Thursday, March 27, 2008
Buy American, get Chinese engine
In global supply era, old way of thinking on parts has become quaint.
Ian Austen / New York Times
OSHAWA, Ontario — General Motors car engines were once the stuff of American legend. The Beach Boys sang, "nothing can touch my 409," about a powerful Chevy V-8. Oldsmobile owners in [...]

Marketing giant Hal Riney dead at 75
 
‘Paul Bunyan’ of advertising created legendary Saturn campaign
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Alice Z. Cuneo
Automotive News | March 26, 2008 - 11:39 am EST
 
 
 
SAN FRANCISCO — Hal Riney, the legendary adman whose work influenced presidential campaigns and whose vision helped shape auto marketing and many other aspects of the business, died Monday of [...]