I was completely stunned by the WSJ headline this morning that announced Bob Nardelli, formerly of GE and Home Depot, is going to be CEO at Chrysler. Many of the actual industry experts were stunned too, so don’t feel too…
Article Link – Chrysler Picks a Chery So Chrysler is going the route of importing inexpensive cars from China. The deal was signed, in China, on the 4th of July, which is a curious date for finalizing such an agreement.…
Detroit News Article GM, Ford, and Chrysler are frequent targets here for their “beat up the suppliers” approach to supply chain management. Here’s some encouraging news for GM (and for their suppliers)… not such good news for Ford General Motors…
You have probably read the basic news story on the Chrysler buy out deal (check out the latest on the Detroit News Auto Insider page). On the way home, I heard this public radio Marketplace story about how Daimler is…
In this Lean Blog Podcast episode, Jim Womack reflects on GM, Ford, and Toyota through the lens of Lean thinking–past, present, and future. He explains how Lean was coined at MIT, why it became misunderstood, and what leaders still get…
New Detroit Woe: Makers of Parts Won’t Cut Prices – WSJ.com Wah, the latest complaint from the “Detroit Three” (formerly known as the “Big Three”) is that they are having trouble squeezing and stomping on their suppliers for lower prices.…
Winding Road » Archive » Japan Report: Toyota To Build 8th Plant In MS, But We Hear No. 9 Is Already In The Works… Rumors are already going around about the NEXT factory that Toyota will build in North America.…
GM in early talks to buy Chrysler: source – Yahoo! News I’m reminded of hearing Tom Peters ask once: “What do you expect when one big, slow, dopey company merges with another big, slow, dopey, company??” That’s pretty much the…
Why U.S. automakers like GM and Ford are losing money – Jan. 26, 2007 Wow, leave it to a professional journalist to spin a phrase like my headline for this post. We don’t really need another post or discussion here…
Tom LaSorda Plebeian Prince (WSJ) Here is a new interview with Chrysler’s Tom LaSorda, a lean leader who has been featured often here on the Lean Blog (some earlier posts here). LaSorda is spending a lot of his time at…
I can’t get the videos to play on my PC. CNBC did interviews today with the Big 3 big wigs, a big mullet, and a Toyota leader. I heard the Mulally interview on XM Radio, but didn’t hear the others.…
Chrysler Extending Plant Closures Over Christmas in Bid to Shrink Inventory: Financial News – Yahoo! Finance We read this morning in the WSJ about how Chrysler had the largest per-vehicle incentives ($4000) in the industry. It really seems like the…
