<![CDATA[Jalopnik: Detroit News]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: Detroit News]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/detroit news http://jalopnik.com/tag/detroit news <![CDATA[A World Without Detroit Newspaper Auto Coverage?]]> Today's the first without home delivery of Detroit's two daily newspapers. Think you won't be getting auto news ever again? Wrong! If you haven't seen their online auto sections, maybe now's the time. [Freep, DetroitNews] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5190662&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Detroit News' Danny Howes Needs To Quit Stealing Wert's Lines On Big Three "Bailout"]]> The Detroit News' own most original, free-thinking business writer, Danny "Boy" Howes, has managed to say exactly what Wert said on CNBC the other day without actually saying anything about Wert. Whether Howes was inspired while watching CNBC Friday or his opinions came to him in a dream, carried forth perhaps by dragon-messenger, we'll never know, but it's now conventional wisdom to those in the know that the Detroit Three's requested governmental cash assistance is not, in fact, a bailout — but will likely be spun as such by the rest of the media landscape. So, when your blowhard relatives start screaming about "another Detroit bailout," just remember to mumble "Bear Stearns" under your breath while clearing your throat. [Detroit News; Photo Credit: Markfive] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5041285&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Detroit News Opines On Renewed Pony Car Wars]]> Our buddy Scott Burgess over at the Detroit News has taken on the rekindled problem of which ponycar now reigns supreme. With the Ford Mustang GT500 and its thousands of variations, the reborn Dodge Challenger (now in SRT8 flavor), and the recently unveiled Chevy Camaro all vying for eyes, there won't be enough Calvin-peeing-on-competitor decals to go around. Though the conclusion is left up in the air, Scott still provides an amusing simile while comparing the Ford to Chuck Norris with a Bowflex. [Detroit News] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=400329&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Detroit News Picks Worst Cars For Woodward Dream Cruise]]> Automotive taste is such a subjective thing. Two decades ago nobody would have thought Mopars would be the hottest thing on the strip and street, and yet we're staring at triple-digit Chargers these days. Given the pending Woodward Dream Cruise this weekend, the Detroit News has picked out the cars they believe to be at the bottom of their desirability curve. Something is obviously wrong with us, but we think some of these are pretty neat cars, especially the '72 Ford Country Squire. Oh, and note to the News: The Coronet was a Dodge. [DetNews] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=400279&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Scott Burgess of the Detroit News Wants to Have it All]]> Scott Burgess, the most cuddly of auto critics over at the Detroit News has come up with an interesting, one-man-focus-group pseudo-review of the best parts of cars this year. Deftly sidestepping the realities of engineering, Burgess asks for somebody, anybody to put parts of some of the most dissimilar cars around into a Frankenstein's monster of platform prostitution. Take the brain from Ford's Sync System and put it into an Audi R8 body, bring in a heart from GM (what?!) and eyes from Mercedes... okay that's where our body parts/car parts metaphor runs out, but it's still madness, madness we say! Mwah ha ha ha ha! We're totally loving the diabolicalness of it all.[detnews.com] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=339265&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Detroit Auto Show Just Two Weeks Away, Cobo Hall Getting All Gussied-Up With New Walkway]]> The mother-of-all-auto-shows, the Detroit Auto Show, is just a couple of weeks away so it's now time to start the deluge of pre-Auto Show stories from the local Detroit press on how Cobo Hall's getting ready for the limelight. First to the plate is Bryce Hoffman of the Detroit News and his enthralling piece on Detroit's aging Convention Center's attempt at prettying itself up for the media and scores of public attendees. Bryce tries really hard, but it's hard for us to get hard up on a piece describing... More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=339136&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[New York Times Takes Bill Vlasic for a Ride as New Detroit Chief]]> Looks like there'll be a new sheriff in town for the New York Times. The Old Grey Lady's gone and stolen Bill Vlasic, veteran of many a Detroit automotive battle, from the Detroit News to act as their new whipping boy Detroit bureau chief. If you'll remember, Vlasic penned the classic story of the famed "merger of equals" between Daimler and Chrysler dubbed "Taken for a Ride." We're told the NYT even likened it to "Barbarians at the Gate...a spellbinding tale, juicy gossip and all, of how business is really done among the world's largest companies." Yes, it was exactly like "Barbarians at the Gate" except for the part about it making a big pot of money through selling lots of copies. We kid the new Times main-man and look forward to finally seeing continuing to see Bill at auto press events in the near future. Full press release from Larry Ingrassia below the jump. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=338285&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Congrats to the Detroit News for finally...]]> Congrats to the Detroit News for finally bringing their web site up to date — now we'll get to see Danny Howes and the whole Auto Insiders team in something approaching current html standards. Who are we kidding — have you seen what our code looks like? [Detroit News] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=311785&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Did Danny Howes just get demoted to the...]]> Did Danny Howes just get demoted to the Ford beat over at the Detroit News or something? Why's he resorting to quoting press releases? [Detroit News] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=309908&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ First there was quality, then there was...]]> First there was quality, then there was cost cutting. Now, for Danny Howes, simplicity is apparently "job one." Only problem is — we think we read this article already on the front page of the business section of yesterday's New York Times. [Detroit News via NYT] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=279684&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Detroit News Has The Key To The 2007 Labor Talks, No Longer Needs To Discuss Them]]> Given UAW contract talks have yet to begin, we're a little bit confused by today's "2007 UAW Contract Talks" piece by Bill Vlasic in the Detroit News. It's a segment trumpeting itself as the "last in an occasional series." But we guess it makes sense with the sub-headline under the piece making it clear where things stand:
"Carmakers need cuts, union fights to preserve what it has."
Well, we guess since they've come up with the solution all by their lonesome, there's nothing more left to talk about, eh? [Detroit News] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=279152&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Chrysler UAW Veep General Holliefield is...]]> Chrysler UAW Veep General Holliefield is quoted as stating: "All contract talks are difficult." Detroit News reports it as news. Slow news day today, boys? [Detroit News] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=277373&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ford: Cut Labor Tab 30%]]> Translated into UAW-speak, that headline reads "Ford: Increasing Likelihood Of Strike 30% [Detroit News] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=268770&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Motor Trend Blogger Attacks Blogosphere, Hits Self]]> Todd Lassa, the self-proclaimed "Motor City Blogman" over at Motor Trend's blog, took a moment out of his busy schedule yesterday to provide some much-needed commentary on the state of the automotive blogosphere. Lassa, who appears to consider blogging to be defined as running print articles on something he calls a "blog," takes a few quick and dirty pot-shots at the automotive blogosphere. We'll be providing further commentary shortly on some of his specific attacks — mostly because we're too busy laughing at two of his comments to do much writing. The first is that in an attempt to get to his pummeling of the blogosphere (how meta is that?) he glosses over the problem that the Mulally-Bush story was started by an icon of the mainstream media, The Detroit News. The second, is that he attacks trained journalists for "chasing bloggers' stories." Seems to us like maybe his problem's with the mainstream media and not the blogosphere — but whatevs, he's just a "Blogman" anyway, what does he know? – Ray Wert More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=251448&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Detroit News Tells Tall Tale On Bush, Blames Blogs]]> There's a big reason we didn't cover the silly little anecdote told by Alan Mulally at the New York Auto Show last week — we actually were watching it unfold live on CNBC at the time, and realized his comments in New York were nothing more than an embellished joke, hardly worth of a mention. But his anecdote, that he insinuated he helped save the president from setting himself and FoMoCo's hydrogen-powered vehicle on fire, were responsible for an online conflagration of epic proportions — necessitating Keith Olbermann's piece above. Olbermann's segment, along with further attacks in the blogosphere, have necessitated that the News fire back. The only problem is that they end up blaming "blog mania" for the problem rather than taking responsibility for their own actions which were ten times more blogtastic. Because although the comments by Mulally may have been published first by our good friends at AutoBlog — they weren't responsible for blowing this particular story out of the land of reality and into the land of fiction. Autoblog was smart about how they covered the story — stating the facts, in a this-is-what-he-said account: More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=251357&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Toyota Tundra Is The New Buick?]]> According to the Detroit News, anyway. Come on guys, isn't this a "Hate-American-Automakers-First" kind of thing to do? I mean, can't you guys mention GM in an article without finding a way to mention Toyota? I'm just sayin'... [Hat tip to Mischa!] – Ray Wert More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=245836&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Detroit News Has Bases Covered On Ford Today]]> Both of these articles were published today on the Detroit News web site. I guess the way they're looking at it is they've got a 50% chance of being right. Although you've really got to wonder how someone allows an interview with any employee from a US automaker continue beyond what we can only imagine was the statement: "I use techniques to deal with suppliers I learned while at the Central Intelligence Agency." – Ray Wert More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=239817&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Detroit News Thinks Ford Is So Innovative, They're 30 Years Ahead Of Themselves]]> Yeah, it's amazing how boldly moving FoMoCo was back in 1956. What other auto company could bring out the 80's model of their import-fighter in the mid-1950's? Only The Detroit News thinks Ford's got that kind of innovative thinking — or at least they think they do based on the picture above, attached to the article linked below. [Hat tip to Michael and Pete!] – Ray Wert More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=234632&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Big Blue Oval Day: Didn't The Wall Street Journal Get The Memo?]]> Well, there's one big story on everyone in the auto industry's mind — what's up with FoMoCo's 2006 earnings? Although it was expected by all but the biggest Kool-Aid drinkers in and around the Glass House in Dearborn, one thing's true — almost everyone's sporting the blue oval on the front pages of their web sites. You already know we rock a stylized version here on the Jalop, but we thought we'd check out how other online sites were throwing down with the mortgaged-to-the-hilt logo. The Freep's got their blue oval reflecting trucks on the upper chrome band, while the Times has trucks being reflected on the lower chrome lip. Heck, even the Detroit News is doing the best they can with the web site MediaNews has given them — although no truck reflection, they've at least got the best li'l bue oval their a-href-dorable little web software can muster. But apparently the still-sees-things-in-black-n-white Wall Street Journal didn't get the memo. What happened guys, where's the blue oval? But maybe not rocking the big n' blue badge is what it's all about — let's find out what you think. – Ray Wert More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=231538&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Detroit News Shows Off The New Ford — What Now?]]> The Detroit News must be having the same problem we've been having trying to keep up with the fast n' furious pace of the big dance. Must be why they slipped in this pic of the newest Chrysler minivan for the story on the new Ford Focus — showing yet again why there's a need for coyrighters four thee internets. – Ray Wert More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=226786&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Post Whereby We Welcome The Detroit News To The "Time To Go, Joe" Bandwagon]]> We've been concerned about the efficacy of Joe "Mad Dog" Eberhardt's sales and marketing strategy for the 'merican side of the German-American hybrid for some time now. And it would appear, after reading Josee Valcourt's latest report from the world of Auburn Hills, we can now count the D-town bastion of auto insider-dom, the Detroit News, as the newest member to the team. As you'd expect, Josee's piece reads much like our commentary from a few weeks ago. Now of course you know we'd never say anything snarky or sarcastic — nor would we ever gloat about being first with the story. Instead, we'd just like to welcome the Detroit News aboard and remind them that we were here before there was a bandwagon, so you know, we'll keep shotgun, thank you very much. Oh, and about that banging noise you hear, it's just Sweet Peet in the trunk — don't worry, his bark's worse than his bite.– Ray Wert More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=217966&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Toyota Tells All: "GM Hasn't Talked To Us, We Haven't Talked To Them."]]> In an attempt to counter some weekend wild-ass speculation — the Detroit News is reporting from another unnamed Toyota source — apparently with a different opinion from that made by BusinessWeek's David Kiley: More »
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