Michigan attorney E. Powell Miller is a litigator many companies learn the hard way not to mess with. GM CEO Mary Barra is poised to discover the reasons why.
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April 1, 2024 — Business, People, Technology
Michigan attorney E. Powell Miller is a litigator many companies learn the hard way not to mess with. GM CEO Mary Barra is poised to discover the reasons why.
March 5, 2024 — Business, Politics, Technology
Psst, don’t tell Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who is touring Taiwan and South Korea this week touting her state as the automotive capital of America. Whitmer is blissfully unaware that the most critical employees of Ford and GM are in California, where Rivian, BYD, and Tesla’s global engineering headquarters are located.
The future of the U.S. automotive industry will be determined in The Golden State.
March 3, 2024 — Business, Politics, Technology
President Biden in July 2022 declared climate change a national security risk. The evidence is mounting that GM under CEO Mary Barra has been committing climate treason.
February 22, 2024 — Business, People, Technology
Some thoughts on the layoff practices of companies that once professed the highest regard and appreciation for their employees.
February 19, 2024 — Technology, Travel
Even for veteran Air Canada flyers, the airline’s latest disgrace disavowing responsibility for information provided by its AI chatbot is a new low. My argument for an appropriate rebranding of the poorest excuse for an airline.
February 16, 2024 — Business, Politics, Technology
Why the recent torching of a Google-owned driverless taxi last in San Francisco did America’s colonialists proud.
January 11, 2024 — Business, People, Technology
Readers of my blog shouldn’t be surprised by Hertz’s EV debacle, but my late mother would have been shocked that my early skepticism has proven correct.
December 17, 2023 — Business, People, Technology
Why I’ve long admired Toyota and argue that what’s good for the Japan-based automaker is good for America.
December 14, 2023 — Business, Medical, Technology
The Center for Automotive Safety recently questioned the manhood of anyone who would buy Elon Musk’s Cybertruck because it weighs some 6,000 pounds. CAS was stereotyping in its assumption that only insecure men would be attracted to a monster electric pickup.
Turns out the most famous driver of GM’s EV Hummer, which weighs more than 9,000 pounds, is a woman.
November 9, 2023 — Business, People, Technology
To understand why GM and Ford have failed so miserably adopting to the EV world, appreciating the personalities and business approaches of Tesla co-founder JB Straubel and Rivian founder RJ Scaringe is a good starting point.