Here is a starting tidbit: In coverage of GM’s reported intention to produce a $4,000 car, the company revealed that its near-term “goal” is to “have 75 percent of its sales” outside the United States. Your tax dollars at work….
We live in incoherent times, but maybe someone can explain it to me: How does a $40,000 “economy” car make economic sense? The $40k is the price GM will reportedly charge for its all-electric Volt sedan — due out in…
Of course the “cash for clunkers” giveaway is popular. The government is paying people to buy cars — and subsidizing the “sale” of cars, thereby temporarily improving the fortunes of the auto industry. But, is the program a success? If…
When you give stuff away for free it tends to go away fast. Especially if it’s money you’re giving away for free. The government, of course, seems not to understand this concept. Perhaps because it is other people’s money it…
The geese have erupted into their usual flapping and screeching over news that studies showing increased use of cell phones while driving has been contributing to an increase in distracted driving — and accidents. But as much as I hate…
Chrysler is building cars again. The problem is, they’re the same cars Chrysler was building before it collapsed. Many of these — like the Sebring and Avenger — have been obviously uncompetitive for years. Others — like the PT Cruiser…
California’s a mess. A bankrupt fiasco. A state that has regulated and spent itself into a well of debt so deep it makes the economic situation in the other 49 states seem not half-bad. But instead of putting a chokehold…
Why does the “I don’t know anything about cars” guy who is now running GM (along with a 31-year-old “car czar” who also knows nothing about cars) think GM can accelerate out of bankruptcy while still trying to market itself…
By next week, we’ll learn more about GM’s hideous bankruptcy “restructuring” plan — which the government expects to have in its lap by early June. One thing, though, is pretty clear: Performance cars are on the “euthanize” list. No rumor…