Category Archives: results

2017 Tigers or is that Kittens Ready for Home Opener

The home opener at Comerica Park is Friday, when the Tigers take on the Boston Red Sox. Ugh, you might remember a RHP named Porcello, the 2016 American League Cy Young award winner with the Red Sox who we blithely traded. Then there’s Mad Max Scherzer who barbecues batters with a different kind of slider Continue reading

Posted in customer satisfaction, news analysis, results | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Toyota Takes Artificial Intelligence Hunting for New Materials

New materials research – it’s claimed – will merge advanced computational materials modeling, new sources of experimental data, machine learning and artificial intelligence to reduce the time for new materials development from a period that has historically been measured in decades. Continue reading

Posted in electric vehicles, energy, engineering, fuel economy or emissions | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Trump on Track for Largest Deficits in U.S. History.

At 77 % of gross domestic product (GDP), federal debt held by the public is now at its highest level since the end of World War II. The Congressional Budget Office in an extremely detailed report concludes that despite considerable uncertainty of long-term projections, debt as a percentage of GDP would probably be greater – likely, much greater – than it is today if current laws remained generally unchanged. Continue reading

Posted in economy, financial results, fools 'n frauds, milestones | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

GM Dismisses Greenlight Stock Split and Directors Plan

General Motors (NYSE: GM) said that its Board of Directors and management have “thoroughly analyzed and rejected” a non-binding stock split proposal that Greenlight Capital intends to submit for a vote at GM’s 2017 annual meeting of shareholders. The proposal … Continue reading

Posted in financial results, news analysis | Leave a comment

Daimler to Expand Car Sharing in China

Aside from the hype, Benz is arguably the first premium car manufacturer to offer both free-floating and station-based car sharing services in China. As such the consolidation of the two brands is an important milestone in the expansion of mobility services, one that mirrors a global trend among major automakers. Continue reading

Posted in marketing, milestones, transportation | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

SEAT Sets Profit Record of €143m in 2016

Worldwide sales were nearly 410,000 vehicles. SEAT is a member of the Volkswagen Group, the multinational has its headquarters in Martorell (Barcelona), exporting 81% of its vehicles in over 80 countries through a network of 1,700 dealerships. Continue reading

Posted in financial results, manufacturing, marketing | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

CARB Defies Trump on Vehicle Emission Standards

The courts have long upheld California’s right to set its own emission standards – for decades longer than District and Federal Courts have summarily dismissed Trump’s attempt at racist travel bans. Continue reading

Posted in alternative fuels, electric vehicles, environment, fuel economy or emissions, news analysis | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Population Growth – Maricopa County Adds 222 People Per Day

The nation’s 382 metro areas contained approximately 277.1 million people in 2016, representing approximately 86% of the nation’s population. This was an increase of approximately 2.3 million people from 2015. Continue reading

Posted in economy, milestones, people | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Tesla True Believers Note Quality Problems, Still Love Brand

Quality troubles accompanying Tesla Model S and Model X have little influence on the gushing affection Tesla True Believers have for these cars and the brand. Continue reading

Posted in customer satisfaction, news analysis, people, quality | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Digital Media is Dirty, Rife with Kickbacks, Fraudulent Claims

Years – if not decades – of abuse by digital media online ads with fraudulent or inflated traffic claims and ambiguous view-ability standards about how the ads actually appear on screens, have caused national advertisers to demand changes. Continue reading

Posted in customer satisfaction, fools 'n frauds, marketing | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

2 Millionth Duramax Diesel Engine Built

DMAX has increased its employment during the past few years as the economy recovered from the Republican-induced Great Recession and currently employs 554 I.U.E.-CWA Local 755 hourly, and 114 salaried employees for a total of 668. Continue reading

Posted in fuel economy or emissions, manufacturing, milestones, transportation | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

CARB Issues Next Gen Emissions Reduction Plan

CARB also directed staff to report annually on progress on implementation of the SIP Strategy including recommendations on additional funding as well as direction to expedite implementation where possible. Continue reading

Posted in alternative fuels, environment, fuel economy or emissions, news analysis | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Microsoft Licenses Toyota Connected Car Technology

Microsoft Corporation has a new licensing agreement with Toyota Corporation that includes broad coverage for connected car technologies needed for autonomous vehicles. Today’s agreement builds on a previous ones going back to 2011 that include their collaboration on the Azure-based Toyota Big Data Center. Whether customers will accept Giant Smartphones on wheels remains an open question. Continue reading

Posted in autonomous vehicles, customer satisfaction | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

FCA Dedicates World Class Manufacturing Academy

FCA employees and community members can take classes to earn an Associate’s degree through Ivy Tech, then work toward a Bachelor’s degree from Purdue. Continue reading

Posted in labor issues, manufacturing, people, quality | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Daimler at China Development Forum – Pure Money, Politics

In China, through its government-dictated cooperation with local partners, China continued to be the largest individual sales market globally for Mercedes-Benz Cars in 2016. Continue reading

Posted in economy, environment, financial results, news analysis | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment