I once visited a schoolbus factory and saw one of the workers drive past on a stripped chassis with an office chair c-clamped to the frame...

She also said it would cost around $300,000.

The product specialist at Cobo told me
...sometime in 2016.

Design outsourced to Norelco. For shame!

JV: Nasser, then [former DaimlerChrysler and current Daimler CEO] Dieter Zetsche. And in a close third place, [Renault-Nissan head] Carlos Ghosn. Those guys are really smart.

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I spy an easter egg:

White jeans, sleeveless shirt, brown platform shoes. Soviet cars. This guy makes great choices!

While the global company is still Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, the American arm is no longer Chrysler Group LLC but rather FCA US LLC.

The regular Mercedes S-Class has some of the prettiest machined-metal speakers in the auto business. The Mercedes-Maybach S-Class has those same speaker fronts except, like, they spiral out.

The Madison Building would be a cool venue for something like this, but there's not much room for cars inside.

Vines also says he asked Ford security to track down leaks to the press. The book suggests Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. was behind leaks to a New York Times reporter during the crisis that eventually led to Nasser's ouster.

Just don't use these style USB 'keys.' They are poorly made and prone to failure.

My co-worker uses one as his DD. Runs on used motor oil. Tops out around 45mph. Still fits in the Wendy's drive-thru.

It'll be real interesting to see what happens when sales slow and there's not much price difference between a Canyon and a Silverado with incentives.

Where should Lincoln move to jumpstart their brand?

I find 12 cubic feet.

Absolutely! I still remember the color of the river in Banff... never seen a blue quite like it.

Now I want to go there and have a beer at Sidetrack...

It was, but I don't think I'd do it again.