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What does this town know about luxury?

What an amazing ad.  Not only is this the best of the Super Bowl ads, this may be one of the best commercials that I have ever seen.  If you are going to drop several million dollars for a 2 minute ad, this is the ad that I would want to have produced.

Can Chrysler be Saved?

According to David Olive at the Great Recession blog It’s only a matter of time, but Chrysler will fail, this time for good. There arguably was still a need for Chrysler the previous two times it dug a grave for itself and started covering itself with dirt. But no longer. Chrysler has outlived its usefulness, [...]

The Fiat Takeover of Chrysler

From David Olive over at the Great Recession blog has this great post on the Fiat takeover of Chrysler Just so we’re clear on the Fiat rescue of Chrysler that the White House is counting on: Fiat lost a ton of money ($785 million U.S.) in 1Q ’09. Fiat has such a sound grasp of [...]

Working less, making less

From MSNBC There were about 7.8 million part-time workers who would rather be working full-time as of January, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a whopping 65 percent increase over a year earlier and about the same as the previous month. The sharpest increase in the number of so-called “involuntary” part-time workers has come [...]

Strategies for Survival

The Globe and Mail is trying to figure out the prospects for the Big 3.  Ford looks okay, GM is anyone’s call and it looks bad for Chrysler. In past discussions about its product lineup, Chrysler officials have said they could cut a lineup of 11 SUVs in half and also make changes to the [...]

Mechanics

A couple of months ago Wendy and I got some shocking news that our trusted mechanics had retired and sold out to someone else who planned to open a used car lot.  Now our mechanics were grease monkeys in the best possible way.  They were always honest, never overcharged us, and always came in below [...]

Counterpoint

General Motors has released a video showing how important they are to the North American economy. Of course the question isn’t that the automakers need help, the question is what steps make the most sense and I am not convinced that a bailout will do anything than prolong the inevitable.  The video above came embedded [...]