Among the sights at this year’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit — Look! There’s Nancy Pelosi! — is the Electric Avenue exhibition, where all-electric vehicles are being shown and demonstrated. …
‘Automotive & Transport’ Archive
Trouble in Trollhättan
by Jeff Dorsch, December 22, 2009, 3:11 pmNo matter what happens between now and the end of the year, it’s coal in the stockings of Saab Automobile employees for Jul. They may need it to get through this winter.
A tumultuous year …
Is this the Chinese Century?
by Jeff Dorsch, December 14, 2009, 11:02 amAmerican media and historians hailed the 20th century as “the American Century,” as the US helped win two world wars, surpassing the European powers that controlled the global economy for centuries.
Not a few people …
GM to CEO: Here’s your hat, what’s your hurry?
by Jeff Dorsch, December 7, 2009, 3:28 pmFritz Henderson last week joined the thousands of people who have been abruptly retired from the automotive industry this year.
The president and CEO of General Motors was asked to resign by GM’s board of directors, and …
More troops mean more business for some
by Laura Huchzermeyer, December 3, 2009, 3:23 pmWhen President Barack Obama announced plans to send 30,000 more US troops to Afghanistan some business were likely quietly rejoicing. Although the toll of war is horrible on people’s lives and psyches, it can be good for business.
Several US …
GM yanks back Opel, jerks around German government
by Jeff Dorsch, November 10, 2009, 3:04 pmFritz Henderson, the president and CEO of General Motors, flew to Germany this week to follow up on GM’s surprising — nay, shocking — decision to take Adam Opel and …
For whom the bell tolls
by Jeff Dorsch, October 2, 2009, 12:11 pmIt’s been a numbing, rough year in the automotive industry, thanks to the recession and the resulting downturn in consumer spending. Chrysler and General Motors went through Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganizations and cut …
Hi, Tata! How’s it going?
by Patrice Sarath, September 17, 2009, 10:29 amIt’s been a while since I’ve checked in with Tata Group, the charismatic Indian conglomerate that captured my heart so many years ago with its …
