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Big Three

…In cost accounting class I often used the Big 3 as examples of bad business models and disastrous labor contracts. All this in communities with huge auto assembly and parts…

Healthcare – the American System at its Finest

…me, so to speak, now. Instead, he hustled us into a big room with assorted machines. We (my wife and I) each spent six minutes lying on this auto-massager, and…

Industrial production in recession-recoveries

…in perspective. The recent parts strike in the auto industry impacted industrial production in recent months — reducing output over the last couple of months and boosting output this month….

Running on air

The NYT reports: IN the push to free the auto industry from its dependence on oil, all kinds of alternatives are being tried. Consider now the refreshing concept of cars…

Mundane product, juicy returns

…stretch from coast to coast and around the globe, from entertainment giants such as Columbia TriStar and Twentieth Century Fox to auto-making titans Ford and General Motors to Big Pharma…

Employment Report

…moderate. Meanwhile, auto sales fell from 15.1 Million to 14.4 million last month, one of the largest drops in recent years. Moreover, unlike the large monthly drops of a few…

Employment report

…turn around in consumer spending even though February same store sales growth appeared to improve and February auto sales were 15.38 M (SAAR) as compared to 15.33 M in January….

Borrowing and Spending

…the biggest decline in six months, dragged down by weak auto sales, the Commerce Department estimated Tuesday. Excluding autos, retail sales decreased 0.4%, the biggest drop since April 2004. Excluding…

Better Cars

…steady growth of the Japanese auto brands? NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) – Japanese carmakers — or, more specifically, Honda followed by Toyota and Subaru — took all ten spots in this…