Contextual Comparison
4 December 2012
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 functionality and read…
Toyota Follows the Detroit Three
13 October 2011
A hallmark characteristic of GM, Ford, and Chrysler was and for the most part still is their propensity to try to bash suppliers into submission on pr…
The Old GM is the New GM is the Old GM
20 August 2011
Forget for a moment all the financial convolutions the GM bailout foisted upon the taxpayers, and the accounting machinations they're going throug…
Still Your Father's Chevrolet
3 February 2011
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 sold 178,896…
Volkswagen Follows the Lead of GM and Toyota
5 October 2010
We've discussed Volkswagen before - both the possibility that their focus on long term excellence will vault them into the top tier of auto manufa…
GM Creates $30 Billion - Like a Genie!
11 September 2010
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?
4 August 2010
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 smoking. But on…
GM and Ford - Another Check on our Undesired Investment
24 July 2010
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 of very specific…