Episode 789 - And the Nominees Are..., New Management Hires, Google Awarded Autonomous Patent

Published: Dec. 16, 2011, 5 p.m.

The finalists for the North American Car and Truck of the Year Awards were announced. Former DaimlerChrysler CEO Tom LaSorda will join Fisker and Mercedes-Benz USA announced its replacement for former CEO, Ernst Lieb. Google was granted a patent for a vehicle that can switch from being human driven to autonomously operated. All that and more, plus Mark Fields, the head of Ford in the America’s, explains how Ford is reacting to all the negative publicity its been hit with regarding MyFord touch and its dual clutch transmissions.