My Newfound Appreciation For U.S. Auto Workers
After spending half a day learning how to put together an automobile, I have this to say: it is not as easy as it looks.
Joann Muller, Forbes Staff Active conversation: 5 commentsAfter spending half a day learning how to put together an automobile, I have this to say: it is not as easy as it looks.
Joann Muller, Forbes Staff Active conversation: 5 commentsThe headline out of Ford Motor's annual proxy statement, released Friday afternoon, is no doubt that the company paid chief executive Alan Mulally and executive chairman William C. Ford Jr. each $26.5 million in 2010. read »
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The Dutch company that bought Saab Automobiles from General Motors last year is finding it a lot tougher than expected to keep the Swedish carmaker alive. read »
Ford Motors announced sales for March, beating fellow Detroiter GM with 212,777 vehicle deliveries, up 19% from the same period a year ago. The company saw increased demand for smaller, fuel efficient vehicles and managed to beat GM in sales for the second time since 1998, according to CNBC. read »
General Motors' March sales were up 11.4% from the same month a year ago despite sharp declines in their incentive programs as the company caps off a good first quarter, capitalizing on increased demand for smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles. read »
I think Hannah Elliott must have driven the wrong car before writing up her thoughts on the Toyota Prius, here. Because the one I’m familiar with isn’t notably larger and more accommodating inside than the Chevrolet Volt or Nissan Leaf, as she claims. read »
Charles Darwin may have been talking about evolution when he said, "It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change." Regardless, I think we can learn a lot as supply chain practitioners from this famous statement. To survive and thrive in today’s global supply chain the winners will be the ones most responsive to change. read »
On Monday, we explored a worst-case hypothetical: oil prices spiking in the event of a Saudi supply disruption. Earlier today, I had a conversation with Michael McNamara, VP at MasterCard Advisors SpendingPulse, about a more moderate – and more likely – scenario: $4 per gallon gas. Remember the summer of 2008? Media were abuzz about the cost of gas; consumers were reeling from the pinch to their wallets; airlines introduced fuel-related charges, and he word "staycation" was born. Fast-forward to[...] read »
Tesla Motors (TSLA) shares are skyrocketing this morning after Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jones raised his rating on the electric car company's stock stock to Overweight from Equal Weight, setting a $70 price target and declaring the company to be "America's Fourth Automaker." read »