Category Archives: Auto industry

Climate Remedy: State, Local Governments Increasingly Turn to Zoning Reforms

Better late than never: Authorities are starting to use zoning as a way to reduce fossill fuel use.

Advertise on a Competitor’s Social Media Platform? Um, that Would Be a Hoot… GM “Paused” Ads on Musk’s Twitter

GM wants to have a look-see about how Twitter might use GM ad data to benefit Tesla. Will Chinese walls be enough?

Chip Shortages And Inflation Are Plaguing The Auto Industry

Chip woes still bedevil carmakers, to the degree that auto quality ratings are down, particularly for preimum vehicles.

Global Supply Chains Rattled by Winds of War

An analysis of the concentration of key commodities in supply chains shows why the Russia sanctions are having some outsized effects.

Seventeen States Sue EPA for Allowing California to Set Tougher Vehicle Emissions Standards

Seventeen Republican AGs sued to overturn EPA waiver allowing California to set tougher vehicale emissions standards.

Rationing Looms As Diesel Crisis Goes Global

Diesel shortages are on the way to becoming so serious that they’ll first create inflation and then slow demand.

Russia Sanctions Collateral Damage: Diesel Shortage Risk Worsening, EV Batteries

More on the “soon to be with us” sanctions-induced diesel shortage, along with EV battery woes.

IEA Releases 10-Point Plan to Curb Oil Use: The U.S. Is Unlikely to Follow Much – If Any – of It

The IEA last week proposed 10-point plan to curb oil use. Alas, it’s unlikely that current U.S. regulators and political leaders. will provide any more than lip service to these and other long overdue measures.

Senators Introduce Right to Repair Legislation

Senators introduce right to repair bill. Antitrust litigation will proceed regardless of whether federal or state legislation is enacted anytime soon.

How the Vehicle Production Nightmare Upended Everything and Why Automakers & Dealers Don’t Want the Old Ways Back

New vehicle sales show how Covid is working out very well for capitalists.

EPA Proposes Tougher Emissions Standards For Trucks

The Biden administration today proposed the first emissions standard upgrade for heavy duty trucks, vans, and busses since 2001.

5 Commodities That Could Explode As The Ukraine Crisis Escalates

A look at the commodities that are most vulnerable to reduced supply from Russia.

Commodities Price Increases and Prospect of Shortages Feeding Inflation Fears

Many commodities, particularly metals and energy, are in short supply, which points to even higher prices.

Resource Nationalism on Rise in Latin America, As Fever for “White Gold,” aka Lithium, Grips the World

Countries in the region are taking greater control of the revenues generated by the minerals and hydrocarbons produced within their borders, in particular when it comes to lithium.

Right to Repair Round-Up: One Step Back, One Leap Forward

Right to repair advocates see a setback in Massachusetts, while the Librarian of Congress establish a right to repair under copyright law.