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AR Index     635.31  +27.34  (+4.50%) Stocks of individual interest Toyota  79.12  +0.00 GM        0.58    +0.03 Ford      8.18   +0.60 Dow 10226.94  +437.50   (+4.47%) I'm still slightly amazed that Ford really has been the driving force in the AR Index right from when I started to record things back in April 2008. There were many things I half-expected to see once enough data was recorded, but this really wasn't one of them. I suppose the next big test for Ford will be whether they can weather the hissy fit the UAW just threw when they rejected the contract changes.

The image is from the Charlie Chaplin classic, "Modern Times", which follows the Little Tramp through his trials and tribulations at a factory. I was reminded of the film while reading an interesting op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal about how Ford is making it comeback, and how the UAW is throwing a real monkey wrench into the works. The real issue is the job classifications...

Sorry to have been so long since the last entry... been a wild year for me. Let's see, what's been going on?..

Another historic UAW "victory" as workers at the Sterling Heights axle plant vote down the concessions Ford needs to stay competetive. Under the terms of the agreement, Sterling Axle was supposed to get new rear-wheel drive work that would have added about 100 jobs. Now, union sources fear that work will be given to Getrag Corp., a German supplier with a nonunion factory in North Carolina...

Daniel Howes' column in the Detroit News nails it in his opening paragraph. Old Detroit lives! Here, in the week before Ford Motor Co...

I'm willing to bet that if you look up the etymology of the idiom, "cut off one's nose to spite one's face", you'll find references to the UAW. Is it just me, or are we in challenging economic times, particularly in the auto industry? On October 13, Ford and the UAW reached a tentative agreement on a contract...

 AR Index     613.08  +1.46  (+0.24%) Stocks of individual interest Toyota  80.31  +1.38 GM        0.65    -0.05 Ford      7.57   -0.05 Dow 10092.19  +206.39   (+2.09%) According to freep.com, Ford might show a 3rd quarter profit, if analysts at JP Morgan are correct. They say Ford is benefitting from an increase in Ford F-150 pickup sales, reduced incentive spending and a surge in sales sparked by the federal government's cash-for-clunkers program. So while this seems to be good news, I think we have to wait for the Cash For Clunkers effect to wear off before we'll get a truer picture of how things are

September sales figures for the auto manufacturers were not anything to write home about. The letdown after the "government crack" that was the Cash For Clunkers program has turned into withdrawal symptoms. (Gee, who saw that coming?) U.S...

As the auto industry continues to evolve around society, one thing remains constant. That is, "How much car can I get?" and "What will people think about me?" As complicated as the question are, there is finally and answer for the small car segment. It's the 2011 Ford Fiesta It's beyond stylish, fun to drive, and loaded with plenty of options to rival a Bentley...

How about some news about a company that didn't take a bailout for a change? Ford has unveiled a new diesel engine for its Super Duty pickups that it has been quietly developing for the past two years. The new 6.7-liter Power Stroke V8 engine, code-named Scorpion, weighs about 160 pounds less than the outgoing model...