Burger King might have just broken into an entirely new market. It's called Hungry People in Traffic™ (HPT). For the first time ever, the Home of the Whopper tested real-time burger delivery to cars stuck in Mexico City congestion. The results were staggeringly positive, and BK is now looking to expand the trial service to new cities such as Los Angeles.
With the help of the We Believers agency, Burger King debuted "The Traffic Jam Whopper" in Mexico City, one of the most-congested cities in the world. According to AdAge, BK accomplished the feat with the help of several pieces of technology, including the Burger King app, real-time traffic data, Waze, and digital billboards.
BMW's i subbrand launched the i3, a full-electric city car with an ultralightweight carbon fiber frame, in 2013. BMW showed that it will continue to push the subbrand to new levels when it previewed the iNext, in September. Automotive News Europe Correspondent Christiaan Hetzner spoke with the head of the subbrand, Robert Irlinger, about BMW's electrification strategy.....
McLaren Special Operations has cooked up more special editions of the 720S. The automaker announced it has delivered the first 720S vehicles to wear the Track Theme and Pacific Theme designations.