An interesting read on how the downturn has negatively impacted the decades-old symbiotic relationship between auto manufacturers and their supplier base. Read on: http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/11/autos/detroit_crisis.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2009021113
Looks like the car world is going to lose an Industry Lion… http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/09/autos/gm_lutz.reut/index.htm?postversion=2009020911
Interesting article below about continued drop in new car sales, with some comments from our friends in the car rental world. This summer, as Rich Broome from Hertz notes, should be interesting. http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/02/news/companies/auto_sales_outlook/index.htm?postversion=2009020211
Good article here about how deep ties into the general economy the auto manufacturing business reaches: http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/23/smallbusiness/detroits_small_suppliers.smb/index.htm?postversion=2009012310
Even with all the gloom in the car business, the Detroit Auto Show goes on! CNN/Money has a good series of photos taken of new vehicles at the show, but the Chrysler 200C is especially cool….. http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/autos/0901/gallery.2009_detroit_auto_show/6.html
Encouraging article about which domestic cars to buy….a bit of good news in a sea of somewhat dreary news…. http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/02/autos/trying_times/index.htm?postversion=2009010215 Let’s hope 2009 starts off better than 2008 ended….although we are seeing signs of stirring among our rental car and auto dealer friends and partners. Happy New Year! Mike and Gang
Check out what an enterprising Prius owner did with his car during a snowstorm, and the ensuing blackout it caused… http://jalopnik.com/5118297/tech+savvy-prius-owner-uses-hybrid-to-power-house-during-snow-storm
Interesting spin, with good factual backup, on why it’s in NOBODY’S interest to have the Detroit 3 get any worse off than they are. Read on: http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/15/news/companies/overseas_automakers/index.htm
The following is put about as well as any I’ve seen as the calls for “the heads” of the domestic auto companies’ CEOs start to build. Who has asked for “the heads” of the dunderheads who got this party going in the first place? Read on: http://dealersedge.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&nid=C01B032AD44A4E94A154436AAC1BBD24
I took about 90 minutes today to listen the gas bag politicians grill three auto company CEOs about their business plan. Too bad the CEOs didn’t get to grill the Senators about THEIR business plan, and how dysfuntional THEIR “companies” are. Sheeeesh…….. Along the way, CNN did a nice job of outlining how many direct […]
