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Phil Biggs covers the automotive industry for NewsTalk 1340 WJRW April 17, 2013 – 10:30 am ET DETROIT, Mich. – Automotive sales performance in March was strong with the Domestic Three and Honda leading the way. Overall sales in the U.S. grew 3% in the month, with annualized volume projected to reach nearly 15.3 million… Read more »

Phil Biggs covers the automotive industry for NewsTalk 1340 WJRW April 4, 2013 – 1:30 pm ET DETROIT, Mich. – Over the past decade the automotive OEMs have worked hard to move away from an underwhelming manufacturing/finance-driven focus to become marketing/design-driven companies. Instead of purely cost dictating design decisions, manufacturing and finance have begun to… Read more »

Phil Biggs covers the automotive industry for NewsTalk 1340 WJRW March 25, 2013 – 11:30 am ET GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – If we look back just five decades or so, think of the popular brands and products that filled our commercial landscape – Pan American airlines, Gimbels department stores, and Burroughs adding machines, to name… Read more »

March 11, 2013 Dave and I discuss the critical need of workforce readiness in the auto space:  re-training assembly line workers with new required shop floor skills, attracting Millennials into the engineering space, urging the UAW to make their case through a value proposition, and more… http://www.stationcaster.com/stations/wjrw/media/mpeg/Phil_Biggs-1363019354.mp3 zp8497586rq

Phil Biggs covers the automotive industry for NewsTalk 1340 WJRW March 1, 2013- 9:30 am ET DETROIT, Mich. – Developing effective alliances to insure that you don’t end up doing the wrong thing really well has become the new strategic standard in the global automotive industry. More than ever it is essential to pick the… Read more »

Phil Biggs covers the automotive industry for NewsTalk 1340 WJRW February 19, 2013  3:30 P.M. ET DETROIT, Mich. – Recently your father’s car dealership is starting to look a lot different. With the punishment of last decade’s runaway overcapacity in the North American car market, all of the players in the automotive value chain have… Read more »

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Phil Biggs covers the automotive industry for NewsTalk 1340 WJRW January 22, 2013   10:30 A.M. ET DETROIT, Mich. – The 2013 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) wrapped up last week in Detroit, and once again there was plenty of focus on advanced technology, alternative powertrains, new concepts, and the key business issues facing the… Read more »

Phil Biggs covers the automotive industry for NewsTalk 1340 WJRW January 3, 2013  1:30 P.M. ET DETROIT, Mich.– As 2013 begins, what is the commercial future for the electric vehicle? Will it ever be an industry success?  When can we expect to see increased demand and appropriate volume growth?  Here are a few observations of… Read more »

Phil Biggs covers the automotive industry for NewsTalk 1340 WJRW October 16, 2012 – 9:30 am ET DETROIT, Mich.– As we approach Election Day, we are once again reminded of how divided our nation has become and that very few issues are easy to resolve anymore.  Socio-political disagreements litter the national landscape making it much… Read more »