Jalopnik: morning shift

The Jalopnik Morning Shift

Ray Wert — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 07:30:00 EDT

• Delphi scuttles deal with Cerberus. [Detroit News]
• Cerberus...scuttles deal with Delphi? Wait, I'm confused. [Freep]
• Gas prices, they're rising like the thermometer. [Detroit News]
• Mazda gets all Web 2.0 — we're so proud of Toyota light. But don't they know — we're already moving to Web 4.1? [Freep]
• GM sales up 10% in Europe. [Detroit News]

The Jalopnik Morning Shift

Ray Wert — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 07:00:00 EDT

• Danny Howes has his hyperbole light flashing. [Detroit News]
• Porsche may be leaving, but there's a new "luxe" automaker looking to take its place. [Freep]
• Side-by-side-by-side is strange-by-strange-by-strange. [Detroit News]
• Al Gore has us talking about hybrid cars. Actually lately it's been his son that's got us talking about hybrid cars. [Freep]
• Ford takes on Southern Cal Edison as a partner — going to build some hybrids that plug-in? [Detroit News]

The Jalopnik Morning Shift

Ray Wert — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:00:00 EDT

• A Chery-flavored Chrysler will cost ya around $10,000 — crash tests extra. [Freep]
• GM stock decline off of sales decline. [Detroit News]
• FoMoCo just needed to Focus on China. [Freep]
• Would the "magic pill" taste pretty bitter? [Detroit News]
• Jacoby gets a promotion at VW. [Freep]

The Jalopnik Morning Shift

Ray Wert — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:00:00 EDT

• Say "hybrid" and people think "Prius." Say "hybrid" and we think "marketing message." [NYT]
• Mark Phelan has a corner now — is he going to make us stand in it? [Freep]
• Chrysler plays the wild, wild China card — and you know Danny Howes was excited that Chinese Chery was popped. [Detroit News]
• It's nice the first question on the Freep's Saturn Vue review was "When's the Astra coming?" [Freep]
• Look at me! I'm Green! I'm Green! I'm Green! [Detroit News]

The Jalopnik Morning Shift

Ray Wert — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 06:46:14 EDT

• Chery-flavored Chrysler gets the Chinese A-OK. [Detroit News]
• Just what we always wanted — a "Happy Seat." [Freep]
• Remember folks,"gas-aid gadgets?" They don't work so much. [Detroit News]
• Hey look folks, last week's Saturn Outlook story today! Yes, that's a reach-around. [Freep]
• Hey look folks, yesterday's story today! Yes, that's called reading the automotive blogs. [Detroit News]

The Jalopnik Morning Shift

Ray Wert — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 08:15:00 EDT

• We sense much fear in this town. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate...hate, leads to...suffering. [Detroit News]
• Chrysler may be going private, but they'll be keeping sales numbers public...for now. [Freep]
• Consumer Reports doesn't like to live on the Edge-uh! [Detroit News]
• Ford and GM both do well — but Honda takes the most wins. [Freep]
• Delphi vote may be split, but an approval's probably gonna happen — unless it doesn't. [Detroit News]

The Jalopnik Morning Shift

Ray Wert — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 06:45:00 EDT

• How did the UAW sign that agreement with Delphi? [Freep]
• The Detroit News finds out what a "Transformer" is. [Detroit News]
• Dingell gets blasted. Nobody blasts Dingell into a corner. [Freep]
• Cerberus gets into the crying...err...Chrysler game. [Detroit News]
• FoMoCo actually sees a future in hybrids. Who knew? [Freep]

The Jalopnik Morning Shift

Ray Wert — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 06:59:29 EDT

• US importer told to recall Chinese-made tires. Now just keep those cars away too! [Detroit News]
• Do it, Delphi workers, Do it. [Freep]
• Although concessions were significant — the UAW still got the best deal from Delphi. [Detroit News]
• Oh Taurus X we love your name, and the Freep enjoys providing their required helping hand to a US automaker today. [Freep]
• The Big 3 get shafted in Congress. [Detroit News]

The Jalopnik Morning Shift

Ray Wert — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 07:00:00 EDT

• Chrysler doesn't think they'll be able to make those tough June sales goals. And by tough we mean not-so-much. [Detroit News]
• This is our country, this is the Freep's love-making to the General. [Freep]
• Democrats don't seem to like Dingell so much anymore. [Detroit News]
• Police officer makes first fuel cell stop in Mercedes. We're not sure which is more of an important first — the fuel cell stop, or that a US cop was driving a Mercedes? [Freep]
• Let the Harley options soar... [Detroit News]

The Jalopnik Morning Shift

Ray Wert — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 07:30:00 EDT

• Tim Higgins, meet the Chrysler fleet. Chrysler fleet, meet Tim Higgins. Play nice. [Freep]
• Dumping Jaguar and Land Rover could cost FoMoCo some dough. [Detroit News]
• Oh, Five Hundred we hate your name. That's why we're naming you the Ford Taurus again...today. [Freep]
• Ron Gettelfinger's got the hardest job in Metro Detroit. [Detroit News]
• Toyota OK's its first non-Japanese board member. [Freep]

The Jalopnik Morning Shift

Ray Wert — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:30:00 EDT

• Based upon the graphic by the Detroit News, the Detroit Auto Show should be more worried about New York than Los Angeles. [Detroit News]
• Delphi and UAW are working overtime to come up with a deal. Key part of the deal we're assuming is no more overtime. [Freep]
• HoMoCo's promised to stop forcing employees to break the law in order to smoke. [Detroit News]
• The value of parts from China and India's increasing — just don't try to eat the parts or use them for medicinal purposes. [Freep]
• Buyout firms are paying less and less for automotive assets. Maybe now they're starting to realize they're not worth as much. [Detroit News]

The Jalopnik Morning Shift

Ray Wert — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:00:00 EDT

• Nissan board members will give up bonuses. How about giving up their salary while they're at it? [Detroit News]
• Will a UAW-Delphi deal come today? The Freep thinks so. [Freep]
• So does Danny Howes. [Detroit News]
• Work rules hurt US auto firms. [Freep]
• Chrysler turning some '06 vehicles into "used." [Detroit News]

The Jalopnik Morning Shift

Ray Wert — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:00:00 EDT

• Most obvious statement of the day: Health care's gonna be an issue during negotiations. [Detroit News]
• If Mercedes can cut dealerships, why can't the "Big Three" — oh wait, they sell a quarter of the number of cars. [Freep]
• Dingell drops debate. [Detroit News]
• Higher temperatures make gas cost more. Who knew? [Freep]
• Delphi's going to put off this whole "Chapter 11" thing for a little while. [Detroit News]

The Jalopnik Morning Shift

Ray Wert — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 06:15:00 EDT

• The ~~horse~~ car sales race continues — this time it's coming from the [Detroit News]
• Please dealers — don't ever let go. Stay alive no matter what it takes, sales will find you! [Freep]
• Say yes, Michigan Department of Agriculture... [Detroit News]
• Roger me, Wilco me, hello, hello V-Dub. [Freep]
• The unions picketing we get — the gorilla and chicken kind of have us flummoxed. [Detroit News]

The Jalopnik Morning Shift

Ray Wert — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:08:14 EDT

• Dealers believe in Cerberus. In other news, we believe we can fly — and even believe we can touch the sky. [Freep]
• Been here, done that — even have the pictures to prove it. [Detroit News]
• FoMoCo confirms they're shopping Land Rover and Jaguar. Guys, where'd the Aston and loan money go? [Freep]
• The UAW wants to punch some donkey kong in '08. [Detroit News]
• Detroit is evil — but Justin Verlander is frigging sweet. [Freep]

The Jalopnik Morning Shift

Ray Wert — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 07:49:27 EDT

• It ain't Transformers but we guess it's gotta whack-a-do. [Detroit News]
• Yes, selling FoMoCo brands could make some money for FoMoCo. [Freep]
• Cerberus also snagged Chrysler because they're hungry like the Wolfgang. [Detroit News]
• Freep drops their one "positive story" of the day. [Freep]
• Who are the Cerberus-Chrysler deal makers? [Detroit News]

The Jalopnik Morning Shift

Ray Wert — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:15:00 EDT

• 'merica ain't so much keepin' on truckin' anymore — unless they need it. [NYT]
• The dream, like this merger, is kaput. [Detroit News]
• A bit of Chevy kiss-ass on a Monday morning on the Volt. [Freep]
• The billion-dollar biofuel boondoggle. [Detroit News]
• ToMoCo may want to site a plant in Arkansas for political reasons, but even they can't find a way to get good workers out of the folks there. [Freep]

The Jalopnik Morning Shift

Ray Wert — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 07:43:09 EDT

• Pelosi hates automaker people. [Detroit News]
• Screw you GM shareholders, you're wrong — GM's doing just fine. So sayeth Rick Wagoner. [Freep]
• Magna doesn't need Chrysler, they're gonna build an assembly plant in North America anyway! [Detroit News]
• A comprehensive roundup of some of the silly questions shareholders asked yesterday. [Freep]
• All your auto suppliers are belong to Cerberus. [Detroit News]

The Jalopnik Morning Shift

Ray Wert — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 07:10:55 EDT

• Dingell deal bumps fuel economy numbers to err...not very high. [Freep]
• Sterling Heights Chrysler plant may have a lot of life left in it — but the cars it makes, the Sebring and Avenger, have a lot of ugly in them as well. [Detroit News]
• Shareholder meeting day today for the General. Oh and yes, we'll probably live-blog it — for hilarity purposes only. [Freep]
• Bad news for law enforcement in Michigan = good news for those of us who like to put the pedal to the metal. Not that we're advocating that — we're just sayin'... [Detroit News]
• At FoMoCo, some employees are more equal than others. [Freep]

The Jalopnik Morning Shift

Ray Wert — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 09:22:50 EDT

• Schremp's going to make well over $100 million on the sale of the automaker he once ~~ravaged~~ ~~took over~~ merged with Daimler ~~and made it his bitch~~ equally. [Freep]
• Now that Chrysler Group's no longer able to spend money willy-nilly, they're forced to finally look south for production capacity, joining such titans of the automotive industry as Ford and GM. [Detroit News]
• And here's the Freep's one required "positive piece" on an 'merican automaker for the day. [Freep]
• We can't believe we're actually looking to the Detroit News as a bastion of objectivity on the above story — but hey, they're certainly better at it today than the Freep was. [Detroit News]
• Drivers ponder lousy mileage? [WSJ via Detroit News]