Marcus Mariota and Mark Ingram Help Nissan Build New Habit for Humanity Home in Nashville
The Nissan brand recently enlisted the services of five former Heisman Trophy winners in order to start building a new Habitat for Humanity home in Nashville, Tennessee. This is the fourth consecutive year that Nissan has partnered with the Heisman Trust to build a home in an area where the Japanese automaker maintains a strong […]
GM Wentzville Volunteers Assist with Habitat’s Women Build Program
Prior to volunteering at the annual Elder Court barbecue, volunteers from the General Motors Wentzville Assembly Plant joined members of UAW Chapter 2250 and Habitat for Humanity of St. Charles County to help with the seventh Women Build home. The Women Build is a program specifically for women to learn the skills necessary to build […]
What Is the Subaru Love Promise?
You probably know the famous tagline “Love: it’s what makes a Subaru a Subaru” from the brand’s endearing commercials about love, friendship, and giving back to the community. This campaign is part of a much larger endeavor run by Subaru, called the Subaru Love Promise. Love Your Subaru: Maintenance tips to extend the life of […]
Ford Thirty Under 30 Returns for 2021
After taking a year off in 2020 due to COVID-19, the Ford Thirty Under 30 program returns with the class of 2021. This year’s class of 30 up-and-coming Ford superstars from the United States and Canada will focus on the goal of economic empowerment by working with six nonprofits. New from Ford: The all-new 2021 […]
2019 Thirty Under 30 Program Comes to a Close
The 2019 Thirty Under 30 program, which tasks seven nonprofit groups against challenges facing their neighborhoods and communities, came to a close in October. Over the course of eight months, organizations from southeast Michigan, Canada, and Mexico worked with Ford employees under the age of 30 — in all, 35 fellows representing 15 different skill […]
Number of Female Mechanics and Drivers at All-Time High
While we can argue about gender equality in the workplace for hours, there’s no denying that women are becoming more prevalent in professional spaces. We’re not just talking about offices or stores, either. According to the U.S. Labor Department, women in blue-collar jobs is at a 25-year high. Some of the fields leading the way […]
Nissan Donates Truck to Grand Canyon Service Conservancy
When Nissan started its Calling all TITANs campaign, it named the National Parks as one of its main beneficiaries. Like the company has done for two of its other partners, this month Nissan donated a custom work truck to the Grand Canyon Conservancy through the National Park Foundation to help keep our natural spaces beautiful. […]
Ford, DAAA Team Up for Holiday Meals on Wheels Thanksgiving
Today is Thanksgiving, and Ford is doing its part to make sure that nobody in Southeastern Michigan has to go hungry. Ford is teaming up once again with the Detroit Area Agency on Aging for the Holiday Meals on Wheels Thanksgiving initiative, donating $50,000 to provide meals to more than 6,000 homebound seniors and offering […]
Nissan Gives Back with ‘Calling All TITANS’
According to a 2018 Cone/Porter Novelli Purpose Study, about 78% of Americans think that companies need to have a positive impact on society and their communities, not just sell goods and services. Nissan’s latest campaign for the Nissan TITAN line of trucks looks to do just that, highlighting the work Nissan does with non-profits and […]
4 Ways to Volunteer Using Your Car
Paying attention to and helping great causes is important, but you may not know where to start. Luckily, if you have a car, a driver’s license, and a little bit of time on your hands, there are a few ways you can get involved and help your community. Family-Friendly Vehicles: Check out the 2018 GMC […]
Ford Announces 2018 Class of Thirty Under 30 Fellows
Ford on Friday announced the 30 fellows that will make up the 2018 class for its Thirty Under 30 program. These individuals were selected from a field of almost 300 applicants to be a part of the third iteration of Ford’s yearlong leadership program for entrepreneurs, visionaries, and leaders under the age of 30. This […]
Organize Your Garage with Bucket Sorting System
Tackling the clutter in your garage has probably been on your to-do list for awhile now. It didn’t make the cut during your spring cleaning and summer blew by in a blink. Now that fall has fallen and winter is close behind, you’re probably worried that if you don’t clean the garage out now, you’ll […]
Nissan Executive Recognized as Woman of Influence in Nashville
It’s no secret that America’s auto industry, like many industries, is a boy’s club, with male members of company leadership handily outnumbering women. Strides have been made in recent years, but in many ways there is still a long way to go. It’s always nice, then, when women are recognized for their leadership skills to […]
Nissan Puts The Press To Work
In case you were not aware, this year’s election season is bringing out some truly hateful feelings about the press and media at large. The image of journalists received a much-needed boost in the public’s esteem this week, though, when Nissan had the great idea to put them to work building one of the automaker’s […]
Nissan Helps South Africa’s Rhinos
When Nissan does good work in the United States, it’s usually through an organization like Habitat for Humanity, creating scholarship funds, and donating to other deserving programs through the Nissan Foundation. For Nissan’s South African division, projects are a bit bigger. About as big as a rhino, we would say. Nissan SA is just as […]
Nissan North America Recognized by NAACP Murfreesboro
Nissan is constantly working hard to make sure that it provides a fair and equal workplace to all of its employees, regardless of their race, gender, or sexual orientation. Last week , the Murfreesboro (Tennessee) Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) awarded Nissan North America with its “Organization of […]
Paint Scheme for Jimmie Johnson’s New Chevy Racecar Supports Youth Education
In his career, Chevrolet racecar driver Jimmie Johnson has won six championships and 77 races in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, but it may be the work that he’s done for charity that defines his legacy above all else. On August 7th, at the NASCAR event at Watkins Glen International, Johnson will race with a […]
Ford Announces Community Service Events with Country Star Drake White
See this guy up here, right above these words, sitting cross-legged on the hood of a Ford, wearing a goofball hat, and strumming a guitar? That’s no ordinary guy; that’s country musician guy Drake White, and he’s teaming up with Ford to take place in five community service events taking place over the next four […]