In a move designed to rally support for Ford’s Way Forward restructuring plan announced by company officials on Monday, Dearborn Truck Plant Manager Rob Webber announced that starting next week, only Ford vehicles will be permitted in the parking lot…
Japanese Automaker Drives Into NASCAR – Yahoo! News Will they apply kaizen to NASCAR? :-) It was announced earlier this week that a NASCAR edition of the Camry, the best-selling car in the U.S. in seven of the last eight…
CBS News | Mine Deaths Spur Hearings, Legislation I’m not an expert on mine safety. I don’t know the first thing about mines. It is sad, however, that it has taken terrible tragedies in West Virginia to prompt calls to…
I was able to watch the Ford Press conference, as carried by CNBC. Here are my first reactions, typing as I watch. Detroit News Article here, as well. Reporter says they are closing 7 vehicle assembly plants, 3 more than…
‘Black Monday’ looms over Ford’s future – 01/22/06 – The Detroit News: Good luck tomorrow when the “Way Forward” plan is introduced. It sounds like some tough cuts have to be made, the sad reality is that Ford has way…
Autos Talk – The Detroit News Online – 01/18/06 I’m surprised the “yes” vote is only 88.84% for this question, posed by the Detroit News: “Ford workers, is anxiety over anticipated plant closings affecting your workplace?”Seems like rather obvious human…
So here was some breakfast discussion from my house this morning…. why do companies waste money marketing to existing customers who already have these services? The form of marketing I’m referring to is our cable company sending a generic “sign…
This tag line was below the headline “Be a team player, DCX boss warns” published in the Windsor Star on Tuesday Jan 10. This is an obvious natural conclusion for anyone who understands TPS and the philosophical sense of purpose…
Leading Lean (Jamie Flinchbaugh) Here is the first installment of a new column that appears in Assembly Magazine, written by Jamie Flinchbaugh. Jamie writes about the importance of “lean thinking” and the power of that, as compared to and in…
Toyota considers West Michigan plant; UAW not pleased — WWMT – Digital Channel 3 You’d think a new auto plant in Michigan, any plant, would be cause of celebration. Not for this UAW member. The article says one reason the…
iPod Rivals Ready for Prime Time at Last This article was posted today at cnet News.com. I own, and absolutely love my iPod. It’s perfect for the gym, when I’m traveling and many other times. It is incredibly simple, very…
With the North American International Autoshow only a couple of weeks away I’m sure there will be a barrage of articles on the plight of domestic automakers and their efforts to claw back some market share. The show inherently focuses…