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About Dave Sullivan
Mr. Sullivan is a true gear head and automotive expert. He was reared in an automotive family and lived in Europe as a teenager, compounding his love of the automotive industry here in the U.S. and abroad. While earning a B.B.A in management from Western Michigan University, Mr. Sullivan spent a summer working for Ford on the assembly line. When he wasn't studying he was helping to manage the WMU Motorsports team and participated in autocross/solo2 events. After graduation he joined the management team at Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant and later transferred to the Michigan Truck Plant. In 2006 he transitioned to the supplier side of the industry as a sale account manager with Panasonic Automotive Systems. In this position he successfully won new business with various OEMs promoting electromechanical devices and active noise cancellation systems. Mr. Sullivan joined AutoPacific in 2010 to use his unique and expansive background in the automotive industry to head up the Competitive Battleground product. Mr. Sullivan has an MBA from Eastern Michigan University.
Blazer v Passport – Who Wins?
Price May Be the Deciding Factor Between These Two Similar XSUVs- July 22, 2019
- Chevrolet, Honda
- Posted by George Peterson
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Mitsubishi in the USA
Mitsubishi Distributor in USA Reinventing Itself- July 22, 2019
- Automobile Cool News, Mitsubishi
- Posted by George Peterson
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The New Mitsubishi Look – Lewisville Mitsubishi
Doug Baum's New Mitsubishi Store is a Guerilla Marketing Machine- July 20, 2019
- Automobile Cool News, Mitsubishi
- Posted by George Peterson
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C8 Chevrolet Corvette
C8 Reveal is Car Story du Jour - Impressive Mechanicals- July 20, 2019
- Acura, Chevrolet, Ferrari, Ford, More Categories...
- Posted by George Peterson
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- February 28, 2019
- Chevrolet, Ford, GMC, On The Road: Driving Impressions, More Categories...
- Posted by George Peterson
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- February 6, 2019
- Uncategorized
- Posted by George Peterson
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Flint, Michigan: Chevrolet is bringing the fight to Ford’s Super Duty line-up with the all new 2020 Silverado HD pickup line. In a reveal at GM’s Flint heavy duty truck assembly plant Chevrolet showcased the new 2020 Silverado HD.
A week earlier Ford showcased its Super Duty freshening for 2020 and it was impressive. In essence, the changes to the Chevrolet are an attempt to catch up with the Ford Super Duty that was launched in 2016.
Ford showed an all new 7.3L big block V8 added to the Super Duty. Chevrolet showed an all new 6.6L small block V8. It has an impressive 401HP and 464 lb-ft of torque. Ford announced it was applying its 10-speed automatic transmission to the Super Duty. Chevrolet continues with its tried and proven 6-speed automatic.
2020 Silverado [...]
- February 5, 2019
- Chevrolet, Ford, Ram, Uncategorized
- Posted by George Peterson
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- January 31, 2019
- Acura, Chevrolet, Ford, Honda, More Categories...
- Posted by George Peterson
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Passport Fills Excess Capacity at Honda’s Lincoln Alabama Plant Honda realized it had a gap in its crossover SUV lineup. They were losing customers who wanted mid-size XSUVs (crossover sport utility vehicles) but did not want seven passenger capacity.They estimate they have lost at least 35,000 sales to competitors every year they did not have a competitive 5-passenger, two-row crossover SUV in their product mix. Hence the all new 2019 Honda Passport.
Derivative of Popular Pilot Crossover SUV Honda’s usual methodological approach led to the development of the all new Passport – a five-passenger derivative of the popular Pilot 7-passenger XSUV.
In terms of big SUV programs, Honda has taken a very efficient approach. Think of the 2019 Honda Passport as a Pilot from the C-Pillar forward. Passport’s wheelbase is equal to the Pilot’s. [...]
- January 25, 2019
- Ford
- Posted by George Peterson
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Ford SUVs are the key to future success in Ford’s business. As Ford leaves the sedan (not car) business, they have given the first glimpse of their all new 2020 Explorer Crossover SUV (XSUV). The new Explorer replaces the fifth generation D4 platform Explorer with a totally modern platform. The all new body is unitized just like its predecessor but it is now rear wheel drive giving up its previous front wheel drive architecture. Explorer looks much like its predecessors with evolutionary, but modern, styling. Rear wheel drive lets its proportions be much more contemporary.
Features will be a major part of the Explorer story going forward. The new Explorer XSUV gains the Ford CoPilot 360+ suite of safety and driver assistance features. When launched, Explorer arguably will be the most feature laden vehicle offered [...]
- December 4, 2018
- New Model Introductions, On The Road: Driving Impressions, Toyota
- Posted by George Peterson
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What better place to experience Toyota’s all-new RAV4 than in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California? Staging out of the Carmel Valley Ranch, Toyota gave journalists and analysts the chance to drive the all-new RAV4. As Toyota’s top-seller in 2017 with about 400,000 units sold, Toyota cannot afford to make a mistake that would damage its sales potential. The RAV4 started the XSUV (crossover SUV) category in 1996. The 2019 version is the fifth generation of RAV4.
TNGA-K Platform: From a product standpoint the all-new RAV4 is a significant upgrade to its predecessor. Riding on Toyota’s new TNGA-K (Toyota New Global Architecture) platform, the RAV4 rides and handles very well. The body is tight and the ride is [...]
