In case you didn’t hear my show today on BlogTalkRadio.com, I spoke about the chairmen of the Big 3 auto manufacturers and their second appearance on Capitol Hill. After suffering a tongue-lashing before Thanksgiving, they returned to beg for money – only this time, with a plan! Since 2006, more foreign auto makes were purchased [...]
If you plan to go motoring around your town, you may be hopping into a Nissan Nuvu. In Paris, Nissan unveiled this new, zero-emissions vehicle with 2+1 seating. As peppy little ride, Nissan thinks that running into town for errands in a Nuvu may reshape you local Metroplolis. Read more about the Nissan Nuvu EV [...]
* you have to move to Europe to get one At Ford, quality may have been job one, but common sense is further down the list. Here in the US, consumers are clamoring for a high-MPG commuter car to get to-and-fro. And what do the folks at Ford do? Introduce the new Ford Fiesta ECOnetic [...]
In an episode on Seinfeld, Jerry is angling to get the ‘inside deal’ for a new car from David Putty. When his and Elaine’s relationship goes on the fritz, Putty writes up a deal, complete with list price and fake upcharges and presents it to Jerry. In the end, Elaine and Putty patch thing up [...]
Before you go out and buy an 8 MPG Hummer on the recent price decline of crude, you may want to ask yourself a question: Will I be lucky again?
Dear Chrysler, Now that you are in your post-Daimler era, I’m glad that you have come to my humble blog for advice on who to partner up with next. I’m positive that it was because of my deft post yesterday that you chose Nissan as your new global partner with for a new generation of [...]
Ok, I will admit – I am not a huge fan of electric cars. My personal opinion is fuel cell is the way to go, but I am not adverse to any auto manufacturer willing to put their money where their accelerator pedal is.
I remember my first car loan. In 1980, I bought a 1978 Chevy Monza fastback for $2,800. Because it was a ‘Carter Era’ loan, it cost me $120 month for 36 months. (Thank you Dad for co-signing!) It got me to and fro for the next few years and I paid it off. It only [...]
The charismatic car man and uber-mensch, Lee Iacocca, said in his last pitch before leaving the once-troubled Chrysler Corporation: “lead, follow or get out of the way.” Iacocca took Chrysler’s helm in the late 1970′s as the company was headed for the auto-maker graveyard. In a controversial move, the US Government guarantees loans to Chrysler [...]
I read two articles today that made me think of a shift in the automotive industry – of sorts. In the local paper, The Record, staff writer Kevin G. DeMarrais reports that if you want to purchase a hybrid, there are no deals (read:list price) and the wait may be long. Hey, what’s an environmentally [...]
