Report: China aims to slow foreign investment in auto market

Filed under: China, Plants/Manufacturing
The exponential growth of China’s auto market has left many automakers licking their lips at the thought of rampant profit. Recent years have seen the country’s government spur foreign investment with various incentives, including reduced tariffs on imported manufacturing machinery. According to Automotive News, that’s all about to stop. China has said [...]

Report: Ex-car czar Rattner says Auto Task Force should have pushed for more cuts

Filed under: Government/Legal, Chrysler, GM, UAW/Unions

The government’s Auto Task Force was given the difficult task of saving General Motors and Chrysler at a time when the credit markets were frozen and the economy was in chaos. The team ultimately got the job done by ushering the two iconic companies through extraordinarily short bankruptcies.
Former car czar [...]

Noise, Vibration & Harshness: It Ain’t Broken, It’s Fixed

Noise, Vibration & Harshness: It Ain’t Broken, It’s FixedIt’s exhausting to hear the chattering classes blame our lack of a coherent and forward-thinking energy policy (or just about any other policy) on a broad systemic dysfunction.

It’s exhausting to hear the chattering classes blame our lack of a coherent and forward-thinking energy policy (or just about [...]

Noise, Vibration & Harshness: It Ain’t Broken, It’s Fixed

Noise, Vibration & Harshness: It Ain’t Broken, It’s FixedIt’s exhausting to hear the chattering classes blame our lack of a coherent and forward-thinking energy policy (or just about any other policy) on a broad systemic dysfunction.
It’s exhausting to hear the chattering classes blame our lack of a coherent and forward-thinking energy policy (or just about [...]

Noise, Vibration & Harshness: It Ain’t Broken, It’s Fixed

Noise, Vibration & Harshness: It Ain’t Broken, It’s FixedIt’s exhausting to hear the chattering classes blame our lack of a coherent and forward-thinking energy policy (or just about any other policy) on a broad systemic dysfunction.
It’s exhausting to hear the chattering classes blame our lack of a coherent and forward-thinking energy policy (or just about [...]