Thomas Friedman's obscenely transparent attempt to sell books with yet another rant against "Detroit" has pushed us to ask our own Friedman Thomas to respond with a Mad Lib rant of his own.
NYT Automobiles Gives Chrysler Minivans A Seemingly Unnecessary…
We don't know if New York Times Automobiles writer Christopher Jensen's got kids, but if he had them, he'd know that handling is not really the most important requirement for a minivan. More important is the need — which he admits in his smack-down this weekend on the new minivans from Chryslerberus almost reluctantly…
NY Times Profiles Vagina-Equipped DeLorean Owner
Cue the sirens! This just in! There are female DeLorean owners out there and now there is officially proof because The New York Times decided to profile one Lauren J. Reilly, the owner of a completely stock 1981 DeLorean DMC-12. The 31-year-old advertising firm producer lives in Midtown Manhattan and milks the car for…
Go Ahead, Ask New York Times Automobiles Editor Jim Cobb Anything
So Jim Cobb's the editor of the Automobiles section at the Ol' Grey Lady. If you didn't realize the section existed, that's OK, many people confuse it with the classified section. Yeah, you know, it's that section of the Sunday New York Times with a couple of reviews, a couple of feature-y stories and an absolute…
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…
NYT Name Checks Jalopnik Over Vines Resignation, We Name Check Back
New York Times name checks Jalopnik on our mourning of the loss of Jason Vines at Chrysler. Parting is such sweet sorrow. But wait, why are we receiving all these inquiries from GM PR over where he's going next? Is someone else interested in the former Chrysler PR main-man? We guess we'll have to wait and see. [NYT…
We were disappointed — we totally thought Jerry Garrett of the New York Times would mention the potential for blizzards in Detroit
NY Times Reports on Unique Performance... Finally
The Gray Lady finally catches on to something we've been reporting for more than two weeks and we learn absolutely nothing new. One thing the author focuses on is that the likelihood that the value of these cars, which was probably not going to increase anyways, could seriously decrease. What we know and what all of…
Oops: New York Times Erroneously Reports Tesla Delays "Battery Related"
OMG! Ann Coulter is right. Just like when Dale Sr. took one for the team and the New York Times failed to put it on the front page, once again the Gray Lady gets it all wrong when it comes to cars. Oh wait, the New York Times actually did run Earnhardt's death on the front page and Coulter is a freaky looking drag…
Top Ten "Green" Automotive Sites
In case anyone is interested, some hack writer wrote up a piece in today's copy of the New York Times listing the top ten "green" automotive sites. Jalopnik for some strange reason, wasn't listed. To this very moment, we still can't figure out why. OK, that's a lie — we know why. But we swear we had nothing to do with…
NYT Wheels Blog Examines The Shift Away From Shifting
It's always been our contention that the point when automatic transmission vehicles began to outsell manual transmission vehicles here in the United States was the same point 'merican drivers became less concerned about the trip and more about the destination. Looks like the Wheels blog over at the New York Times has…
Thomas Friedman Takes It From Both Ends: First GM, Now Toyota Attacks!
The New York Times editor's taking it from every angle today — first from the punditocracy from guys like MotorTrend's "Motor City Blogman" and Fortune's Alex Taylor. Next he took one in the eye from the "other" Tom, GM's Tom Wilkinson
GM's Tom Wilkinson Engages In Epic "Battle Of The Toms" With Thomas…
GM decided not to take yesterday's peppering by Thomas Friedman's shotgun laying down. Mere minutes after we dropped our post on Tommy Boy's anti-Toyota tirade
Thomas Friedman Again Fires Shotgun Blast At Auto Industry, Hits…
New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman is shaking a finger at the American automotive market again, and this time it's Toyota that he's ticked at. Friedman seems to have difficulty wrapping his head around the fact Toyota, with the most fuel-efficient vehicle on the market, has joined the automakers formerly known …
Cab Catches Fire One Block From New York Times Office, Times Web Team…
We caught this off of the NYT YouTube feed this morning. We're betting they're totally glad they invested in all that video equipment. We wonder if anyone thought to run downstairs and actually get close to the taxi cab caught on fire — or was everyone worried it was a terrorist attack
Wait — what is this new html coding code the New York Times Wheels Blog has finded found? It's like they're a real live blog! Now if only they could have used it on like every post article ever written by Jayson Blair. [New York Times Wheels Blog]
The New York Times is soliciting reader opinions on the question of "What changes do you think are needed in the American auto industry?" We just lurve the "America's Sagging Automakers" headline — it makes us feel like all they need is a face lift or something. [New York Times]
