Mad Men's auto characters are fiction, but loosely based on reality

Maybe some auto executive or dealer really ticked-off a writer on Mad Men at some point and now that writer or producer is exacting revenge. That's how it seems when the series repeatedly bashes the folks in the auto industry, often taking misguided stereotypes to an extreme.... Read More »

• Why Sierra holds the key to GM denting Ford's premium-pickup reign
• So who won the Chrysler-NHTSA recall fight?
• Pickup.com shootout is a salvo in ongoing pickup battle
• Range anxiety, hydrogen style
• Why GM can only get hurt keeping data secret

Jury's out on hands-free

As Apple squares off with Microsoft to determine which will become the dominant operating system for in-vehicle infotainment programs, there is another factor to consider.... Read More »

• Should EVs help pay for highway maintenance?
• Welcome mat
• Chrysler-NHTSA dispute could shake industry
• Auto lending: Regulator must be reined in
• Harmonize auto rules in U.S.-EU trade deal

A special award to Bob Lutz

It's so nice that we have Bob Lutz around to psychoanalyze our industry's leaders.... Read More »

• Public awareness helps fight fraud
• Bravo to Chrysler's quality chief
• 'Too dependent on technology'
• A positive side to a Jeep recall?
• Not so much as a fare-thee-well