Last week, when the healthcare reform bill passed, automakers said they didn’t really care one way or another about it, specifically, except as concerned their bottom line. But what about auto workers? As it turns out, on March 22nd, the United Autoworkers (UAW) issued a press release explaining exactly how they felt:
“The historic House vote [...]
Automotive News is reporting this morning that while dealers representing other brands are entering into arbitration to begin working again, Mitsubishi Motors North America is hoping to recruit 25 new dealers this year. The company currently has a roster of 424 dealers, down from 575 in 2005.
Mitsubishi’s director of franchise development, Joe Delello, [...]
Considering the fact that Toyota executives including CEO Akio Toyoda are currently being peppered with questions from Congress about recalls and safety issues, it seems especially ironic that Consumer Reports just named the Lexus LS 460L as their Best Car Overall for 2010 as part of their annual Top Picks list.
Granted, the Lexus line has [...]
We’ve heard a lot from T. Boone Pickens about alternative energy, but until recently his main focus was wind turbines. Then the economy crashed, investors didn’t have money to spend on those kinds of projects, and Pickens quit running his TV commercials about big West Texas wind farms.
Speaking in Orlando on Monday, February 15, 2010, [...]
