Where else will you have the opportunity to see the premier of the Prius family of vehicles? Join the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship in welcoming two auto world executives to NSU’s campus for a special ENERGY & AUTOS event.
ENERGY & AUTOS panelists include Mike Jackson, chairman and chief executive officer of AutoNation, America’s largest automotive retailer, and Bob Carter, Group Vice President and General Manager. The event will be a dynamic discussion between two national business leaders, where they will share their thoughts on the impact of energy costs on the automotive industry.
The event will be held at 7:45 a.m. on Friday, February 10, 2012 in the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center on NSU’s main campus. Please RSVP to cmartinez@nova.edu or for more information call Christine Martinez at (954) 262-5008.
Attendees can expect to hear the insights of two automotive visionaries — Mike Jackson and Bob Carter. Mike Jackson has been a vocal advocate for the auto industry for many years and has made many appearances before the national media and in the halls of Congress for a renewed energy policy, gas taxes and enhancing efficiency standards. Bob Carter is group vice president and general manager of Toyota Division at Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. Carter is responsible for overseeing all sales, logistics and marketing activities for Toyota, Scion and Central Atlantic Toyota Distributors.
Beginning with the 2012 model year, the Prius will expand to a family of four vehicles, including the third-generation Prius Liftback, the Prius v, the Prius Plug-in, and the Prius c. The Prius vehicles rely on Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive, which benefits from more than 15 years of global market development, and pairs a highly efficient gasoline internal combustion engine with two high-output motor/generators, a nickel metal hydride or lithium ion battery, and an electronically controlled continuously variable transmission to help the vehicles attain class-leading fuel economy in their respective segments. The development of the systems that govern the operation, integration and regenerative capabilities of the Hybrid Synergy Drive system represent extensive engineering effort, and help enhance the efficiency and performance of succeeding generations of Hybrid Synergy Drive equipped vehicles.