Weekly Wrap-Up – 9 April 2011
The week ending Saturday, 9 April 2011.
Texas – Maximum speed limits increase to 85 mph.
ADM and The Corn Lobby – President Obama and some members of congress want all new cars in America to run on ethanol. Expect food prices to rise and fuel economy to fall.
Birmingham [UK] Employees of MG Motors – The Chinese-owned British automaker launches its first new car since 1995. It has doors. It has wheels. There’s an engine of some sort. Rumors speculate that it has an FM radio with a volume knob.
Saab – Saab can’t play its suppliers. Production stops.
Toyota shuts down production in the US to contend with parts shortages. Automakers worldwide are affected by Japanese production issues caused by the quake and tsunami.
Subaru – The new Impreza shows Toyota’s influence. Subaru’s red blood turns beige.
Drunk White Girls – Last week, one jumped out of her [moving] car and slammed into a tree. This week, one in Florida stripped down to her underwear in an attempt to throw off a police dog. Classy.
The new Subaru looks like a Camry humped a Scion TC and the Subaru is the result. Of course it’s too boring looking to have that kind of exciting background, so I’m sure the Camry and Scion eloped before humping to make it a-ok and boring!