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James Bryant has been covering the Automotive Industry for Hoover’s since you were watching Hong Kong Phooey in your Garanimals.

Ford to Jaguar and Land Rover – ‘It’s not you, it’s me.’

by James Bryant, June 22, 2007, 7:00 am

Ford’s recent announcement that it is indeed looking at options for its Land Rover and Jaguar brands is being described in automotive circles as the …

Putting the ‘fun’ back in war funding

by James Bryant, May 30, 2007, 7:00 am

Normally I come to you as Hoover’s resident automotive guy, but I also cover companies in the aerospace and defense industries. With wars raging in Iraq and Afghanistan, and another potential one looming in Iran, defense is attracting a lot of attention — …

Ford Family Follies

by James Bryant, May 16, 2007, 7:00 am

Ford Motor chairman Bill Ford Jr. found himself in the hot seat — again — at the company’s annual meeting last week. Bill Ford Jr., great-grandson of Henry Ford, removed himself as CEO last September and named former Boeing executive Alan Mullaly as …

Another one bites the dust

by James Bryant, May 3, 2007, 7:00 am

Now that I have caused you to have an annoying Queen song stuck in your head, I will get to the point.                       

The numbers are in for Q1 2007 and it’s official: Although an eventual unseating of GM has been predicted for some time, …

Toyota Motor North America boss achieves another milestone

by James Bryant, April 20, 2007, 7:00 am

Last week Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) president Jim Press became the first non-Japanese person in Toyota history to be named to the company’s board of directors, and the move …

Detroit will be saved by private equity — if it can be saved at all

by James Bryant, April 6, 2007, 7:00 am

It’s all over the news. Private equity firms have been buying up distressed automotive sector companies for years, but a few high profile deals of late have put private equity in the auto industry spotlight.

Newspapers in Detroit and Germany have …

For Chrysler’s sake, just sell it already!

by James Bryant, March 26, 2007, 7:00 am

I have blogged in this space more than once about DaimlerChrysler possibly selling off its troubled Chrysler Group unit — and to be perfectly honest, I hope this will be the last …

Detroit 3 going back to the future

by James Bryant, March 13, 2007, 7:00 am

It’s definitely a trend. Desperate to strike a spark with consumers, US carmakers Chrysler, GM, and Ford are all looking back to the future for inspiration and sales.

The Delorean will probably remain a …

Chrysler announces restructuring – Detroit pulls off loser hat-trick

by James Bryant, February 15, 2007, 7:00 am

Following its counterparts Ford and GM, and after weeks of speculation, the other shoe dropped at DaimlerChrysler this week. The company finally released details about its plans for a …

Suicidal GM robot fails to inspire consumer confidence

by James Bryant, February 7, 2007, 7:00 am

According to researchers at UCLA, General Motors is now turning consumers off in a physiologically measurable way.

After the Super Bowl, researchers at UCLA showed about 20 ads that aired during …