Posts Categorized: Automotive

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 »

Phil Biggs covers the automotive industry for NewsTalk 1340 WJRW August 20, 2012 – 9:30 am ET TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.– Last week at the Center for Automotive Research Management Briefings there was quite a bit to celebrate – industry sales up 14% from last year, 20 million new U.S. drivers expected on American roads this… Read more »

buy cigarettes online usa Phil Biggs covers the automotive industry for NewsTalk 1340 WJRW August 1, 2012 – 2:30 pm ET AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Life is a lot better for Chrysler today. Seeing sales drop from 2.6 million units in 1999 to only 1.4 million last year, Chrysler deeply suffered the sting of the Great Recession… Read more »

Phil Biggs covers the automotive industry for NewsTalk 1340 WJRW April 10, 2012 – 9:30 am ET COBA MAYA, Mexico – Dotted all along the eastern corridor of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula are the resorts and vacation communities that support a significant part of the Mexican economy.  These communities that stretch from Cancun to Coba Maya… Read more »

Phil Biggs covers the automotive industry for NewsTalk 1340 WJRW March 16, 2012 – 2:30 pm ET GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Making weekly drives to the east side of the state, I cannot help but be keenly aware of rising gas prices.  We all felt a harsh “shock at the pump” in 2011, with even… Read more »

Phil Biggs covers the automotive industry for NewsTalk 1340 WJRW February 24, 2012  9:30 A.M. ET GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Down the road in what is already becoming a very fast-paced decade, Fulton Innovation looks to play a major role in the development and deployment of a critical technology: wireless power. Wireless power is an example… Read more »

Phil Biggs covers the automotive industry for NewsTalk 1340 WJRW February 9, 2012  2:30 P.M. CHICAGO, Ill. – There is a lot to see at the Chicago Auto Show. Here are some photos I’ve taken. Two Corvettes Head-to-Head: 1953 Meets 2013 A BMW Motorcycle The Cadillac Ciel Convertible Here is General George Patton’s 1938 Cadillac… Read more »

Phil Biggs covers the automotive industry for NewsTalk 1340 WJRW January 13, 2012 DETROIT, Mich. – There’s a lot to see at the North American International Auto Show. Here are some photos I’ve taken. A visitor checks out Kia’s interactive display Acura’s new NSX Coupe Lincoln MKZ Lincoln’s two-level display Find my WJRW podcasts from… Read more »