“AMC could be regarded as the mother of ‘flexabile manufacturing’ due to the wide variety of products, with limited facilities to build them. I took a tour of Kenosha assembly in 75. As I recall, […]
“I think Elon is tired. He’s worn out. He’s obviously got some emotional problems. He’s self medicating. He has shown some disturbing signs of being somewhat volatile and unstable. I think the right solution for […]
If you are fascinated by streamlined cars of the Depression era you may want to take a look at three helpful resources. Over at Curbside Classic, Paul Niedermeyer (2018) has posted a terrific photo essay […]
A Ford executive recently told Automotive News that the Fusion sedan’s forthcoming discontinuance was the result of a “breathtaking” decline in the mid-sized sedan segment that has “accelerated over the past couple years” (Martinez, 2018). In […]
In his rousing introduction to Auto Extremist’s annual “Brand Image Meter,” Peter DeLorenzo (2018) argues that “image wrangling is now the Number 1 priority in this business.” The reason is that a “democratization of technology […]
“This is no longer an innovation problem, this is an execution at scale problem — unless Tesla wants to be a niche innovator chasing profitability and sucking up cash. They need to become experts at […]
The third-generation Bentley Continental GT is making its rounds in the American car magazines. For example, a story in Car and Driver (Lorio, 2018) has a large photo gallery that shows how styling changes are […]
Consultant Sandy Munro shares the partial results of his firm’s teardown of a Tesla Model 3 for Autoline After Hours (McElroy, 2018). The headline news is that the Model 3 has a terrific battery, suspension […]
“I’m of the opinion that because you can make it different, because the electric powertrain gives other possibilities (you should). And I think Jaguar showed it beautifully with the I-Pace — where the front end […]
“Musk’s plan for a fully automated, so-called ‘lights-out factory’ — because robots can work in the dark — is a strategy many in the industry consider to be a short-sighted. Humans can help improve efficiency […]
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