Tag Archives: Mike Davis

Milestones – Ford Twin Cities Plant in Minnesota

Posted on 30 November 2016 by Mike Davis

McMahon’s focus is on the Twin Cities plant, home of Ranger compact truck production for nearly 20 years, that had a reputation among Ford executives as the highest quality Ford assembly plant in America. Continue reading →

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Colored Wheels – The Next Big Thing in Car Personalization?

Posted on 9 December 2013 by Mike Davis

For more than 60 years, bright metal wheel covers have been fashionable for covering ugly but functional automotive wheels. Now that fad in design seems to be changing radically. The last couple of years, black and occasionally gray wheel covers have begun showing up, mostly I have observed as aftermarket items on low-line imports from Volkswagen and Honda. Continue reading →

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Do Promotional Events Sell? Chicago Auto Show Says Yes

Posted on 17 March 2011 by Mike Davis

The question that has plagued automakers and dealers since the first new-car auto show in New York City a hundred and ten years ago is whether the bottom-line expense of participating pays off in incremental sales. Continue reading →

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Sad Saga of Detroit’s Ford Auditorium

Posted on 10 March 2011 by Mike Davis

Barring a miracle the Ford Auditorium, like two other famous Ford Buildings in Dearborn – the Rotunda, which burned and was not rebuilt, and the old Executive Office building, with its stunning Art Deco design, which fell to a wrecking ball – will vanish from the landscape. Continue reading →

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Winners And Losers in 2010 U.S. Sales

Posted on 27 January 2011 by Mike Davis

The land rush of automotive media conferences and announcements in connection with the North American International Auto Show in Detroit early in January pretty much overwhelmed any in-depth analysis of the winners and losers in 2010’s car and truck sales.

So, herewith, are a few morsels to gnaw upon: Continue reading →

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North Korea – Arsonist Striking Matches

Posted on 13 December 2010 by Mike Davis

North Korea is an arsonist nation playing with matches that could hurt not only Hyundai and Kia sales, but global trade. Continue reading →

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Books: Detroit Area Test Tracks

Posted on 2 November 2010 by Ken Zino

The move from street testing of automobiles to specialized facilities took place in the early decades of the 20th century. Because of what might be the first recall in the industry – copper cooled Chevrolets without radiators in 1923 – … Continue reading →

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