CORNWALL, N.Y. -- Getting it right in the car business is no easy thing. Cars are emotional. Emotions vary with externalities. And externalities -- fuel pricing and availability, driving climate, credit conditions and government regulations -- are wildly variable.
This isn't your Motown auto show. In Detroit last month, Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) was the lone federal legislator to grace the show, setting off a stir when he appeared on the floor. This month in Washington, automakers will have more of a chance to mix with lawmakers, so they're coming prepared...
