Auto Industry
A Gas Guzzler May Save You Money
A Gas Guzzler May Save You Money With ridiculous gas prices sweeping across the U.S., it might seem intuitive for a car buyer to look for something fuel efficient like [...]
The 100 mpg Gas Guzzler
The 100 mpg Gas Guzzler Jonathan Goodwin dropped out of seventh grade to help pay the bills and follow his passion for cars and engines. Today the automotive world bows [...]
Jim Graff of Graff-Pinkert & Co. Reports on Delphi auction
Machinery dealer Jim Graff just got back from a Delphi auction in Kettering Ohio. He reported that most machines there were selling very cheaply and that many were leaving the [...]
What it Takes to Change the World
This day on March 18, 1662, the first bus service began in France. Blaise Pascal, most famous for his mathematics, physics and philosophical genius, conceived the idea. The system started [...]
A Different Kind of Strike
American Axle has finally sat down at the bargaining table with the UAW since its members went on strike Feb. 26. Since the strike, 10 plants have been shut down [...]
Tata Motors $2,500 car unveiled. “The People’s Car”
On Jan. 10, 2008, Tata Motors unveiled its revolutionary $2500 car, the Tata Nano, also being called “The People’s Car” by its maker. The vehicle measures 3.1 meters in length, [...]
The $100 Computer
The $100 computer and the $2500 car are the hottest products on the planet today. Neither one is yet a reality, but the intense interest in developing these mass produced [...]
Bad to the Bone
I see the Feds bagged some more bad dudes relating to the machining world. Zimmer, DePuy, Smith & Nephew, and Biomet owe $311 million in fines to the Federal Government [...]
Bad Toys! Is China the only bad guy? (Noah Graff)
Is China the only bad guy in the lead paint fiasco, for which millions of Barbie dolls and other plastic toys were recalled? You have to blame China some. China [...]
China takes responsibility for its sins (By Noah Graff)
Zhang Shuhong, owner of the Lee Der Industrial Company, responsible for supplying toys with toxic lead paint to Mattel, committed suicide over the weekend. My question is, would this scenario [...]