Money, Arrogance and Stupidity = Disaster for American Auto Industry
Pasadena Weekly |
December 8, 2008
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Cash for Clunkers: Buckets of Bolts for the Low, Low Price of $1 Billionnew
Theoretically the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) -- aka "Cash For Clunkers" -- sounds like a swell idea. But it's also pretty pie-in-the-sky. I'm not the first to notice that this bill assumes that there are lots of people driving around a car that is worth less than $4,500 and can actually afford a new car.
Pasadena Weekly |
Jennifer Hadley |
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The truth is we all lose and, in a sense, it is the end of an era. But romanticizing GM's past, particularly the past several years, when we've watched it fall further and further behind Asian automakers in terms of affordability and technology isn’t healthy either.
Pasadena Weekly |
Jennifer Hadley |
06-16-2009 |
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Green Vehicles' Triac Electric: Coming Soon to a Freeway Near Younew
The adorable factor, which the Triac has in spades, was naturally what first caught my eye. But I quickly saw that the Triac was more than just a cute car. It's got a lot going for it, and for a very reasonable price.
Pasadena Weekly |
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