I could only find the story in Japanese, and as soon as I find a good English translation, I'll circle back and post it for you. Read more

So you'll know it's out there, even if you have to help keep them afloat to read the whole thing. Read more

Penn State athletics aside, I am a big fan of State College. It is like a combination of Ann Arbor and East Lansing. And since I went to both places, I'm allowed to say that. I bleed turquoise. Read more

LOL. I think it's actually Das Cruise Control — anyone in Germany want to update us? Read more

Tire Chick? It's a first for me. Sometimes I feel like Tired Chick. But go for it! Read more

You can never have too much discussion of the bailout. We're still talking about Chrysler and that was a generation ago. Read more

It's MICKI. But my name has been misspelled and mispronounced my whole life. I'll answer to pretty much anything polite :) Read more

You've said everything I was going to say. Remember Chrysler Defense? Ford Aerospace? Although these contracts can be lucrative, they also can be maddening. The car companies don't want the scrutiny. Read more

Archery is very fun and great for a kid's confidence. I learned archery in Girl Scouts. There's nothing like that rush of an arrow zinging in the middle of the target. Read more

Look out — Matt wants me to do even MORE analysis. A, it's what I'm good at. And B, all this industry news is why you can read about all the engineering news on other parts of Jalopnik. Read more

Thank you for noticing. I thought it might be a slightly perverse way to mark Father's Day. Read more

Thanks a lot. You've made this a fun first week. And Auto Divas unite! Read more

CCC isn't as bad as it looks. D for default is worse, and that's what happens when you're bankruptcy protection. Read more

Would you like a career as an auto analyst? That's one of the best explanations I've read. Read more

I'm going to let you guys fight it out on the numbers but let's talk about whether GM and Chrysler are "bad guys" for taking the money. They went to Washington for help because they had nowhere else to go. The capital markets were closed to them — and one reason they were closed to them was that the banks didn't think… Read more

What I meant to say is that Ford did not require a federally sponsored bankruptcy — everybody got certain types of assistance. But for Rahm to suggest that Ford was two weeks from bankruptcy just isn't correct. Read more

Are you sure that you aren't making this up? Also, was anyone from the dealership with them on the test drive? Read more

Ford was never in as bad of shape as GM and Chrysler later on, but it didn't have money to invest in new products. That's why it mortgaged everything to get access to capital. Its timing was spectacular: later on, the carcos couldn't find anyone to lend to them. Read more

I'm glad to know this. I'll look for it when I'm out and about. Read more

Mr. Chairman, here's one thing to remember. New cars are just the tip of the iceberg. The ratio of new cars to used cars is something like 3-1 (someone out there might have an actual stat on this). When people can't afford new cars, they buy used. I agree, you'd think car companies would build cheaper cars, but then… Read more