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Film director Juhn Hughes passed away this week, and whil that might not seem to be automotive in nature, he did bring us some memorable car related moments on film. Ferris Bueller's Day Off - After all, Cameron's father DID leave the garage unlocked. Who wouldn't take the Ferrari out for a spin?..

Aug. 5 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. auto suppliers aren’t being considered for any new federal aid and must expect that their business will shrink as the market changes, the Obama administration’s chief industry adviser said...

AR Index     667.65  +73.45  (+12.36%) Stocks of individual interest Toyota  87.19  +7.31 GM        0.52    +0.12 Ford      8.33    +1.06 Dow 9286.56  +178.05   (+1.95%) Well at least two of the new Big Three are trending in the right direction. And Ford was the only one to have an increase in sales in July compared to a year ago. Cash for clunkers may have put them over to the plus side, but a 2% increase compared to the 19% decrease at GM speaks volumes for the kind of shape Ford is in, and more importantly, the kind of shape the public thinks they're in...

Dear Dub, What do you think I should do? I have a car that just qualifies for the cash for clunkers program. I really don't need a car payment right now, but $4,500 seems like a deal that's too good to pass up...

Govt to suspend 'cash for clunkers' is how the headline reads. Congressional officials say the government plans to suspend the popular "cash for clunkers" program amid concerns it could quickly use up the $1 billion in rebates for new car purchases. Excuse me??..

AR Index     594.20  +58.97  (+11.02%) Stocks of individual interest Toyota  79.88  +3.77 GM        0.41    -.0.10 Ford      7.27    +1.08 Dow 9108.51  +260.36   (+2.94%) There's a concept in math called significant digits or figures which basically deals with rounding. GM is in danger of being rounded right out of significance, at least in the AR Index. When I started the index, I weighted Ford, GM, and Toyota equally...

Dear Dub, Things are changing so rapidly in the automotive world. We're almost wondering if ten years from now if cars will be anything like they are now at all. Where do you think it's all heading Dub?..

Yep, fate is the only thing that can explain it. How else could Ford have turned a quarterly profit? The funniest part is listening to "unbiased" news people trying to explain it away as some accounting trick because the fact that the only automaker not being "saved" by the government is the only one showing a profit makes the whole auto task force and bailout idea look like it was a total waste of money Yea, Ford was just lucky.

"So we are acting as reluctant shareholders, because that is the only way to help GM succeed. What we are not doing, what I have no interest in doing, is running GM." You know what they say about a politician's moving lips. This past Thursday, a spending bill was passed in the House...

I shouldn't be surprised. After all, I did point out yesterday that stupid is forever, and it happens all around us every day. But I've never had this happen before...