Moray Callum, Ford’s director of car and crossover design talked to me at the 2009 Chicago auto show.
Like many designers, Callum is concerned about designing a car that has such [...]

John Krafcik has been promoted to Acting President and Chief Executive Officer of the company. Krafcik sat down with me at the 2009 Chicago auto show.
I asked all the executives [...]

Jeff Conrad is the Vice President of Acura sales. Conrad sat down with me at the 2009 Chicago auto show.
I asked all the executives the same questions:
1. Are we looking [...]

I interviewed the chief designer, Ed Welburn, of General Motors at the Chicago auto show. I asked him what was the one car that stretched his creativity the most. He [...]

Mike Martini, President Bridgestone Consumer Original Equipment talked to at the 2009 Chicago Auto show about Bridgestone’s new tire, the ecopia.

Winter 2009.
By John Batchelor

My best UAW source sends along a sobering story from Detroit of a 53 year-old laid-off, disabled GM worker, Timothy H. Regan, who quietly gave away all [...]

Congressman Towns has sent Akio Toyoda an invitation to talk with Congress.
The bigger problem is Dimitrios Biller, a former lawyer for Toyota. Biller took about 6,000 documents that is said [...]

Ed Peper, General Motors, North America vice president of Chevrolet, talked to me about Tuesday’s (the 17th) report of viability that will be submitted to Congress by General Motors.
What does [...]

Ed Welburn is General Motors Vice President of Global Design. The conversation started as always, light and lively, but then I asked Ed a question that he said no one [...]

Don Esmond is the Senior Vice President of Automotive Operations, Toyota Motor Sales, USA. Esmond set down with me at the 2009 Chicago auto show.
I asked all the executives the [...]