It is disheartening that truly thoughtful journalism, the kind that takes considerable smarts and experience to produce, is rarely noticed or appreciated by the corporate media, even at the publications where it appears. A case in point is this column by Greg Ip, the Wall Street Journal’s economics columnist. Ip’s…
Michigan is a national tragedy. The state’s household income has plummeted to 40th in the nation from 16th and now sits 13% below the national average. Six out of every 10 jobs fail to pay what is generally considered a middle-class wage. Unless the trend is reversed, Michigan is on…
It’s hard to imagine a company with a more uninspiring name, disjointed branding, and muddled messaging than Amsterdam-based Stellantis, parent of more than a dozen auto brands ranging from moribund Chrysler to Maserati. Perhaps in Europe the name Stellantis evokes some passion, but it strikes me as some dreaded STD,…
Rod Beer, a longtime reader of this blog and sometimes its fiercest critic, had gone silent on me these past few months. I missed hearing from him and feared that perhaps I had written one Mary Barra missive too many. Beer didn’t have an issue with my critical view of…
JPMorgan’s $4.25 million defeat over a $642.50 deli platter is understandably generating plenty of yuks on social media. Here’s why the award is no laughing matter and another indictment of Jamie Dimon’s leadership.
GM’s $40 million hiring of Sterling Anderson was the latest twist in an autonomy saga that began with Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick recognizing more than a decade ago that self-driving technology posed an existential threat to Uber’s future.
What followed connected Uber, Waymo, Aurora Innovation, Cruise, Tesla, GM, Kyle Vogt, Mary Barra, Dara Khosrowshahi, and some of the most influential autonomy visionaries in Silicon Valley.
The strangest part: many of the leaders who saw the autonomous driving future are no longer running the companies chasing it.
Why I hope Fidelity Investments is poised to clean Morgan Stanley’s clock.
GM CEO Mary Barra has previously raved that California is home to the best technologists. Here’s another reason she’s come to appreciate The Golden State.
Michael Schroeder was among the most decent people I encountered in journalism. He also changed my life.
A remembrance of the reporter and editor who gave me my career break at The Detroit News.
Bob Lutz, an auto executive who held senior positions at the Detroit 3 and BMW, saw hybrids as the future.
He championed a vehicle acclaimed for its technology and beloved by its customers. GM abandoned it.
Toyota shared Lutz’s vision—and is cleaning up.