The paper trail: As complaints grew, oversight rema ...

Posted by Dennis in Editorials category

Federal investigators had just bought a 2007 Lexus ES 350 and were running it through a battery of tests at the government’s Vehicle Research and Test Center in East Liberty, Ohio, when they noticed something funny with the electronic throttle…

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No more push: How Detroit stopped overproducing

Posted by Dennis in Editorials category

Mike Jackson saw it coming, the tsunami that would wash over the Detroit 3 thanks to their push production system — a system that would spawn multibillion-dollar losses even in big sales years.

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Trauma at Toyota: Sales, image skid

Posted by Dennis in Editorials category

Toyota’s meltdown has led thousands of car buyers to cross the brand off their shopping lists and has sent the company’s vaunted image into free fall. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.

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Toyota’s quality meetings faded away

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Toyota President Akio Toyoda has promised to launch a global quality task force to rein in the explosion of recalls that are hammering the company’s reputation and sales.

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Dealers go to great lengths to make Taj Mahals work

Posted by Dennis in Editorials category

When auto dealer Gary Grossinger calls himself “the craziest guy in Chicago,” he’s not talking about his low-priced deals. He’s talking about his Taj Mahal dealership.

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The paper trail: As complaints grew, oversight rema ...

Posted by Dennis in Editorials category

Federal investigators had just bought a 2007 Lexus ES 350 and were running it through a battery of tests at the government’s Vehicle Research and Test Center in East Liberty, Ohio, when they noticed something funny with the electronic throttle…

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

No more push: How Detroit stopped overproducing

Posted by Dennis in Editorials category

Mike Jackson saw it coming, the tsunami that would wash over the Detroit 3 thanks to their push production system — a system that would spawn multibillion-dollar losses even in big sales years.

Tags: , , , , ,

Trauma at Toyota: Sales, image skid

Posted by Dennis in Editorials category

Toyota’s meltdown has led thousands of car buyers to cross the brand off their shopping lists and has sent the company’s vaunted image into free fall. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.

Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Toyota’s quality meetings faded away

Posted by Dennis in Editorials category

Toyota President Akio Toyoda has promised to launch a global quality task force to rein in the explosion of recalls that are hammering the company’s reputation and sales.

Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Dealers go to great lengths to make Taj Mahals work

Posted by Dennis in Editorials category

When auto dealer Gary Grossinger calls himself “the craziest guy in Chicago,” he’s not talking about his low-priced deals. He’s talking about his Taj Mahal dealership.

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