This week, the rugged Western desert is alive with teams of all-female drivers competing in this year’s Rebelle Rally. Thirty-six teams set out from Lake Tahoe earlier this week to put their best driving and navigational skills on the line for the win in this demanding, annual, off-road, navigation-based competition, the first competition of its
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Mack’s new plant manager Michael Brieda is driven to keep improving
Michael Brieda’s day typically starts around 3:30 a.m. with a 3-4 mile run. It gives the newly appointed Detroit Assembly Complex – Mack plant manager an opportunity to start the day with a fresh perspective and a feeling of accomplishment before arriving at work around 5 a.m. “Three years ago, I realized I wasn’t taking
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Power, range and fuel efficiency: The benefits of plug-in hybrid vehicles
A growing number of vehicle shoppers are considering buying or leasing a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), attracted by the combination of improved fuel economy, lower emissions that help save the environment and the feel of performance that an electric motor delivers. We have offered PHEV technology in the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan since the
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No tricks, these shirts are sweet
What do you consider the best part of Halloween – the costumes or the candy? The correct answer is: both! You’ll have to provide your own candy — or raid the kids’ bags — but we can help you with some Halloween T-shirts with attitude (because that old football jersey just isn’t going to cut
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Winning Formula: Alfa Romeo F1 driver breaks barriers, inspires women, on and off the track
The Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN Formula One team is known to break records, but now they’re also breaking barriers. Meet Tatiana Calderón, the first Latin American woman to drive in Formula One, the premier racing category featuring the fastest, most technologically advanced cars in the world. Calderón began her drive to succeed in a male-dominated
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Expert Advice: Connecting with Urban Forestry Experts to Help Rebuild Detroit’s Tree Canopy
Have you ever driven a tree-lined street, where the leaves and branches come together over the road, creating a tunnel of color in the fall and a canopy of green in the summer? This idyllic scenery is known as an urban tree canopy; it’s composed of layers of tree branches, leaves and stems that provide
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What Song Brings Out the Best in a Car-Audio System?
Testing out a new vehicle? Don’t forget to put car-audio systems through their paces. But of all the musical genres and the myriad songs within, which tune best showcases performance? Ask FCA sound guru Rustyn Robinson, and he’ll tell you the road to audio excellence runs through Scotland. And it has nothing to do with
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