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West Coast Customs builds working Mario karts for new video game

It seemed like a simple enough request. West Coast Customs got the call: “I need a machine that can do 0 to 60 in less than five seconds.” “No problem,” founder and CEO Ryan Friedlinghaus said. “Underwater,” the voice came back.

GM returns to the Super Bowl, new ads upcoming for the Camaro and Cadillac

If there's one thing Joel Ewanick has made clear since joining General Motors Co. three months ago, it's that he doesn't let grass grow under his feet. And the company's vice president of marketing isn't slowing down anytime soon: In a wide-ranging interview with Advertising Age, an affiliate of AutoWeek, Ewanick let drop that the automaker will return to the Super Bowl in 2011; that an ad campaign will break next month for the Chevy Camaro; and that there's a new tagline coming for Cadillac, "The new standard for the world." "We have so many projects in the works right now," he said.

Who's Where: Wolfgang Egger to head Audi Group Design

Following fast on the heels of the appointment of Walter de'Silva as Volkswagen Group Head of Design earlier this month, is the appointment of Wolfgang Egger to head of Audi Group Design. Egger will begin his new position effective from 1 May, 2007. Stefan Sielaff remains head of the Audi brand design department.