Also in this episode: GM names Robert Ferguson its "vice president of global Cadillac," Toyota turns to the Home Shopping Network to sell cars, and race-car constructor Lola succumbs to its financial troubles. -- Cadillac gets a new boss. -- Toyota hawks hybrids on HSN. -- Mercedes builds a near-perfect SLS. --And another storied car-builder goes under. I'm Rory, it's Wednesday, let's do news: GM has appointed its top lobbyist, Robert Ferguson, to a newly created and confusingly named position, vice president of global Cadillac. Ferguson will focus on Cadillac marketing, advertising and improving the Cadillac customer experience. He called the new job a challenge, but compared to working in politics, this should be a walk in the park. More on Ferguson: www.autoweek.com When you think of the Home Shopping Network, what comes to mind? Yeah, I had to look it up too. Apparently it's a whole network where celebrities get tuned up and sell fragrance lines, clothing and appliances that they've supposedly endorsed. Apparently Toyota thought they might be able to offload some of their appliances—I mean hybrids--on cable too because they recently trotted their entire line-up of very exciting transport modules before HSN viewers. It wouldn't be "as seen on TV" if there wasn't a special offer, so Toyota gave away $1000 HSN gift cards or $1000 gas cards to those who acted fast. The company also gave away prizes and invited viewers to play games during the broadcast. Some viewers even <b>...</b>Author: AutoweekUSA
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