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Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Those Auto Companies Best Positioned For The Coronavirus Restart
Maybe at the beginning of this fateful year, there were small miracles out there somewhere. Maybe a project had been negotiated and sourced on-time with fully fleshed-out, clear requirements, reasonable milestones and spectacularly insightful roles and responsibilities. Maybe there were fantastic, e...
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Jumpstarting Electric Auto Sales And Experience
What GM And Tesla Must Consider General Motors GM bet the farm on electric vehicles. So have Telsa, Rivian and a myriad of other start-ups. Why? Simple. If the U.S. government’s Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) regulation climbs to a whopping 40.4 miles per gallon for cars and light-duty trucks...
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Where To Pump The Brakes During A Downturn
Over 30 million jobless claims have been filed in the U.S. in the past six weeks alone. The U.S. unemployment rate for April will be announced next Friday and is anticipated to be near 6.5% after being at 4.4% in March. To put this in perspective, the U.S Bureau of Labor and Statistics has charted u...
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Monday, May 4, 2020
What Can Automotive Learn From “Tiger King”?
In the midst of this sheltering-in-place, Netflix NFLX and other streaming services have seen an 85% increase in revenue. Among the highest programs watched during this “How on God’s Green Earth do I occupy another seven hours” period is the bizarre documentary series (a.k.a. docuseries) entitled, “...
Friday, April 24, 2020
Automotive’s “Opportunity Costs Of Goods Sold” During COVID-19
Explorer Roald Amundsen said “adventure is just bad planning,” and there are quite a few adventures going on within automotive these days, especially with respect to personnel during this COVID-19 crisis. In just the past couple of weeks, we have seen the following announcements:
Friday, April 24, 2020
Playing The Elon-g Game: Where Tesla May Have It Right And Wrong
It has been a tumultuous few months for Tesla TSLA and Elon Musk. Within this bumpy ride, there are some positive and negative Lessons Learned for both engineering and business decisions. Companies wanting to compete and differentiate in autonomous, electric and innovative vehicles need to pay atten...