Category Archives: Etc

Happy Turkey Day to the US!

The team here at The Blog of Cars would like to wish all our US readers a Happy Thanksgiving! What car are you thankful for this year?

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A word about our slogan

You know, we’ve been around for over a year now, and we haven’t received a single complaint. But luckily for us, we received one just today!

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Jack Pitney, BMW North America VP of Marketing, dies in ‘tragic accident’ on vacation

Jack Pitney, BMW North America’s Vice President of Marketing, has died in a “tragic accident” on vacation at his farm, at the age of 47. Our condolences go out to his family, friends and colleagues. A press release is available after the jump, but details are scarce at the moment.

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Merry Christmas!

First of all I want to wish all our readers a very, very nice Christmas. I hope you will have a very good time with your families tomorrow and lots of petrolhead gifts from Santa. Apart from the usual message to all our users on behalf of The Blog of Cars team, I want to wish my colleague, Igor, a Merry Christmas as well as I haven’t spoken with him today.

All the best,

The Blog of Cars

Thanksgiving

If you live in the US, it’s Thanksgiving Day for you. So I’d like to wish everyone in the US a happy Thanksgiving. Hopefully everyone will have a nice Thanksgiving meal with their families.

Remembrance Day

Today’s Remembrance Day here in Canada, and I’d just like to take a brief moment to thank the veterans for fighting for our freedom, and to commemorate those who died. I’d also like to thank those who continue to fight for freedom, like the soldiers in Afghanistan. If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t have these brilliant freedoms which we find so normal and often take for granted. Here’s a Remembrance Day song for you to watch on this day, and while you’re watching it, you can give your two minutes of silence (Admittedly, the video is 5 minutes long, but nonetheless), simply by being quiet while it plays:

Happy Thanksgiving!

I’d just like to wish everyone who, like me, lives in Canada a Happy Thanksgiving. The US has still got a month and a bit to go before Thanksgiving.