Contextual Comparison
By Kevin Meyer I love reading The Wall Street Journal on the iPad. More than any other newspaper or magazine, the WSJ got it right in terms of funct…
Toyota Follows the Detroit Three
By Kevin Meyer A hallmark characteristic of GM, Ford, and Chrysler was and for the most part still is their propensity to try to bash suppliers into…
The Old GM is the New GM is the Old GM
By Kevin Meyer Forget for a moment all the financial convolutions the GM bailout foisted upon the taxpayers, and the accounting machinations they'…
Still Your Father's Chevrolet
By Kevin Meyer Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. It doesn't take much to tell this tale... consider the first news item: GM said it…
Volkswagen Follows the Lead of GM and Toyota
By Kevin Meyer We've discussed Volkswagen before - both the possibility that their focus on long term excellence will vault them into the top tie…
GM Creates $30 Billion - Like a Genie!
By Kevin Meyer Traditional accounting does have its wackiness, and now our beloved GM is taking full advantage. One of the crazier concepts and a to…
What's Volkswagen Up To?
By Kevin Meyer Half a year ago Bill made an interesting prediction on the future of Volkswagen that made several of us wonder what he might have been…
GM and Ford - Another Check on our Undesired Investment
By Kevin Meyer A couple of news items lately prompted me to take a look at my undesired investment, as a taxpayer, in General Motors. With a couple…