officer for both companies and his plans are no less ambitious. "More than a designer of products I wish to be an architect of Hyundai's brand image," he told an audience at Hyundai's European headquarters, explaining how his job is not simply 'styling' but communicating the brand's message right down to details such as the seatbelt warning buzzer.

2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee revealed!

It's coming in June, and now we finally know what it looks like: Chrysler released images of the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee on Wednesday afternoon. The Grand Cherokee is pretty much as expected--a modern take on the iconic flagship off-roader with an edgier grille and headlights, more sculpted door panels and updated wheel wells. The 2011 Grand Cherokee was first shown at the New York auto show a year ago, and since then, the Jeep has been touted as one of the most critical vehicles for the new Chrysler, which emerged from a brief bankruptcy last year.

EVs are Dead, Long Live Tesla says Morgan Stanley analyst

The Tesla Model S is the only successful electric car The experiment of getting the car buying public to believe an electric car is a sensible alternative to an ICE car isn’t an unmitigated failure – but it’s close. And now Investment Bank Morgan Stanley has come out and stated the obvious: Apart from the success of Tesla, electric cars are a failure, falling far short of sales predictions and likely to see no real growth in the coming years. Morgan Stanley declare that we will still all be driving ICE cars for the foreseeable future, and despite predictions that as many as one in ten cars will be BEVs by 2020 the reality is likely to be less than one in a hundred.