Ford, GM, and Chrysler show an increase in sales. Tesla sues the BBC. Ford CEO Alan Mulally can now afford to shop at Whole Foods after earning 26 million last year.
Category Archives: The Auto Industry
Weekly Wrap-Up – 26 March 2011
Detroit shrinks, the UAW struggles for relevance, Japan tries to recover, Akerson runs his mouth, and Saab bleeds.
GM Plant Idled Due To Japan Quake
As of last week, there was only a 58-day supply of the Colorado.
Japan Quake Hits Infiniti Exports
Export vehicles have been damaged, manufacturing suspended.
Impact of Japan’s Quake on Transportation, Auto Manufacturers
Toyota, Volvo Trucks, Honda, Nissan, and Subaru plants in the north have shut down. Mazda, Suzuki, and Mitsubishi were spared though suppliers could be affected. A death was reported at a Honda R&D facility.
GMC uses song about sadness to sell pickups
Collective Soul's 1995 hit "World I Know" was used in GMC's latest ad for the Sierra.