Hybrid Hypocrisy and Handouts

2 December 2006

Jerry Taylor of the Cato Institute blog is a little upset at Toyota's Jim Press, believing he's asking for a handout from the U.S. government.…

Pushing Back the Supply Chain

2 December 2006

I wonder if some people understand the magnitude of the current unsold inventory of Big 3 cars.  Before we dive into the story in today's Wall Str…

Myths and Rationalizations

29 November 2006

It seems that not a day goes by without some U.S. automaker policy wonk trying to rationalize why Japanese automakers are kicking U.S. automakers to t…

Da Cubs and Da Bears

27 November 2006

Last Thursday there was an interesting debate on MSNBC on the future of the Chicago Cubs.  The Cubs are currently owned by The Tribune, a large newspa…

From Russia With Lean

22 November 2006

As if Ford and GM didn't have enough problems.  The November 20th issue of Business Week has an article on GAZ, the large Russian auto maker, and…