In “Obama’s Chance to Reduce Auto Emissions and Our Thirst for Oil,” Daniel Becker and James Gerstenzang, cheer the benefits of raising CAFE requirements, the miles per gallon automakers have to average across the fleet of cars they sell.
It seems, there is a simpler and more effective way to meet the objective of reducing oil [...]

In a previous post, I suggested public sentiment that government does too much but not enough is not contradictory.  It reflects a recognition that government does too little of what it should do, too much of what it shouldn’t.  Today’s news that retails sales were dragged down by a drop in auto purchases, a deflation [...]

Twenty years after the term “lean production” was introduced there have been countless books, immeasurable benchmarking studies, and innumerable lean implementations. The problem? No second Toyota.
For comparison? Toyota first one attention for affordable, reliable, fuel efficient small cars. It added mid sized and large autos, cars, trucks, and SUVs, the luxury brand–Lexus, and the entry [...]

What do you see in your rearview mirror? Next time you look, I trust you’ll see more than the reflection of the road behind you. You’ll see an example of how a company can succeed in the most trying circumstances if it unlocks incredible rates of unmatchable innovation. Michigan based Gentex sees growing sales in a shrinking market. How? On product, process, and market, they out race rivals by out innovating them. Read more to find out how!

Would you buy a General Motors or Chrysler product was the Bloomberg Radio question. The answer was that it depends. Only if they deliver a combination of functionality, quality, and price that is market beating. Can they do that was the follow up? Yes, if they learn how to up the tempo of internally generated improvement, innovation, and invention. (Click below for the full post.)