Globalization

Mike Smitka, Economics, Washington & Lee Univ i'm pondering the nature of globalization in the auto industry. In addition, suppliers...

The PACE of Automotive Innovation

Suppliers are integral to new technology in the auto industry to an extent not true since the early years of the 20th century, when ventures...

Japanese Suppliers: May the New Year be Happier!

originally posted at The Truth About Cars , Jan 2, 2015 Go HERE for an index of my posts there 車輸送カルテル罰金、日本郵船７１億円で合意 OK, you probably can...

In For The Long Haul

The original for this post is at TheTruthAboutCars.com, which in turn draws upon a post by Alexander Dawejko done for my Economics 244 cou...

Does Car Racing Make Cents?

Here is a post that draws upon questions posed by students that appears on the Economics 244 Auto Industry blog . However, instead of postin...

Chrysler dies; bailout a success

Mike Smitka Q uite frankly, I don't expect Chrysler to last the year. Indeed, I would be surprised if the "new" Chrysler, to b...

Follow the Money

T he news today is of efforts to cut the cost side of the OEMs, Chrysler of course but also General Motors. Is this good news? To frame that...