By sheer volume of sales, China is the biggest automotive market in the world. 13.6 million new vehicles were sold in China in 2009, compared to only 10.4 million in North America…and that trend is only going to become more pronounced as the world’s economy revs up again.
Note that China’s market is only bigger by [...]

Independent journalist and blogger Michael Fumento doesn’t pull any punches. A quick scan of Fumento’s blog posts regarding the Toyota recall fiasco shows that he’s not afraid to be blunt. He calls Prius driver James Sikes a “media whore liar.” blatant liar. [NOTE: We misquoted Mr. Fumento - our apologies.] He takes big media to [...]

Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas has announced his office will partner with a local private law firm to sue Toyota USA for selling defective vehicles and deceptive business practices. Here’s what Rackauckas is arguing:

We’ve been following the closure of NUMMI for a few months now, and it seems that the story is just about done. Earlier today, Toyota announced that they are giving NUMMI workers a $250 million dollar “transition” fund that could be used to pay out bonuses to NUMMI employees, as well as offer career counseling [...]

Perhaps lost in all the recall news, we’d like to touch base on the pending closure of New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc., an auto plant that was a joint venture between GM and Toyota. Started in 1984, NUMMI is the very last major auto manufacturing plant in California. While California’s anti-business regulations contributed to NUMMI’s [...]

BusinessWeek contributor Ed Wallace wrote an article titled “The Toyota Witch Hunt” that is a must-read for anyone following Toyota’s unintended acceleration debacle. Here are some of the highlights: