As the Rann circus packs away the tent and trundles into the political night, the newly arrived Weatherill Show reminds of an end-of-season football trip in 1973, writes Kevin Naughton of InDaily.
Ford
Kohler: this is Carr’s chance to rev the EV engine
You would think, reading the claptrap about why the federal government is giving $34 million to Ford, that there was no such thing as an electric car.
The car industry’s (not so) merry-go-round
It’s only three years since the car industry was last rescued. Meantime, other parts of manufacturing have got on with the job of lifting productivity.
How corporations are attempting to cash in on Charlie Sheen and “winning”
Charlie Sheen’s new catchphrase “winning” has bounced around the Twitterverse and companies such as Ford and McDonalds are trying to make the most of it, reports Alexis Madrigal.
The journo who wrote a 1000 word story on Twitter
When Ford was forced to pay US$131 million damages after an Explorer rolled and killed a young man, no news services picked up the story. So writer Adam Penenberg took to Twitter.
Ja, Volvo is now Chinese
Ford has sold off its money-losing Volvo arm of the business to Chinese company Zhejiang Geely Holding, who hope to more than double sales of Volvos by tapping into cheap Chinese labour and flogging them to the Asian car market.
How Utegate began
“‘Utegate’ had its genesis last Monday, when I placed a phone call to the boss of Ford Credit Greg Cohen…” writes Steve Lewis.
The United States of economic oblivion
General Motors lost billions, the jobless and durable goods orders fell sharply in January and the bank watch-list expanded — just another day at recession ground zero, writes Glenn Dyer.
US on the road to somewhere else
In the US, plunging car sales means fewer cars, less trips and less deaths on the nation’s roads, writes Glenn Dyer.
Detroit demands new $US34 billion bailout
America’s car sales slump deepened in November and the industry is now teetering on the brink of total collapse, writes Glenn Dyer.
Death of an icon? GM staring at failure or a bailout
With shares laguishing at 65 years lows, the options for General Motors and the US government are grim, or expensive. By Glenn Dyer.
Is General Motors too big to fail?
General Motors is staring at failure unless the US government decides it is too big to fail. Which way the new administration go, asks Glenn Dyer.
Toyota’s profits stall as global car industry slows to a crawl
Although Toyota has withstood the worst of the financial crisis, profit growth has all but stalled, writes Glenn Dyer.
Spending downturn hits BMW and the luxury car market
First it was GM, Ford and Chrysler. Now BMW and Daimler are struggling to sell cars to cash strapped Americans, writes Glenn Dyer.
GM suffers biggest slump since WW2
General Motors has just endured its worst month for sales since the end of the Second World War, writes Glenn Dyer.
Global car-makers routed. Will Australia follow them into the ditch?
The credit crisis has remade the world financial system. Now it’s remaking global car manufacturing, which will cause plenty of problems for Australia. By Glenn Dyer.
US car industry woes now spreading to Europe
US consumers have stopped buying cars and office staff are being cut from the GM payroll. Now signs of a slump are emerging in Europe, reports Glenn Dyer.
Investor bails on Ford as US car industry gets re-made
In 2009, the US car market will look completely different to what it has looked like until now, writes Glenn Dyer.
Ford, GM failures in the US could remake the Bathurst 1000
Another successful Bathurst 1000 yesterday, but with the US parent companies close to failure, how much longer can it go on unchanged? By Glenn Dyer.
GM, Ford — death by financial strangulation?
If people don’t start buying cars again soon, iconic US car companies GM and Ford might come to a skidding halt, writes Glenn Dyer.
The credit crisis is killing the US car industry
As far as the flow on effects from the credit crisis go, US carmakers and retailers are suffering almost as badly as the banks. By Glenn Dyer.
US consumers drive SUV sales down
The oil-price-driven reshaping of business continues in the US, with the car — that American dream — front and centre, writes Glenn Dyer.
Fuel for thought: Airlines and car makers adapt to surging oil prices
It seems big business, especially the US car industry and the aviation industry, is rapidly getting the message that high oil and petrol prices are here to stay, writes Glenn Dyer
Slumping US economy hits workers, car manufacturers hard
Make no mistake, no matter how the “better than expected” loss of 20,000 US jobs last month is spun - the figures are bad news for the US economy, writes Glenn Dyer.
