Auto Industry
A Tribute to Chevrolet
In honor of Rick Wagoner being ousted from GM, we thought it would be nice to reminisce about a brighter time in the company’s history. Here’s a little time capsule [...]
A Renaissance in Detroit
By Noah Graff Last week I went to Detroit to shoot a video spot for an advertiser of Today’s Machining World. A melancholy vibe permeated the city that I can [...]
Interview with John Griner of Griner Engineering
This is an excerpt from the Today’s Machining World interview in the February issue with John Griner of Griner Engineering. He discusses his experiences as a job shop producing automotive [...]
Is our economy a modern day version of "Atlas Shrugged"?
By Noah Graff A recent column in the Wall Street Journal made a comparison of U.S. government policies in the present economy to those in the classic novel, Atlas Shrugged, [...]
Custom Made Plugin Hyrid Car
It appears that U.S. gasoline prices are headed over $2 again, and before long, Americans will likely again be feeling the urgency for better fuel economy as they did in [...]
Has GM given up on its dream?
By Noah Graff General Motors is suspending work on the $370 million factory slated to build engines for the Chevrolet Volt, but says the plug-in hybrid will appear in showrooms [...]
American Cars must become the Pretty Girls
By Noah Graff One of the main criticisms people have of GM and Ford is that their cars are not aesthetically pleasing. Sure, they need to improve their quality on [...]
Would a new CEO do better than Wagoner?
By Noah Graff What would a new management team do to change the fortunes of GM if Rick Wagoner and his team were ousted? Can a new management team improve [...]
The Big Three need to work on PR
By Noah Graff Thanksgiving and the Friday after is when companies like to release elite news that they don’t want people to pay attention to. For instance, despite begging the [...]
The End of Detroit as we know it
By Lloyd Graff What a day for Detroit. Old John Dingell, the pugnacious congressman from Motown lost his Jewel, the chairmanship of the Energy and Commerce Committee. Dingell is 82, [...]