TTAC Sounds Off About Auto Shows on CNBC
Regular readers know that I’m resolutely anti-auto show. Long before the current international auto industry meltdown led Nissan, Mitsubishi, Land Rover, Rolls-Royce, Porsche et al. to pull out of the North American International Auto Show, I proclaimed the events an enormous waste of time, money and effort. And boring. And outmoded. And so I will again, as I go talking-head-to-talking-head with CNBC’s resident Motown apologist Phil LeBeau (8:30 p.m. EST). In terms of autoblogospherical representation, CNBC is usually Jalopnik’s patch. I’m guessing Ray wasn’t ready to step up and criticize his bestest best friends at this most wonderful time of the year. Either that or he’s speed dialing CNBC right now, and I’ll get a call any second telling me to stand down. UPDATE: view the segment here.
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Me thinks this organization is still reeling from the bitch slap they got from Stewart. The newschick's comment about Robert not getting into auto shows after this interview shows just how tasteless CNBC truly is. Good job, Robert. I don't know how your head didn't explode when those three CNBC-ers gang-spun you, but you kept your cool.
Good try, but I don't think you got through to anyone. But that's not the point of TV news anymore, is it?
I have to say I totally disagree about the usefulness of auto shows, but it's good to hear other views.