Neutral: What Would Be The Best Use of VW’s Money?

Will there be an AMG Black version?

They did and they didn’t, and I can see both sides of the argument. Tesla’s SEC filings (you can read them all here) essentially say that if Tesla was found to be responsible for an Autopilot crash, and was made to pay substantial damages as a result, then that could be material to company shareholders as it could –…

The difference in this case is not drivetrain loss, it’s electrical delivery, and it’s more than an 18% loss.

what’s the point then? You sarcastically said that we should join a large governmental agency that oversees other independent governments.

Yeah, reading his statement really bugged me. I care about improving safety for consumers as much as the next guy, but there is a point at which people need to acknowledge that operating an automobile is an inherently risky behavior and that no amount of safety innovation can completely relieve a vehicle operator of…

The more you can bring in house, the less you are vulnerable to a takata problem. Plus if you build inhouse, you can also sell the product to other people and be a supplier instead of a customer. Any company that has the resources to do so always tries to achieve that, it just makes more sense.

3rd Gear: Safety Advocates Weigh In On Yelchin Crash

And that tax credit is only good if you owe at least $7500 in taxes

The probem is, GM is in too deep. A direct sales model doesn’t help them now. You know if they tried, the moment the first direct sale vehicle hit the road, GM would get sued by every dealer in the country.

Among “kids left in car” scenarios, this is a relatively mild one. As a general rule, I don’t approve of leaving kids in the car, but you bring up some good points.

Already established!

That’s partially it; the other bit is they are too focused on the distant future. Which you could think of as the great paradox of the brainless investor, if you cared to. For mature industries that are expected to stay in place for a long time, next quarter is where it’s at. But Wall Street has developed a serious…

Came here to post this. Leaving LeSatisfied.

EPA: We’ll get to the lead poisoned water in Flint right after we crush these cars.

Biggest subway failure since Jared.

The best way to get people to buy electric is to raise the gas tax (you’d probably want to offset that with some sort of transportation credit). That makes electrics more competitive, but also would encourage better fuel economy in general.

When you pay to much for cable, you jump up in down in a fit of rage.