Category Archives: economy

Bedfellow Alert! Toyota and Suzuki in India

Posted on 29 March 2018 by Ken Zino

Since February 6, 2017, when Toyota and Suzuki concluded a memorandum toward business partnership, the two companies have been exploring projects for collaboration. Continue reading →

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New Tire Technology Needed for Electric Vehicles?

Posted on 13 March 2018 by Ken Zino

Marketing malarkey or genuine technological advance? Goodyear during the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show teased its EfficientGrip Performance with Electric Drive Technology (sic), a prototype tire for the growing electric vehicle market that will be on the road by 2019 … Continue reading →

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Troubled Asset Relief Program – Total Cost $32B

Posted on 13 March 2018 by Ken Zino

The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) of 2008 and other desperate actions let the Department of the Treasury promote stability in financial markets through the purchase and guarantee of “troubled assets.” It was a latter part of the Emergency Economic … Continue reading →

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Mazda and Toyota Establish JV to build Vehicles in Alabama

Posted on 9 March 2018 by Ken Zino

In AutoInformed’s view this appears to be Toyota’s attempt to prop up an ailing Mazda along with the politically convenient claim about creating jobs under nit-twit Trump who wants to bring jobs back to the U.S. If these are new jobs, how are they being brought back? Continue reading →

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Trump Tantrum on Trade Kills Jobs, Distracts from Expanding Russian Collusion Investigations and Criminal Indictments

Posted on 5 March 2018 by Ken Zino

The impact on automotive and parts production will be significant, but the magnitude of the action is not yet known. Continue reading →

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Room for More Recycling

Posted on 7 February 2018 by Ken Zino

Recycling has become a normal part of everyday life for almost all Americans. Though the concept of recycling has been present for millennia, the modern recycling movement was really accelerated in the 1970s. Continue reading →

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More Significant Stories, Trends of 2017. And 2018?

Posted on 14 January 2018 by Ken Zino

A real victory starting in 2016 came from the work of the Union of Concerned Scientists. (Trump of course wants to ban the word and work of “science” because of its relentless search for the truth that in personal practice Trump has banned as a guiding principle for the largest democracy in the world.) Continue reading →

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Trump’s Stealing from the Poor to Give to the Rich

Posted on 24 December 2017 by Ken Zino

“Anti-worker politicians have made no secret that they will next try to cut Medicare, Social Security, and, Medicaid. UAW members and retirees will remember those who fought for them and those who did not.” Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas – Daimler Boasts of Trump Tax Gifts for Rich

Posted on 24 December 2017 by Ken Zino

Hoping to boost the stock price no doubt, Daimler on Christmas Eve is saying there will be a significant increase of Group Net Income as a result of Trump’s welfare for the wealthy plan. The law rushed through without public … Continue reading →

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Protect the American Worker Trump – Says NLA

Posted on 24 November 2017 by Ken Zino

“As you are aware (debatable, if not refutable – editor), our country was founded on the principal that hard working Americans have a standard set of protections afforded to them by law, and that all reasonable efforts will be made to keep people employed who have a desire and ability to work… Continue reading →

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NAFTA Talks Stalled. Doomed?

Posted on 17 October 2017 by Ken Zino

There are three main options if the NAFTA negotiators do not reach a new agreement: the parties could continue to negotiate, knowing that there would be limited time to get the agreement approved in all three countries; the three countries could agree to continue trading under the existing agreement; or one or more parties could withdraw from NAFTA, effectively terminating the agreement. Continue reading →

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Ford Dropping Car Business – Reallocating $7B in Capital

Posted on 12 October 2017 by Ken Zino

It’s time for Ford to reorganize yet again. This time around it’s as radical a turnaround plan as ever seen in Dearborn with Ford essentially ceding the car market to other major auto makers and reallocating the $7 billion saved to bets – with wildly uncertain odds – in the connected car and autonomous car areas, as well as the newly emerging interactive road system. Continue reading →

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DENSO to Spend $1 billion in Tennessee

Posted on 6 October 2017 by Ken Zino

Globally, DENSO claims to be a leading developer of electrification systems for automobiles, tasks involved in vehicle safety and security, and newer areas that connect vehicles and society. These systems will play a crucial role in meeting increasing electric vehicle demand, says DENSO. Continue reading →

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GM CAMI Strike Talks Still Stalled

Posted on 28 September 2017 by Ken Zino

“If you want to see what a NAFTA-caused race to the bottom looks like, go to Ingersoll, Ontario,” said Jerry Dias, National President of Unifor. “In that picturesque town west of Toronto, workers at the CAMI automotive plant are on strike over a reasonable proposal that their employer, General Motors of Canada, refuses to accept. – enhanced job security language.” Continue reading →

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Mahindra, Ford to Study Links in India, Emerging Markets

Posted on 22 September 2017 by Ken Zino

A revised Transit Connect could be one program because of Mahindra’s prominent role in the previous one that occurred when perennial loss-making Ford Europe was cash-strapped. Highly likely are utility and battery electric vehicles. Continue reading →

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