JDPower Quality Ranking and Statistical significance
Posted in average quality, confirmation bias, dealership effect, JD Power, Lexus, margin of error, Posts, quality survey, ranking, selection bias, statistical significance, and Toyota
Economics 244: Spring 2016
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Posted in General Motors, GM, number one, Posts, profit margins, return on assets, sales ranking, Toyota, Volkswagen, and VW
…remember Japan as Number One?… I’m just back from a meeting of the Japan Foundation American Advisory Board, where part of the discussion was on…
Posted in Chysler, Euro, Eurxit, Fiat, Ford, General Motors, Germany, Grexit, Nissan, OEMs, Opel, Peugeot, Renault, Spain, suppliers, Toyota, Turkey, and Volkswagen
…Eurxit and beyond… The Euro as currently configured is not sustainable, from both an economic and from a political perspective. Spain cannot possibly deflate its…
Posted in Accord, Camry, Chrysler, fixed costs, Ford, General Motors, GM, Honda, Impala, legacy costs, marginal costs, mid-sized cars, profitability, and Toyota
…the Detroit 3 are returning to the midsized-car segment… I’m tossing out back issues of Automotive News to try to fit into a corner office…
Posted in Camry, corporate strategy, dominant firm models, General Motors, GM, Hyundai, Impala, Malibu, microeconomics, product comparisons, Sonata, and Toyota
…economic theory says dominant firms adopt strategies that undermine their dominance … This isn’t an enthusiast site, and I’m not a car guy. My family…