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Advertisers Want the Auto Industry to Stay Afloat
Julia Boorstin submits: When it comes to the auto industry, there are more than just millions of auto-related jobs on the line. Billions of dollars in advertising—arguably the cornerstone of the industry—is at stake. That means everyone from the advertising agencies to TV networks, to local newspapers, would be...
Tags: Advertisement, Advertiser, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Julia Boorstin, Management, Seeking Alpha, Strategy, Transport, TV Network
External links 2008-11-20
Looking beyond the auto industry: GKN Sinter Metals' industrial products group demonstrates role for powder metallurgy in industrial applications - Materials
For virtually all of its 75-year-plus history, the powder metals (P/M) industry has focused much of its attention on the automotive sector and for good reason. The auto industry accounted for about 75 to 80 percent of all P/M parts sales, according to industry sources. In addition, the high volumes,...
Tags: Gkn Sinter Metals
Research articles 2002-06-01
Saving the Auto Industry: The Gush-Up Proposal
Tom Evslin submits: We shouldn't try a trickle-down approach to "saving" the auto industry and especially the auto finance companies; instead, if aid is needed at all, it should be shoveled in at the bottom of the economy from which it is sure to gush up (see a sample...
Tags: Chrysler LLC, Tom Evslin, General Motors Corp., Seeking Alpha, Financial Planning, Strategy, Finance, Management, US Market, Transport
External links 2008-10-30
High-tech firms find a life outside the auto industry. (Oakland County, MI's high technology and computer industries)
Complete Business Solutions Inc. has some important Big Three clients, but a significant chunk of business comes from companies that hardly make the Who's Who of the auto industry. UNUM Ltd., Spartan Stores Inc., the state of Nevada and Citibank are tComplete Business Solutions Inc. has...
Tags: Compuware Corp., company, computer, revenue
Research articles 1997-07-07
CalPERS Calls on the Auto Industry to Defend Their Lawsuit against California Greenhouse Regulations
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Public Employees' Retirement System CalPERS, concerned with the auto industry's decisions to file a lawsuit rather than comply with California regulations calling for cleaner cars, has asked its staff to invite the auto companies to come to Sacramento to explain their reasoning.
Tags: CalPERS
Research articles 2004-12-13
InterWorld appoints Jonathan Butler as Automotive Industry Solutions Manager; Will help drive InterWorld's major initiative to support suppliers across the auto industry.
M2 PRESSWIRE-25 January 2001-INTERWORLD: InterWorld appoints Jonathan Butler as Automotive Industry Solutions Manager; Will help drive InterWorld's major initiative to support suppliers across the auto industry C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:25012001 InterWorld Corporation (NASDAQ: INTW), the leading provider of...
Tags: e-business, E-business/E-commerce, INTERNET, MARKETING, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., Strategy, supplier
Research articles 2001-01-25
Just How Sensitive Is the Economy to the Auto Industry?
Paul Kedrosky submits: Nice chart from Economy.com’s Mark Zandi showing the economy’s sensitivity to the auto industry. It comes from his auto-related Senate testimony. by Paul Kedrosky
Tags: US Market, Paul Kedrosky, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp.
External links 2008-12-04
Helping hands.(many in the auto industry found time this year to lend a hand to those in need)
Despite the busyness of business, many in the auto industry found time this year to lend a hand to those in need. Some fed hungry bodies, some fed hungry minds. Some provided comfort, encouragement or a day of fun. And it made a difference. Here are some...
Tags: Siemans
Research articles 2003-12-29
Headin' South: A Songwriter Looks at the Auto Industry
Danny Schmidt is an Austin, Texas-based singer-songwriter. He drives a beat-up 1990 Honda Civic that is a hand-me-down from his father, who is a mechanical engineer at the University of Texas (and incidentally, a sometime technical media consultant to Toyota on the ultra-green Prius). ...
Tags: Jim Motavalli
Blog posts 2009-03-05
Keihin Aircon North America, which supplies HVAC components to the auto industry, is furthering lean initiatives using Glovia's extended ERP solution, glovia.com, and Glovia's Factory Planning and Supplier and Customer Releasing modules.(Up and running)
Keihin Aircon North America, which supplies HVAC components to the auto industry, is furthering lean initiatives using Glovia's extended ERP solution, glovia.com, and Glovia's Factory Planning and Supplier and Customer Releasing modules, which assimilate customer information and allow running simulations for inventory, production schedules, and...
Tags: Keihin Corp.
Research articles 2004-06-01
Using Innovation to Save the Auto Industry
Joel West submits: Instead of financial restructuring and bailing out failed labor contracts, perhaps the auto industry could be saved by coming up with a new way to make better products. (Could happen, right?)A great article by Charles Mann in the June Wired quotes Henry Chesbrough as recommending open...
Tags: Transport, Joel West, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp.
External links 2009-05-24
Nasty Implications of the UAW Owning Too Much of the Auto Industry
Rising Dividend Investing submits: Many observers charge that the US government, in its attempts to clean up the auto industry mess, has used strong-arm tactics to force speedy bankruptcies for Chrysler and General Motors (GMGMQ.PK). In doing so, the rule of law and our country's reputation as a safe place...
Tags: Transport, Rising Dividend Investing
External links 2009-06-08
Recognition Sought for Birthplace of the Auto Industry.
By Sheryl James, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 1--Historian Ken Shepherd stands in the shadow of Building No. 2 of the Anderson Electric Car Co. on Clay in Detroit. Shepherd and fellow historian Richard Sucre are researching the area...
Tags: Detroit, Ford Motor Co., Manufacturing, MARKETING, Strategy
Research articles 2003-09-01
`Commoditized' cars a real fear; Category killer: Regional and national deals taketoll on bid to build value.(Special Report: Power Players)(a discussion of the incentive deals offered by the auto industry in 2003)
Byline: JEAN HALLIDAY The year 2003 has been the year of the deal in the auto industry. Deals, or incentives, aren't new, but they've been creeping up annually for the past few years. Consider this: The industry's average incentive per vehicle rose...
Tags: car, Chrysler LLC, incentive, SALES, Toyota Motor Corp.
Research articles 2003-10-13
Consider 'Pull' Rather Than 'Push' for the Auto Industry
Diane Lim Rogers submits: Nice cartoon by Drew Sheneman (for the Star-Ledger, click on image to enlarge), and good article in yesterday’s Washington Post by Steven Mufson on the auto industry and the dilemma faced by federal policymakers in considering whether and how to help.  by Diane Lim Rogers
Tags: Policymaker, Seeking Alpha, Diane Lim Rogers, Strategy, Management, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Energy, Transport
External links 2008-11-17
The Response of the Auto Industry and Consumers to Changes in the Exhaust Emission and Fuel Economy Standards (1975-2003): A Historical Review of Changes in Technology, Prices and Sales of Various Classes of Vehicles
This paper assesses the responses of the auto industry and consumers to changes in the exhaust emission and fuel economy standards that have occurred in the United States and California in the past thirty years (1975-2003. It relates qualitatively these responses to technology developments and changing economic factors, such as...
Tags: Vehicle, Emission, Standards, University Of California, Sales Strategy, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Sales Force Management, Sales, Finance
White papers 2004-06-01
Does the Auto Industry Deserve To Be Bailed Out?
Investor Nirav submits: I got into a lively debate yesterday with a fellow student about the bailout of the auto-industry. He said the social ramifications of letting them fail were too high. The impact on the local communities would be too high and so they should be bailed out...
Tags: US Market, Transport, Investor Nirav, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp.
External links 2008-11-21
Ten Things The Taxpayer Should Know About The U.S. Auto Industry Now That They Own It
Posted by: David Kiley on December 19 During the hearings for an auto bailout, there was plenty said about Americaâ??s carmakers and the United Auto Workers. Some criticism was dead on, but much of it was either way off base or exaggerated. As is most often the case when rhetoric...
News items 2009-08-07
Pelosi: Hands off auto industry
Washington -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that Congress should take a hands-off approach to overseeing the government's $80 billion investment in the auto industry. "We want private sector solutions. We don't want the government running companies," Pelosi said in an interview with The Detroit News. "To the extent...
Tags: Chrysler LLC, Nancy Pelosi, General Motors Corp.
News items 2009-10-06
The Decline of the U.K. Auto Industry
Though it was a blow to national pride, the U.K. has learned to live without a British-owned motor industry. The U.S. could probably do the same. Protecting the National Psyche Jaguar was acquired by...
Tags: Bentley, British Leyland, Ford Motor Co., General Motors, GM, Jaguar, Land Rover, Management, MoneyWatch, Peugeot, Richard Northedge, Rolls-Royce, Strategy, U.K., U.K. Auto Industry
Articles 2009-05-13
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