Mitsubishi Motors: Going, going ... gone?

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) is trumpeting record profits. I'm not convinced things are so rosy: they've also just restructur...

GM and the Upcoming Presidential Election

by David Ruggles Amid the political turmoil of election season the rescue of the domestic auto industry by the George W. Bush administration...

Auto Bailout Redux: Warren Buffett

...it was Bush who bailed out GM -- Obama forced it into bankruptcy... Steve Rattner's blog points out a February 27th CNBS interview w...

Auto Bailout Redux and Mitt Romney

See the post on my parallel blog, US and Economics on Mitt Romney's puzzling statements on the government-led bankruptcy of GM and Chry...

Rattner's "Tell All"

I have been trying to resolve a mystery for months. When it was announced that General Motors and Chrysler were terminating dealers as a par...

Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics!

David Ruggles See also Cliff Banks article in Wards A s I watched the Senate hearings today on CSPAN my blood boiled. When asked about the ...

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...

Fiat to the Rescue?

C hrysler, heavily dependent on light trucks (jeeps, minivans, pickups), was whipsawed by the spike in gasoline prices in summer 2008. Then ...

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...

Downsizing

W hile interrupted from time to time by the business cycle – exceptionally so at the moment – automotive demand has expanded steadily since ...