The vision of the environmentally conscious shining city on the hill – the Emerald City, perhaps? – might be clouded by all …
‘Industrial Manufacturing’ Archive
US drugmakers face the fire over lax manufacturing practices
by Anne Law, June 30, 2010, 11:27 amWhile a few years back it seemed that overseas drug manufacturers were largely in the spotlight over FDA plant investigations and recalls, several top US pharmaceutical companies are bearing heavy scrutiny this year and punching …
Ford gives Mercury the blues
by Jeff Dorsch, June 11, 2010, 2:10 pmWell if I had money
Tell you what I’d do
I’d go downtown and buy a Mercury or two
Crazy ’bout a Mercury
Lord I’m crazy ’bout a Mercury
I’m gonna buy me a Mercury
And cruise it up and …
That’s all there is for NUMMI
by Jeff Dorsch, April 9, 2010, 3:15 pmLittle attention was paid last week when the last auto assembly plant in California closed, apparently forever.
A red Toyota Corolla sedan was the last vehicle produced at the New United Motor Manufacturing, …
Gliding down Electric Avenue
by Jeff Dorsch, January 15, 2010, 4:19 pmAmong 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. …
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 …
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 …
