Mary Barra, General Motors senior vice president, Global Product Development, has announced that GM will donate the first production 2014 Cadillac CTS Vsport to the SAE Foundation.
Mary Barra, General Motors senior vice president, Global Product Development, has announced that GM will donate the first production 2014 Cadillac CTS Vsport to the SAE Foundation. A live auction will be conducted by Barrett-Jackson later this year, and proceeds will be provided to the SAE Foundation for its science, technology, engineering and mathematics student outreach programs.
“The SAE Foundation’s STEM educational programs are vital to ensuring we ignite the passion for math and science in young students who will be the future leaders of the automobile industry,” said Barra. “At a recent SAE a World in Motion third-grade skimmer project I was especially gratified to see students having so much fun applying key principles of math and science. So it is fitting to support SAE’s programs by donating a vehicle that embodies what is possible when ingenuity meets engineering excellence.”
“We need to ensure that the next generation of professionals has the skills and education necessary to compete on a global basis. SAE’s programs integrate physical science basics with team-based learning – and show young people that math and science is a viable career choice,” said John Calabrese, GM vice president, Global Vehicle Engineering.