Oracle of Delphi

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The Heartbeat of Australia, is today's Chevrolet ... http://twitpic.com/31ggej

German automaker Opel announced today it has launched a new design competition and encouraged all entrants to use social media as a tool to develop the designs for future cars. The competition, aimed at both interior and exterior design, will culminate with the announcement of the two winners at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2011. The first stage of the competition challenges European design students to develop a car interior that is “a lounge in motion”. “What I’m excited about is for students to understand our brand,” stated Liz Wetzel, Director of Interior Design, Opel/Vauxhall, “because it is moving – it’s becoming much more dynamic, much more passionate and our clear vision can be seen in our recent products on both the interior and the exterior execution. What we’re looking for is not just for students to design, but to come up with an experience,” added Wetzel. The interiors stage of the competition concludes on December 10, when the entries are frozen. The three best entries, as selected by the judges, will then be used as the brief for the second (exteriors) part of the competition, to be launched at the start of 2011. The prize for the winning student of the interiors stage will be a paid internship at the Opel Design Center in Rüsselsheim, Germany. "At Opel we are very excited and are looking forward to seeing what the young creative minds from all over Europe will come up with. We teamed up with Car Design News on this project because we truly believe in supporting young talent. In addition we are looking forward to seeing how engagement with the European design community via social media, for this one of a kind competition, will be accepted," stated Mark Adams, Vice President Design, Opel/Vauxhall. Entries for Opel's car design competition can be submitted by accessing the following link. Article Link - http://bit.ly/dp8yY6

Design in general is not leaving our society, have you seen my yellow thong with a Smiley Face? Class, if I do say so myself! You must be a Southern boy to think such a thing, and not a very smart one at that! Jeez, and you thought I left C&G!

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I went silent on MSN because GM decided to go full force into Social Media, which includes twitter, Facebook, etc ... On twitter I'm with the rest of my GM peeps, if you want to follow me there go to http://www.twitter.com/GMEmployee , notice the GME in my name, old habits die hard ... Oh Camino, has anything I ever said not become fact? Be patient, all things come to those who wait ...

I think you mean the Commodore Series II, the Zeta I'm talking about will be the next generation Zeta.

General Motors' next-generation Zeta rear-drive platform will be heavily updated from its current form, with lots of high-strength steel to bring down weight. The price point of the cars that will use the platform makes this possible. They will include a new Chevrolet sport sedan on the shorter of two Zeta wheelbases. Think of it conceptually as a kind of four-door Camaro, even as the '14 Camaro moves to the new, smaller Alpha platform. GM is still working on a flagship for the brand, a Sixteen-inspired low-volume car, likely with a small-block V-8, designed to give Cadillac street cred in Europe and Asia as the resurgent Standard of the World. With post-bankruptcy GM ramping up and adjusting product development at a rapid rate, future product plans are changing monthly, and mostly for the better. Latest word is that a Zeta-based large Cadillac sedan is back on. It's separate from the flagship in the way a garden-variety Mercedes-Benz S-Class/BMW 7 Series is separate from a Maybach or Rolls-Royce. The goal for the Cadillac flagship is said to be $125,000 to $140,000, still well under the price of a Roller or Maybach, and closer to the Bentley Continental. The flagship will buoy the mainstream Cadillac lineup, including the larger 2014 CTS and a new Zeta sedan. Don't be misled by the Zeta platform name. GM is developing an all-new, next-generation Zeta to be much lighter than the overweight architecture developed for the Camaro, Pontiac G8, and large Holdens. Because Zeta is a platform for premium models, GM can use a lot of high-strength steel in the new line, which includes a next-generation Holden Statesman. The mainstream version of the Commodore, which is currently a family of large RWD Holdens, will switch to the Epsilon II platform (possibly with a name change), while the Statesman and more premium Commodore models will go on the new Zeta. The Chevy sedan, a cushier Buick, and the rear-drive Commodore variant will run on the shorter of two Zeta wheelbases, while a long-wheelbase version will underpin the Cadillac, the Holden Statesman, and possibly a Chinese-market Buick. As Cadillac's S-Class, the long-wheelbase Zeta sedan will be priced and positioned above the coming '12 XTS on the Epsilon II platform and the '14 CTS, which grows slightly to be about the same size as the BMW 5 Series. Link: http://www.motortrend.com/features/auto_news/1011_rear_drive_chevy_sport_sedan_is_back_on/index.html

Happy Birthday Cort!

Zim, Zim, Sala Bim! LMAO! I don't like to say the F word, but in this case I will ... FAKE!

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CAR-maker Holden will export its latest model Commodore to Brazil. Chairman and managing director Mike Devereux said the VE Series II car would be sold as the Chevrolet Omega. Holden will produce 600 cars as an initial special edition model, but hoped to grow those numbers. Mr Devereux said the deal came as Holden and the Australian car industry emerged from a tough time prompted by the global economic downturn. "It's been a pretty turbulent time, make no mistake about it, both for Holden but also for the entire auto industry," he said. "I think we're emerging from that both stronger and wiser than ever." The export cars will sell in the luxury and performance segment of the market in Brazil and are expected to be be available from December. The Chevrolet Omega will also be the only luxury vehicle on sale in Brazil to run on bio-ethanol, a fuel produced by blending high levels of plant-based ethanol with conventional petrol. News on the export deal came as Holden unveiled the new VE Commodore range, the first Australian-made vehicles to run on E85 bio-ethanol as well as conventional petrol. E85 is a cleaner burning fuel capable of cutting carbon dioxide emissions by up to 40 per cent. It is produced from the by-products created during the processing of wheat, sugar and sorghum. Holden is also investigating the viability of establishing Australia's first ethanol plant that would produce the fuel from household and other waste. Mr Devereux said the introduction of the E85 flex-fuel technology was part of the company's commitment to leading the push towards alternative fuels. "We have placed an enormous emphasis on developing technology that can be used in today's vehicles to make driving better for the environment," he said. Fuel retailer Caltex will start selling the E-Flex high-ethanol blended fuel at 31 outlets in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Canberra from October. That number will rise to 100 in 2011, including some regional sites. Holden's energy and environment director Richard Marshall said the company believed bio-ethanol had a big future in Australia. "It is a cleaner burning, renewable fuel and long term, we think it has the ability to displace up to 30 per cent of Australia's petrol use," he said Link: http://bit.ly/aqSPwg

Imagine that, we are both here on the same day. Most likely you don't know this name, so here's a clue (TICK-TOCK)! I rarely post on forums now, I've become a twitter-twat, with my own personal fan club there. Look for GMEmployee on twitter he knows how to get to me. Notice the GME in capital letters, take care ...

Link: http://bit.ly/csFKpd (Watch for announcements) I'm sure they're coming ...

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Yes it does, plus I will have a special pink/purple Delaware license plate on it, which is on my Purple Haze Grand Prix GXP at the moment.

In The next month I will be in the USA. I will be making my personal fleet changes and ordering 2 new 2011 vehicles... OUT 2005 Chevy Equinox LT AWD 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix GXP IN 2011 GMC SLT-2 Terrain in Carbon Black 2011 Chevy 2SS Camaro in Synergy Green

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Hmmmmm, it's possible ... Link: http://bit.ly/ag0Aov

Well, well, well, another birthday rolls around, 41 and never been kissed ... ocnblu I realized you had a birthday too not too long ago, send me your email address, I have a little something for you ... I am in China for a few weeks then back to Oz for a week. I'm going to Iceland for a 3 week vacation starting in July. I will not be taking any technology with me, going off the grid as it were. Not to worry Camino, I have set things in motion so work will still be going on even without me connected to GM in any way. Look for some exciting news after GM has its IPO ... Thanx for the Birthday wishes I look pretty damn good for 75, even if i do say so myself ...

Hello Sixty8panther, nice to see you again ...

Don't drink the Big Ed Kool-Aid, the loan is a fraction of the $50 billion GM received from the U.S Government. The hope is with the upcoming IPO, GM will be able to buy its shares back from the Feds. Jury is still out on that one. As for the FWD Impala, think Impala Classic going to fleet only ...

Think of a Zeta based Cadillac Sixteen, then you will see where I am.