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Open Line Show Introduced on Autoline Daily, May 5, 2010

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The Open Line Show had its official introduction in today’s edition of Autoline Daily!

Today on Episode 385 of Autoline Daily, BMW posts a first-quarter profit of $424 million. There’s a new proposal in Congress that would force the major U.S. banks to pay for any losses from the automotive bailout. Toyota says it needs to improve how it… [[Continue reading]]

Practicing the Art of Self-Delusion or, How Not to Get Ahead in a Race

A few years ago, after weighing in at a mere 100 lbs or so for many years, I gained some weight. Kind of the freshman pizza-butt kind of weight; the kind that I had only previously experienced when I was pregnant the one time and felt a sudden wave of “It is okay to eat finally” kind of relief and disbelief. Only this gainage was different because I told myself… [[Continue reading]]

The Gazelles Rally Has Run Its Course for the Year

And it seems that everyone is a little more tired and angry than usual.

What is usually a festive atmosphere around the highly competitive (and usually ripe with comradery) finish of the annual Rallye de Aicha Gazelles is a little bit lower this year after the winning team (and this is where it gets ironic), Team Toyota, was disqualified the final day for cheating the entire 9-day race… [[Continue reading]]

It’s Like This, GM. When Did Bad News Become a PR Machine?

Today I realized that on a productive day (meaning I am researching, reading and learning and not on Facebook), that I will have at least 3 tabs open in FireFox that are either bad or leaning towards bad news regarding GM. If you were to look at my Delicious account you would see that when I have been bothered to tag what I save, GM is not just a tag… [[Continue reading]]

Freebies, Carpetbagging, Cars and Mules: Top Gear Payola

This is going to be a really quick post because #carchat starts on 10 minutes and I just need to get this off of my proverbial chest:

This week I was given a copy of the DVD of Season 10 of Top Gear by the US company assisting the BBC America division with promoting the show.

I love Top… [[Continue reading]]

Announcement: Miss Motor Mouth Is Joining Carsala

April 24, 2009

Carsala, an online application revolutionizing the car buying
experience, announced today the appointment of Michelle Naranjo, also
known as Miss Motor Mouth, to lead Carsala digital communications.
Naranjo will assist with ongoing public relations, market strategy and
contribute to growing the venture funded company’s business
development.

Carsala CEO, Tyler Elliston said of the appointment, “Michelle is a
wonderful addition to our team.  Her… [[Continue reading]]