AZEqualizer
08-07-2008, 04:59 PM
Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy
2010 is shaping up to be a pivotal year in the American auto industry. From a product standpoint there will be a lot of interesting hardware in showrooms, including range-extending EVs, plug-in hybrids, clean diesels, pure electrics, and flex-fuel vehicles running on cellulosic ethanol. But it's also shaping up to be the year when the domestic industry will have to deal with its greatest challenge ever.
In short, the "Big Three" are running out of money, and running out fast. At its present spending rate, General Motors will burn through almost all the cash it has in the next 6 quarters. Ford can hold out a little bit longer. And Chrysler? Well, who the hell knows what's going on there?
John McElroy (http://www.autolinedetroit.tv/whatisad/) is host of the TV program "Autoline Detroit" (http://www.autolinedetroit.tv/). Every week he brings his unique insights as an auto industry insider to Autoblog readers.
Read the full article here Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/)
2010 is shaping up to be a pivotal year in the American auto industry. From a product standpoint there will be a lot of interesting hardware in showrooms, including range-extending EVs, plug-in hybrids, clean diesels, pure electrics, and flex-fuel vehicles running on cellulosic ethanol. But it's also shaping up to be the year when the domestic industry will have to deal with its greatest challenge ever.
In short, the "Big Three" are running out of money, and running out fast. At its present spending rate, General Motors will burn through almost all the cash it has in the next 6 quarters. Ford can hold out a little bit longer. And Chrysler? Well, who the hell knows what's going on there?
John McElroy (http://www.autolinedetroit.tv/whatisad/) is host of the TV program "Autoline Detroit" (http://www.autolinedetroit.tv/). Every week he brings his unique insights as an auto industry insider to Autoblog readers.
Read the full article here Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/)