The American Car Crisis, to Be Continued…
I just finished reading the transcript from yesterday’s White House press briefing on the auto industry — namely, Chrysler’s fate. I have my own opinions on the government stepping in to save American...
View ArticlePromoting Manufacturing
Jeff Moad touched a nerve a couple of weeks ago on this blog when he wrote about GM’s flagging outlook and the country’s bias against manufacturing. Readers turned out in droves to voice their...
View ArticleGM: Why the Double Standard?
Reading articles, blogs, and opinions about recent news that General Motors may in fact be forced into bankruptcy reorganization, I can’t help noticing a double standard when it comes to how many of us...
View ArticleGM: Let’s Get It Over With
My first posting to this blog, during the week of September 18, 2006, was about the auto industry crisis, specifically a buyout plan General Motors was offering to 100,000 of its workers. That plan...
View ArticlePutting a Charge into the Automotive Industry
There seems to have been some much-needed progress recently in the race to develop lithium-ion batteries powerful enough and long-lasting enough to fuel so-called plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs). Last...
View ArticleThe Domino Theory
Contrary to the cries of many, the Bush Administration, continuing an astonishing, long pattern of bad decision making, has approved a bailout for GM and Chrysler. Although the $17 billion approved by...
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