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Will Ford Profit in 2010?
While Ford stands alone as the only American automaker that didn’t solicit bailout money from the U.S. government and subsequently file for bankruptcy protection, it was far from unscathed. ... (Continue reading)
Road Test
Written on 1 Nov, 2009 at 15:17 in Lifestyle | viewed 216 times | 0 Comments
These vehicles offer great looks, stellar performance, and value... (Continue reading)
Can Detroit Be Saved?
Detroit is known by many names: The D, Motor City, and Motown, among others. But this once sprawling metropolis of nearly 2 million has over the past few decades become more synonymous with poverty, crime, unemployment, and urban blight. ... (Continue reading)
Automakers Optimistic About Constant Progression
The woes of the auto industry have dominated business headlines all year – which has had and will continue to have a devastating toll on African American suppliers.... (Continue reading)
Automakers See May Sales Slump
Written on 3 Jun, 2009 at 15:25 in Business News | viewed 878 times | 0 Comments
The auto industry is experiencing the roughest financial period in its history, with the Big Three reporting less-than-favorable sales for May. As General Motors and Chrysler headed to bankruptcy court earlier this week, and with President Barack Obama’s plan to... (Continue reading)
In Perfect Alignment
Written on 1 Jun, 2009 at 14:33 in Magazine | viewed 17 times | 0 Comments
Leadership and professional development are a high priority for us. We’re focused on specific competencies, like knowing and having a passion for our business and our customers, and having a continuous improvement philosophy and practice driven by facts and data.... (Continue reading)
Update: ‘Just in Case’ Specials
Written on 27 Apr, 2009 at 16:09 in Blogs | viewed 164 times | 0 Comments
If you read my earlier post on Just in Case specials you know that companies are ramping customer reassurance specials. Well, they haven’t stopped; in fact, more companies are joining the Just in Case brigade to get you to open... (Continue reading)
News Roundup
Written on 10 Apr, 2009 at 12:58 in Business News | viewed 735 times | 2 Comments
President Barack Obama announced a virtual records system Thursday that should ease delays in healthcare for wounded veterans. The electronic record keeping system, will handle service members' administrative and medical records from the day they enter service. Those files... (Continue reading)
Luxury Green Vehicles Raising the Bar
Written on 10 Apr, 2009 at 10:26 in Arts & Culture | viewed 1,571 times | 1 Comment
With car and truck sales hitting the skids, dropping 37% in March, automakers, are ramping up innovations and designs. President Barack Obama’s attentiveness to American automakers and determination to revive the ailing industry was made clear with the ousting of... (Continue reading)
Automakers to Plead Case for Bailout
Written on 17 Nov, 2008 at 17:48 in Business News | viewed 385 times | 2 Comments
Representatives from the Big Three automakers will appear before Congress this week to plead their case as to why they should be allowed to get $25 billion in loans from the government’s $700 billion bailout. ... (Continue reading)
