Renault boss Carlos Ghosn on strategic cooperation with Daimler
The boss of the Renault–Nissan alliance, Carlos Ghosn, talks in our two videos about why his company is entering into a strategic cooperation with Daimler AG. There are tough times within the car industry, forcing companies to look at ways of saving costs, especially in research and development, and realizing economies of scale. […]
Cheryl Cole is Britain’s best dressed, says poll
While one poll puts Cheryl Cole (left, in a L’Oréal promotional image) in second place after Kylie Minogue in terms of UK celebrity power, another has the Geordie songstress in first place: Condé Nast’s Glamour magazine’s UK edition poll on who is the best dressed. Cole, 26, beat fellow singer Rihanna, who came in […]
Renault introduces swivel seat for Clio 3
Renault has shown, at least in digital form, its new front passenger swivel seat, to be installed in the revised Clio 3. We really like the Clio. Travel editor Stanley Moss test-drove one in France for Lucire many years ago, and publisher Jack Yan followed suit later in the year in New Zealand. […]
Spanish flight attendants create nude calendar to make up lost wages
Augusto Robert Taking a leaf from Ryanair’s charity calendar, which saw nudity in its 2010 edition, a Spanish airline has followed suit—to raise funds after the airline’s bankruptcy. Flight attendants from Air Comet have posed nude in a calendar designed to highlight the bankruptcy, which left nine unpaid payroll workers. Posing with different […]
USA takes 42 Below Cocktail World Cup for 2010—and other must-reads
From top The 42 Below logo on the Carillon at the National War Memorial. American graffiti: the US entrants spray-painted ‘USA’ and ‘42’ on stage. ‘Team America’ collect their trophy. A full report from the 42 Below Cocktail World Cup will be coming, but above are some quick shots we took earlier tonight where the […]
Summer Rayne Oakes promotes Portico in new TVCs
Here’s our editor-at-large, sustainability strategist and author of Style, Naturally, Summer Rayne Oakes, in two advertisements (one English, one French) for Portico. Portico’s products, which include cotton towels, rugs and bedding, are organic and environmentally friendly—the primary reason behind Summer Rayne’s endorsements. It is Summer Rayne’s voice in the English commercial; an actor does […]
Ellen von Unwerth, Kate Beckinsale and Zooey Deschanel collaborate on new Absolut campaign
Absolut Vodka has been pushing its lifestyle image for some years—that not only is it a mere vodka, but it’s tied to the hippest and most creative places on the planet. Its Drinks campaign, launched on to the New Zealand market this week, is a collaboration with photographer Ellen von Unwerth and actresses Kate […]
End of the line for Ford’s Falcon Wagon
Ford has announced that the Falcon Wagon, part of a model line that has been made in Australia since the early 1960s, will cease production. The Falcon sedan will continue in to the middle of the decade. Its replacement is still unclear, but a final decision will be made by Ford management next year. […]
It might still be unseasonally snowy in Trollhättan, but that did not stop Saab from starting up again under Spyker ownership. After seven weeks of the plant being idle, the workforce is back, and Saabs are rolling off the production line again. The Swedish company, which had been spun off from an aircraft manufacturer […]
The Peninsula Hotel Shanghai’s gala opening
As covered in the main part of our site today, the Peninsula Hotel Shanghai opened its doors with a gala event on March 18. Below is a six-minute video featuring some of the entertainment at the opening, including speeches from Sir Michael Kadoorie and David Wang, whose companies own the new property. You may also […]
