I'm going to miss that guy
I'm going to miss that guy. I didn't get a chance to see Carroll Shelby as much as I would have liked, but I sure enjoyed our conversations. I'd pick up the phone and hear that distinctive Texas drawl of Carroll's, "Keith, how are ya?" ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 21 |
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Ford meetings once featured conflict, comedy
So the excitement at the Ford annual meeting last week was whether 66-year-old CEO Alan Mulally has a timetable for leaving. He said no. Big whoop. What did you expect him to say? Once upon a time you ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 14 |
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The brutal 2012 election -- for the Volt
General Motors has a problem with the Chevrolet Volt. This poor little electric car has become conflated with President Obama. Last week, I was in an upscale restaurant -- the obligatory Ferrari and Bentley out ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 2 |
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Enjoy the boom . . . while it lasts?
NEW YORK -- What was that number that snuck up on us last week amid the buzz of product launches here? Sixteen? "Sixteen million," Mercedes-Benz USA boss Steve Cannon said in hushed tones last week at the New York ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 9 |
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After April bump, automakers seek better traction in May
After a horrid April, the auto industry hopes to get back on the right sales track in May. The right track is the path to 14.5 million sales for the year.
The industry was sailing along in rather ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 9 |
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Tesla: From Sierra Club to nightclub
LOS ANGELES -- This is a car unveiling?
As someone who has been witness to hundreds of vehicle unveilings over the past two decades, I have seen my share of flashy debuts. 3:52 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 10 |
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There's nothing unnatural about driving a natural-gas car
The main thing you notice when you drive the compressed natural gas-powered Honda Civic is that there's really nothing to notice. During normal city use, the Civic Natural Gas starts like a regular car, accelerates like one, ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 14 |
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Best solution to material shortages? Cooperation
Increasingly, automakers are finding themselves in a Darwinian competition for raw materials with other industries. Over the past couple of years, automakers and suppliers have been whipsawed by spot shortages caused in part by ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 21 |
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