Detroit Three Running Full Speed Ahead - But How Long Until One Of Them Derails Again?

Mary Barra, on the job roughly three weeks, detailed General Motors Co.’s earnings Thursday and it all sounded so normal.

Not because she’s the first woman to lead a global automaker. Not because the new CEO sounded to be reading from a prepared script laced with words like “team” and “products” and “execute.” And not because GM’s $32 billion in adjusted earnings over 16 consecutive profitable quarters is so, well, expected that mentioning it borders on boring.

It all sounded so normal because Detroit’s automakers, for what feels like the first time in anyone’s memory, are settling into a groove also known as running their businesses the right way. And by “right way,” I mean in a manner that business people outside the old, thoroughly discredited Detroit bubble would recognize.

 

MattDarringer - 2/9/2014 10:20:37 AM

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GM and FCA are the ones still not out of danger. GM desperately needs to do a "One GM" and assign duties globally. GM Korea can continue to do the Cruze, Sonic, and Spark level cars. GM NA can do the rest. Opel? As quickly as possible halt all development of Opels and put the Opel badge on Chevrolets. Opel is a money sucking disaster.