Monthly Archives: March 2013
Ford Shows How Expensive It Is To Close a Plant In Europe
Popular wisdom in the car business is that it's impossible to close underutilized assembly plants in Europe. Dozens of plants were closed in the U.S. over the past 10 years, and...
Product Review: Passport 8500 X50 Radar/Laser Detector With SmartCord Live
You may not believe this about a guy who runs a website about cars, but I have been pulled over from time to time for exceeding the posted speed limit. I've actually been pretty...
Japan Wants To Join TPP Free-Trade Talks, Some Don’t Want Them There
As expected, Japan's new prime minister Shinzo Abe announced today that his country will be joining the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks. The objective of the...
Renault Pledges To Boost France Output
French automaker Renault has come up with an interesting way of dealing with its overcapacity in Europe. It will boost output and produce more cars there. While the idea may...
Don’t Rear-End a Tractor Trailer, Or You Will Die
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the insurance industry-funded research organization (which, due to its nature, has an obvious interest in reducing injuries and vehicle...
Volkswagen Plans Ten New Plants By 2018
Volkswagen plans to be the world's largest automaker - a title that has been surprisingly in flux for the past several years, after three quarters of a century of GM occupying...
Pope Francis I Inherits Benedict XVI’s Popemobile
As most of the world now knows, the 115 cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church elected a new pope yesterday, who took the name of Francis I in tribute to St. Francis of Assisi....
GM Will Continue Selling W-Body Impala For Fleet Buyers
Last week, we engaged in some speculation about the future of GM's Oshawa, Ontario assembly plant, noting that the only two confirmed products the plant produces are 1) not...
Henrik Fisker Resigns As Fisker Automotive Executive Chairman
Henrik Fisker, namesake and founder of plug-in hybrid auto manufacturer Fisker Automotive, has resigned from the company. Most recently, he has served Fisker as Executive...