3rd gen BMW X5

Check out the third generation of the  BMW X5   This Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) combines performance and luxury. The new model has enhanc...

New 2014 Volvo models [Video]

New design changes: About the technology behind (or inside) the cars:

Reducing driver distraction with ICTs

Inappropriate use of information and communication technologies (ICTs), especially mobile phones, is a chief culprit behind driver distracti...

Turbos vs Hybrids?

Another guest post by Mr. Liu, as this ties well with the previous post. Original draft May 8, 2013 with editing by Smitka (the prof) Forced...

Do Suppliers Now Drive Technology?

Originally posted May 14, 2013 by Oliver Liu on the W&L Economics 244 Web Site and paralleling one by Marybeth Benjamin. Modest additio...

Mill Garages for Volvo cars

I recently wrote about the exciting new Volvo V40 R-Design and how the new breed of models are slowly changing the perception of this brand....

State Franchise Regulation

This is the fourth carryover from student blogs, with guest blogger Asher Stevens-Lubin. In his defense he wrote this post at the very start...

OTA software: not just building castles in the air

Tina Jeffrey After attending Telematics Detroit earlier this month, I realized more than ever that M2M will become the key competitive diff...

Maryann Keller - Recent Speech at a JD Power Conference

For the over four decades I’ve been involved with the auto industry, first as an investment analyst and now as a consultant and director se...

Why are there still car shows?

This is the third in a series of guest posts by Mike Smitka's students, drawn from the Economics 244 course blog. ...marketing has cha...

Libertarianism's Achilles' Heel, by E.J. Dionne Jr.

Here are comments stimulated by the following Washington Post item of Wednesday, June 12, 2013 12:00 pm Every now and then someone hits the...

Maryann Keller Testimonay RE: Tesla versus the state of Texas

Considerations for the State of Texas Consumer Benefits of the Independent versus Factory-owned New Car Retailer April 9, 2013 My name is M...

The competition for transport: room for cars?

This is the second in a series of guest posts by Mike Smitka's students, drawn from the Economics 244 course blog. ... it's to sel...

Has Auto Racing Outrun Its Usefulness?

This is the first in a series of guest posts by Mike Smitka's students, drawn from the Economics 244 course blog. ...road cars have bee...