To paraphrase the cringe-worthy tag line used by a major national newspaper’s multi-media coverage a couple of years ago: “It might be cold outside, but there are plenty of hot cars inside Cobo Hall.”Well, there might not be as many “hot cars” this year at Detroit, as a number of automakers make an effort to tone it down, but Bentley has ..

 Not that we needed any more bad news on a mid-recession Tuesday morning, but it appears that things in Japan keep getting worse.
First comes word from Honda that it’s shelving plans for many new models for at least two years. That means many things–including no new, snazzy Acuras to compete in the luxury market. There’s even talk of ..

 
On Friday, UAW president Ron Gettelfinger paid a visit to the The Detroit News’ op-ed page, and what he said there should come as no surprise to anyone.
In a nutshell, he claimed: middle America actually supports the Big 3 bailout; the UAW isn’t responsible for automaker woes; and the UAW is speedy and efficient. He also argued that the UAW ..