By Unknown Kamis, 18 Desember 2014 airbag inflator quality issues recalls Takata Takata and The Quality Dilemma revised version posted by Smitka at The Truth About Cars The Takata airbag inflator problems illustrate a fine dilemma: quality standards ac...
By Unknown Rabu, 19 November 2014 Certified Pre-Owned Convergex CPO Wall Street How the Pre-Owned Market is Driving Economic Growth An interesting theory inviting comments: http://www.cnbc.com/id/102186242
By Unknown Jumat, 14 November 2014 consumption tax fiscal policy Japan macroeconomics Prime Minister Abe Waiting for the stars to align: Japan's Consumption Tax increase Japan, as does much of the world, has long-run fiscal challenges. Its population aged faster than anticipated. No mechanism was put in place...
By Unknown Kamis, 23 Oktober 2014 bloomberg China dealerships factory stores GM tesla Michigan's Anti-Tesla Ban: Bloomberg is Off Base Bloomberg has an op-ed " Detroit Fights Innovation -- Again " which in fact is not about the Detroit Three of GM, Ford and Fiat C...
By Unknown Selasa, 07 Oktober 2014 japanese auto industry mobile car vendor mobile coffee shop mobile pizza oven specialty vehicles Espresso and Pizza photos fixed Jan 3, 2015 The base post lies at Espresso and Pizza on October 7, 2014 on The Truth About Cars . I don’t normally post about ...
By Unknown Sabtu, 04 Oktober 2014 demographics jobs report LF participation unemployment Labor Market Update: little bad news, but no acceleration I post below a series of graphs on the US labor market updated through September 2014. As I read it, the latest CES (Current Employment Surv...
By Unknown 05.49 Auto Dealer Berkshire Hathaway Cecil van Tuyl Larry van Tuyl VT Inc Warren Buffet Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway buys auto retailer VT Inc. From Slate Magazine: " Warren Buffett's Latest Deal Has Officially Made Car Dealerships Cool " I don't think so. I have...