Auto blog - Rick Haglundhttp://blog.mlive.com/autoblog/Auto Industry News, Analysis and OpinionenMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noAuto Industry News, Analysis and Opinionauto_bloghttp://feedburner.google.comDetroit Three automakers thrive, but Wall Street shows little respect (Rick Haglund column)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/auto_blog/~3/sc90wqb95A4/detroit_three_automakers_thriv.htmlAutomotive IndustryChryslerFordGeneral Motors NewsRick HaglundRick HaglundSun, 18 Dec 2011 07:44:24 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/auto/index.ssf//4434.7435180.20111218104424 ]]>Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. have watched their stock fall, while Chrysler Group LLC has yet to issue a stock offering. http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2011/12/detroit_three_automakers_thriv.htmlRick Haglund: Detroit automakers are helping to drive economy againhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/auto_blog/~3/jNSw-TixqIw/detroit_automakers_are_helping.htmlAutomotive IndustryChryslerFordGeneral Motors NewsJapaneseRick HaglundToyotaRick HaglundSun, 09 Oct 2011 05:06:07 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/auto/index.ssf//4434.7085060.20111009080607 ]]>Apparently, the anger toward Detroit's automakers isn’t having much impact on their sales.http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2011/10/detroit_automakers_are_helping.htmlBuick isn't just for geezers anymore (Rick Haglund column)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/auto_blog/~3/z5GsGcnqs8o/rick_haglund_buick_isnt_just_f.htmlAutomotive IndustryGeneral Motors NewsRick HaglundRick HaglundSun, 04 Sep 2011 06:25:59 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/auto/index.ssf//4434.6905807.20110904092559 ]]>In a weird twist, the GM division likely was saved by China. Now, it is one of the hottest-selling brands in the United States. http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2011/09/rick_haglund_buick_isnt_just_f.htmlRick Haglund: United Auto Workers likely won't reap a bonanza from contract talkshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/auto_blog/~3/QSwOfstqb-s/united_auto_workers_likely_won.htmlAutomotive IndustryRick HaglundRick HaglundSun, 31 Jul 2011 06:58:55 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/auto/index.ssf//4434.6724289.20110731095855 ]]>Traditional raises likely are a thing of the past for UAW-represented workers, though the union is pushing for raises for so-called second-tier workers, earning about $14 an hour. http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2011/07/united_auto_workers_likely_won.htmlRick Haglund: GM, Obama administration are not working together to raise federal gas taxhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/auto_blog/~3/8m4yvCq-W9Q/gm_obama_administration_are_no.htmlRick HaglundRick HaglundSat, 18 Jun 2011 23:37:11 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/auto/index.ssf//4434.6505673.20110619023711 ]]>Suggesting that GM and Obama are engaged in crony capitalism is almost laughable.http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2011/06/gm_obama_administration_are_no.htmlDetroit automakers hit rough stretch, but analysts still optimistichttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/auto_blog/~3/Y_6gNVqATCo/detroit_automakers_hit_rough_s.htmlAutomotive IndustryChryslerFordGeneral Motors NewsRick HaglundRick HaglundSun, 20 Mar 2011 06:52:37 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/auto/index.ssf//4434.5938632.20110320095237 ]]>Auto industry analysts say Chrysler, Ford and GM are better equipped to deal with economic threats than in years past. http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2011/03/detroit_automakers_hit_rough_s.htmlWill Gov. Rick Snyder follow advice that could have spared GM a run through bankruptcy?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/auto_blog/~3/5eKuzSO0AuQ/will_gov_rick_snyder_follow_ad.htmlRick HaglundRick HaglundSun, 06 Feb 2011 06:38:43 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/auto/index.ssf//4434.5677472.20110206093843 ]]>Michigan faces turnaround not unlike what automakers went through a few years ago.http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2011/02/will_gov_rick_snyder_follow_ad.htmlRick Haglund: Detroit automakers bouncing back, but not enough to carry Michigan economyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/auto_blog/~3/-XCYxApNgAk/detroit_automakers_bouncing_ba.htmlDetroit Auto ShowRick HaglundRick HaglundSun, 16 Jan 2011 07:32:44 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/auto/index.ssf//4434.5552367.20110116103244 ]]>Sales are rising as consumers slowly emerge from their bomb shelters. http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2011/01/detroit_automakers_bouncing_ba.htmlRick Haglund: Detroit Three automakers are climbing toward a peak, just a year after survival was in questionhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/auto_blog/~3/6EZ4Po2xeFQ/rick_haglund_detroit_three_aut.htmlRick HaglundRick HaglundSun, 31 Oct 2010 06:13:01 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2010:/auto/index.ssf//4434.5209737.20101031091301 ]]>Detroit's automakers are giving new meaning to the phrase "cyclical industry."http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2010/10/rick_haglund_detroit_three_aut.htmlDoubts on whether America can build a viable electric vehicle industryhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/auto_blog/~3/fnVr19lFrWY/doubts_on_whether_america_can.htmlRick HaglundRick HaglundSat, 02 Oct 2010 16:53:28 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2010:/auto/index.ssf//4434.5092384.20101002195328 ]]>Why competitors overseas may have a better shot.http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2010/10/doubts_on_whether_america_can.htmlRick Haglund: Michigan manufacturing needs robots to succeedhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/auto_blog/~3/YjX2UYrYktM/rick_haglund_michigan_manufact.htmlRick HaglundRick HaglundFri, 09 Jul 2010 13:47:38 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2010:/auto/index.ssf//4434.4751452 ]]>Robots, once thought to take factory jobs from workers, may actually create them. http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2010/07/rick_haglund_michigan_manufact.htmlRon Gettelfinger may have been right about globalization's effects on manufacturing wageshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/auto_blog/~3/tX3RHbgmBOw/ron_gettelfinger_may_have_been.htmlRick HaglundRick HaglundFri, 18 Jun 2010 06:32:35 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2010:/auto/index.ssf//4434.4676016 ]]>Ron Gettelfinger had no choice, really, but to acquiesce to the demands of the hemorrhaging automakers.http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2010/06/ron_gettelfinger_may_have_been.htmlRick Haglund: Auto industry recovery might not be good news for Michiganhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/auto_blog/~3/vsOMdOh8jbU/rick_haglund_auto_industry_rec.htmlRick HaglundRick HaglundMon, 24 May 2010 14:14:00 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2010:/auto/index.ssf//4434.4587403 ]]>Too often recovery in the auto sector results in the state backing off economic diversification.http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2010/05/rick_haglund_auto_industry_rec.htmlAd expert says General Motors on solid ground with claim it paid off loanshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/auto_blog/~3/kaojexMCMg0/ad_expert_says_gms_claim_that.htmlRick HaglundRick HaglundThu, 29 Apr 2010 04:22:27 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2010:/auto/index.ssf//4434.4493907.20100429072227 ]]>GM paid off loans from unused federal loan money in the automaker's coffers.http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2010/04/ad_expert_says_gms_claim_that.htmlWhy paying off $5.8 billion loan is big step in GM turnaround planhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/auto_blog/~3/ZUNBvtNVcqQ/why_paying_off_58_billion_loan.htmlRick HaglundRick HaglundWed, 21 Apr 2010 16:33:45 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2010:/auto/index.ssf//4434.4463913 ]]>Government still a majority stock holder in automaker, but repayment opens new doors.http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2010/04/why_paying_off_58_billion_loan.htmlHybrids, electric cars dominate Detroit Auto Show as Michigan goes after battery building jobshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/auto_blog/~3/ZRfIviIzjgM/hybrids_electric_cars_dominate.htmlGeneral Motors NewsGreen VehiclesRick HaglundRick HaglundThu, 14 Jan 2010 14:19:23 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2010:/auto/index.ssf//4434.4108877 ]]>But can battery manufacturing make up for the state's 232,000 lost auto jobs?http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2010/01/hybrids_electric_cars_dominate.htmlRepublicans John McCain, Michael Steele suddenly oppose GM, Chrysler bailouts, blame unionshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/auto_blog/~3/8PypjDbVtpY/republicans_john_mccain_michae.htmlChryslerGeneral Motors NewsRick HaglundRick HaglundMon, 23 Nov 2009 16:14:02 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/auto/index.ssf//4434.3952051 ]]>Politicians' recent statements are misleading and an affront to autoworkers. http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2009/11/republicans_john_mccain_michae.htmlChrysler, GM are taking divergent roads to recovery after bankruptcyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/auto_blog/~3/aYAzJmsUSxw/chrysler_gm_are_taking_diverge.htmlChryslerGeneral Motors NewsRick HaglundRick HaglundWed, 11 Nov 2009 05:43:39 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/auto/index.ssf//4434.3923016 ]]>Chrysler's route seems to be riddled with more potholes than GM's drive. http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2009/11/chrysler_gm_are_taking_diverge.htmlCan Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne save Detroit automaker?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/auto_blog/~3/iAGRC0Lmzm8/can_fiat-chrysler_ceo_sergio_m.htmlRick HaglundRick HaglundWed, 04 Nov 2009 21:42:43 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/auto/index.ssf//4434.3881930 ]]>Auto executive offered ambitious outlook Wednesday for struggling automaker.http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2009/11/can_fiat-chrysler_ceo_sergio_m.htmlGM, Ford report October auto sales increases compared to 2008http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/auto_blog/~3/xDW4ZDiteFE/gm_ford_report_october_auto_sa.htmlRick HaglundRick HaglundTue, 03 Nov 2009 17:09:56 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/auto/index.ssf//4434.3873994 ]]>It was the third time in four months Ford has posted a sales increase.http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2009/11/gm_ford_report_october_auto_sa.htmlnonadult