Detroit Student Trip, Detroit Bankruptcy

I'm now back from a week on the road with students that provided an intense exposure to the auto industry and to the greater Detroit are...

Tom Hudson on "One Price."

Tom Hudson on One Price . The lede: No Haggle? No Problem. Or Not. The tag: The magazine’s legal wiz believes that dealers who advertise n...

A Perspective on Ford and the Automotive Business

Here is a student's perspective on a day spent with Bill Cosgrove, a retired Ford executive with experience at the senior level in Ford ...

Bill Vlasic's Once Upon a Car

This term I have my students reading 4 auto books: Rudi Volti's short historical overview, (2004). Cars and Culture: The Life Story of ...

Peak Oil is Here

I will write a follow-up post asking what I got wrong and what (if anything) I got right with my analysis below. When done, I'll put in ...

Econ 244: The Auto Industry

Until end-May I will blog (with students) at Economics 244 (economics of the auto industry). Follow me there! the prof

GM & Toyota: Of course they generate scandals!

I'm part of a discussion list on Japan [hosted by the National Bureau of Asian Research in Seattle] where comparisons of GM and Toyota n...