Tag: Detroit Three

One of my favorite newspaper writers is Ed Wallace of my local Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Wallace appears in the Sunday automotive section and usually...

See the transcript later in this post. My guest for Podcast #126 is Bob Lutz, author of the book Car Guys vs. Bean Counters: The...

In the news yesterday, a General Motors recall over what could be just one isolated steering wheel problem in an Ohio-built Chevrolet (don't call...

I'm finally blogging about a Wall Street Journal article from just before Christmas - it's still a generally interesting topic, I think. The article...

As I blogged about on Friday, I was back at my alma mater, Northwestern, for a football game this weekend-- well, actually, I was...

People often ask "So where did the term 'lean' come from?" It didn't come from Toyota. And the term isn't an acronym (so no...

Mark's note: It's great to welcome Andy Wagner back to the blog. Read his older posts here. General Motors, Chrysler, and Toyota have been dominating...

Random thought related to those from the Big 3 Detroit 3  who are happy to see Toyota suffer, I think I'm coining a term...

I had a great opportunity a few weeks back, seeing former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich give a talk at the Ontario Hospital...

Hat tip to blog reader Steven H. for sending this video my way. It's always nice to see Lean featured in the mainstream media, including...

I ended up having the chance to flip through a LIFE magazine from August 1980 and, given that was also a major recessionary period,...

The infamous "Jobs Bank" was created in the 1980s to protect UAW members from job losses that would otherwise result from automation and robotics....