In an hour sit down with online journalists during the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), GM’s Chairman Rick Wagner answered questions on several topics from the joint partnership announcement the day before with Coskata, to Tata Motor’s Nano, recently unveiled for the Indian ...

Video Game Audio has evolved over the years, from the simple sounds of PONG to the in-depth, cinematic sounds of BioShock. Although many gamers take Game Audio for granted, it’s just as important as a video game’s graphics, gameplay and controls. In this episode of The Reboot, ...

I’ve never been this close to the Chevy Volt, so during EVS 23, the Electric Vehicle Symposium in Anaheim, CA, I thought it was an interesting juxtaposition to speak with Chelsea Sexton of Who Killed the Electric Car and Plug-In America, about GM’s

At EVS 23, the Electrical Vehicle Symposium held this year in Anaheim, CA, Jonathan Lauckner, General Motor’s VP for Global Program Management, addressed the audience during the opening plenary session, detailing GM’s plans and goals regarding sustainable transportation and specificially their E-Flex platform and the Chevy ...

Looking for the perfect video game to buy for Christmas? The Reboot’s got you covered. Last year, the big question was which video game console to buy, and gamers had to choose between the Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. This holiday season, it’s all ...

After Chevy’s hybrid Tahoe SUV won Green Car of the Year at the LA Auto Show, I spoke with Dave Barthmuss, group manager of GM’s western regional environment and energy communications team about the win.

During the Frankfurt Auto Show, I had the opportunity to sit down with Anthony Lo, design director for General Motors Europe Advanced. Anthony led the team that brough the Opel Flextreme from drawing board to it’s unveiling in Germany last month. Designed on the same ...

Gopal Srinivasan belongs to Chennai-based TVS family, which runs the TVS groups of companies. TVS has led to the growth of Chennai as the automotive capital of India, and today Chennai is known as Detroit of India.

I caught up with Gopal in Manhattan, to find out about the ...

GM’s Chief Engineer of the Volt, Nick Zielinski, has been in the news a lot lately. So, I thought I’d post this interview I did with him back at the Detroit Auto Show that never got published. A lot of skeptics think the vehicle will never be built. ...

Kim Brand, CEO and founder of FileEngine, presents an overview of free Open Source Software at the Detroit ITEC conference. FileEngines use Novell’s SuSE Linux as the foundation of their operating system, and Brand’s service company supports Open Source in companies large and small, including schools, around the Indianapolis ...

At the Challenge X event held at the GM World Headquarters in Detroit, MI, Micky Bly, engineering director for GM’s hybrid vehicle integration contols, reached out for a one-on-one with a group of bloggers including Sam Abuelsamid from AutoblogGreen, Todd Kaho of Green Car Journal, ...

During the Detroit Auto Show, I had my first glimpse of the EFIJY, GM’s tribute to Australia’s 1953 Holden FJ. So, I didn’t have to be asked twice if I wanted to ride along in this stunning vehicle at the equally stunning Tejon Ranch. In ...

I met Brian Smith, exterior design manager for GM’s 2007 Chevrolet Camaro convertible, at the Detroit Auto Show, and it was a pleasure speaking with him again about the vehicle at Willow Spings International Raceway, outside Rosamond, Calif., for a ride and drive in the $2 million ...

I got a chance to catch this amazing group from Detroit at the Atomic Cowboy in St. Louis a couple of weeks ago. This blurb from their official press release does a good job of describing what they are all about:

“Gore Gore Girls are a musical meeting of ...

Seema Chaturvedi is managing director of Accelerator Group, located in Michigan. Last week, Seema was in New York for a private equity conference that her group organized and I caught up with her to find out about opportunities for investments in India. What was more interesting to find out ...

After the official announcement of the new Cadillac CTS, I had the opportunity to meet John Howell, director of global products for Cadillac. He spoke with me about GM’s attention to design, as well as the Cadillac Escalade’s impact in Asian and European markets.

Reporter’s Notes: We must be making quite ...