Bailout

Editorial: Bailout Watch 287: Executive Orders

Ken Elias Dec 13, 2008

Editorial: Bailout Watch 286: Executive Decision

Editorial: Executive Decision

Edward Niedermeyer Dec 12, 2008

Editorial: Bailout Watch 275: Ken Elias' Final Final Plea to Congress

There’s still time left for the Senate Republicans to stop the insanity. The Detroit bailout plan is a hastily written piece of legislation that gives…

Ken Elias Dec 10, 2008

Editorial: Bailout Watch 270: A Final Plea for Sanity

Ken Elias Dec 09, 2008

Meanwhile, in an Alternate Universe… GM's 100-Day Pre-Negotiated Chapter 11

GM’s plan to Congress for its long term financial viability results in GM being insolvent in 2012 in amounts ranging from $30-43 billion. It’s no…

Richard N. Tilton Dec 08, 2008

Between the Lines: Jalopnik's Ray Wert Writes "Case For Rick Wagoner"

Justin Berkowitz Dec 08, 2008

Editorial: Maxine Waters is Insane

Ronnie Schreiber Dec 07, 2008

Editorial: Bailout Watch 259: Hype, Haircuts and Hysteria

Editorial: Bailout Watch 259: Ken Elias' Final Plea for Sanity

Ken Elias Dec 07, 2008

Editorial: Bailout Watch 258: Now What? (Part Two)

If there is one man responsible for GM’s successful semi-suckle on Uncle Sam’s teat, it’s Steve Harris. I reckon GM’s PR mastermind m…

Robert Farago Dec 06, 2008

Editorial: Bailout Watch 257: Now What? (Part One)

Between 1848 and 1852 telegraph line miles in the US increased by more than 1000 percent. By 1860, most of the companies that laid those lines were gone. The…

Michael Martineck Dec 06, 2008

Editorial: Bailout Watch 258: House Call

Bailout Watch 257: House Call

Edward Niedermeyer Dec 05, 2008

Editorial: Bailout Watch 243: The Bottom Line. For Now.

Consensus Grows At Senate Hearings: Reform Or Bankruptcy By March 31

Edward Niedermeyer Dec 04, 2008

Recent Comments

Lou_BC Hard pass
TheEndlessEnigma These cars were bought and hooned. This is a bomb waiting to go off in an owner's driveway.
Kwik_Shift_Pro4X Thankfully I don't have to deal with GDI issues in my Frontier. These cleaners should do well for me if I win.
Theflyersfan Serious answer time...Honda used to stand for excellence in auto engineering. Their first main claim to fame was the CVCC (we don't need a catalytic converter!) engine and it sent from there. Their suspensions, their VTEC engines, slick manual transmissions, even a stowing minivan seat, all theirs. But I think they've been coasting a bit lately. Yes, the Civic Type-R has a powerful small engine, but the Honda of old would have found a way to get more revs out of it and make it feel like an i-VTEC engine of old instead of any old turbo engine that can be found in a multitude of performance small cars. Their 1.5L turbo-4...well...have they ever figured out the oil dilution problems? Very un-Honda-like. Paint issues that still linger. Cheaper feeling interior trim. All things that fly in the face of what Honda once was. The only thing that they seem to have kept have been the sales staff that treat you with utter contempt for daring to walk into their inner sanctum and wanting a deal on something that isn't a bare-bones CR-V. So Honda, beat the rest of your Japanese and Korean rivals, and plug-in hybridize everything. If you want a relatively (in an engineering way) easy way to get ahead of the curve, raise the CAFE score, and have a major point to advertise, and be able to sell to those who can't plug in easily, sell them on something that will get, for example, 35% better mileage, plug in when you get a chance, and drives like a Honda. Bring back some of the engineering skills that Honda once stood for. And then start introducing a portfolio of EVs once people are more comfortable with the idea of plugging in. People seeing that they can easily use an EV for their daily errands with the gas engine never starting will eventually sell them on a future EV because that range anxiety will be lessened. The all EV leap is still a bridge too far, especially as recent sales numbers have shown. Baby steps. That's how you win people over.
Theflyersfan If this saves (or delays) an expensive carbon brushing off of the valves down the road, I'll take a case. I understand that can be a very expensive bit of scheduled maintenance.

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Editorial: Bailout Watch 287: Executive Orders

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Editorial: Bailout Watch 275: Ken Elias' Final Final Plea to Congress

Editorial: Bailout Watch 270: A Final Plea for Sanity

Meanwhile, in an Alternate Universe… GM's 100-Day Pre-Negotiated Chapter 11

Between the Lines: Jalopnik's Ray Wert Writes "Case For Rick Wagoner"

Editorial: Maxine Waters is Insane

Editorial: Bailout Watch 259: Hype, Haircuts and Hysteria

Editorial: Bailout Watch 258: Now What? (Part Two)

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