In This Issue:
December 2012/January 2013
 

Analyses in Queue:  eMOTION!REPORTS.com Publisher Calls For Re-establishment of Dewar Trophy in Accordance with 1907 Royal Automobile Club International Rulesets Modified for Existing Manufacturing Processes; Urges the World's Auto Industry, Inclusive of Cadillac, Lincoln, Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Aston-Martin, Chrysler/FIAT, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Jaguar, Land Rover, Ferrari, Maserati, Lexus, Infiniti, et al, to Take up The Challenge of a Real Test of Who is Best...

London, United Kingdom, 22 December, 2012 - Nearly 7 years before a stunned planet watched itself descend into an unthinkable state of affairs -world war- that not even the
the world's intellectual elite, noted historians among them, ever saw coming, a group of men toiled in February 1908 to bring three 1907 Cadillac Model K sedans to the Brooklands
Race Track at Weybridge, as instructed by officials of the renowned Royal Automobile Club, for the initiation of arguably the most rigorous tests of vehicular reliability and consistency of construct yet contrived. The intent being to set a new standard for the world within the confines of these evaluatory parameters.

At the turn of the 20th century, the fledgling automotive landscape was a teeming milieu of various nameplates, all seeking to make, and leave, their mark on an industry that most had the vision and foresight to know would be pivotal to the success of the emergent second industrial revolution.  A revolution, mind you, that would shape world commerce as we now know it.

Whether those men charged with the transport, dis-assemblage, re-assemblage and operation of the Cadillacs during their RAC trials were truly aware of the historic
implications of their activities is not known, but one must assume at least a modicum of such on the part of most
involved. Perhaps, not quite that of Sir Thomas R. Dewar, scion of the Dewar Whisky fortune and an effective parliamentarian, who decided it was critical to the success of the automobile industry and its multitude of players, to separate the true innovators from the pretenders.

This was the mindset of Sir Dewar when he placed in the care and keeping of RAC leadership in 1904 an ornate trophy with specific instructions that it be presented "to the motor car which should successfully complete the most meritorious performance or test furthering the interests and advancement of the [automobile] industry..."

To be continued 2 January 2013...


Cadillac: A New Standard For The World
 

Dodge Challenger R/T At L'Auberge de Sedona: A Blending of Technological and Culinary Excellence

Sedona, AZ, 15 December, 2012 - Ten years ago, as Reuters photographer John Hillery and myself rounded a curve on Service Route 89 in a pre-production and completely revamped 2002 Ford Explorer, we came face to face with at least a 2 ton boulder blocking the roadway. There was no place to go; going around on the left would have placed us perilously close to the road edge and an estimated 1,000ft. drop. Going to the right was out of the question.

The only choice was to stop, hopefully, in time.

We had several things working to our advantage: 1. Anti-lock braking (ABS) 2. New for Explorer anti-dive geometry 3. Lighter weight. 4. Driving skills presumed adequate.  Thankfully, all these aspects combined to stop us just a hairsbreadth from this massive boulder which would have made short work of our vehicle - and perhaps us - had we impacted it.

Fast forward to 15 December, 2012, as I found myself again headed to Sedona, this time for lunch at the renowned and highly recommended by my driving companion, L'Auberge de Sedona Resort and its Restaurant on Oak Creek.

Set in a stunningly beautiful locale among the Red Rocks - a weighted statement considering that Sedona is one of the most glorious places on earth - much is offered in the way of placing maximum distance between guests and the cares, pressures, stresses and concerns of what is commonly called life.



Like my companion, I am a Frank Lloyd Wright aficionado, and we were both struck by the similarities of L'Auberge landscaping, utilization of natural resources and building placement to Wright's approach of melding human conceptualized architecture with the organic. Moreover, it called to mind his words in describing this machine age architect's masterpiece of residences, Fallingwater: "Fallingwater is a great blessing -- one of the great blessings to be experienced here on earth, I think nothing yet ever so equaled the coordination, sympathetic expression of the great principle of repose where forest and stream and rock and all the elements of structure are combined so quietly that really you listen not to any noise whatsoever although the music of the stream is there.

But you listen to Fallingwater the way you listen to the quiet of the country..."



Our mission in this instance was two fold:  Evaluation of the 2013 Dodge Challenger R/T, and the cuisine of L'Auberge Restaurant on Oak Creek (In another life, I was a restaurant critic) which my companion had assured me was a cut above.

But in a circumstance eerily similar to the boulder encounter of a decade previous, we found ourselves and I-17 under relentless climatological assault through heavy rain, intermittent snow, and an interstate section badly in need of repair. In an instant, we were immersed in a wall of water thrown up by a vehicle to the left of us, following its encounter with a pool of accumulated rain water at 65 mph.

Two things, maybe three, were at work for us; 1. Years of training through the Bob Bondurant and Skip Barber Racing Schools, and 2. A vehicle whose superior balance and road adhesion characteristics -thanks to an excellent blending of power, suspension and tire technologies by Dodge engineers - was conducive to a flawless performance within an impending road emergency...

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Veteran Automotive/Aerospace Journalist/Analyst, ZINTRO Expert Myron D. Stokes Available For Interviews During 2012/2013 Los Angeles, Detroit and New York International Auto Shows

Summary of The Importance of the Higgs-Boson Research Results by CERN Scientists and Why the Problem is Much Harder to Fully Master Than What People Think; i.e., Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking For a Particle Lasting 10 to the Minus Six Power Seconds, or Less

Go to Press Release PDF: THE REAL “MASS EFFECT”: - ASTROPHYSICIST DR. ANDREW W. BECKWITH- CERN DISCOVERY  PROBABLY NOT THE ELUSIVE HIGGS-BOSON "GOD PARTICLE", BUT PERHAPS FAR MORE SIGNIFICANT

BOAC, Now British Airways, Crews Cheer Arrival
of DeHavilland Comet, World's First Operational Jetliner  Image: BOAC

Chicago - 17 June, 2012 - In the interests of professional full disclosure, I completely disagreed with Boeing's decision to drop development of the Sonic Cruiser - an aircraft with the potential to completely reshape the commercial  air travel landscape in a way not seen since the debut of the
jet-powered DeHavilland Comet, Boeing 707 and supersonic Concorde (I had the profound privilege of being aboard Concorde 4 times) in favor of the aesthetically boring -save
for the exquisite interior- though technologically advanced Dreamliner. An analysis in queue, but never coted owing to national security related events which commanded
our full attention, was entitled "Boeing Chooses Mediocrity Over Greatness".  Indeed, a wonderful opportunity was missed to give the flying public a large glimpse of the future in aircraft design, and one that would have had people flocking to airports just to see it...
 
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eMOTION!REPORTS.com Aerospace Analysis Part One: Boeing's 787 Dreamliner - Composite to Metal Conjoining Issues Not Seen as Resolved Long Term
 


Detroit - “Publisher’s note: One wonders aloud why it took an Italian acquisition to allow this country to see what most of the world already knew: The historical center of the automotive universe is America and more specifically, Detroit.

“Legions of PR, marketing and advertising people have come and gone over the last 37 years, and save for a creative and innovative few, have failed to tap into the rich performance and styling history that exemplified Chrysler Corp… Dodge Division in particular…

“…Auto enthusiasts everywhere, and most certainly the City of Detroit, owe FIAT leadership (The firm just announced it is increg its stake to 16% of Chrysler for 1.5bil) a debt of gratitude for the fabulous image boost emergent amidst decades of societal derision. Moreover, my family is especially proud of the “Imported From Detroit” Super Bowl commercial featuring the pounding fist statue of master pugilista Joe Louis “The Brown Bomber” Barrow: The Stokes’(Pulliam) and Barrows of Camp Hill, Alabama, married into each other’s families decades ago…” (from post http://t.co/58kTZy8)

 

Chrysler's "Imported From Detroit" Ad (Print version) Image: Chrysler

 In line with previous awards such as our naming Ford F-150 as “Truck of The Decade” at the 2004 Chicago Auto Show and our placement on ER nearly a decade ago of a reproducible copy of what is considered some of the greatest advertising prose of all time: “The Penalty of Leadership” by Theodore MacManus, these accolades are not given easily or without substantive data to render them viable.

A formal notification is being forwarded to Chrysler officials.

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Richard Holbrooke's World: Memories of a Newsweek Special Correspondent

Detroit -  I did not know Richard Holbrooke, but I'm nevertheless convinced that eventually I would have, given the fact of similar, though separate, spheres of activity. And although I didn't realize it until years later, we both made the decision to not accompany then Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown on the trade mission flight to Croatia that resulted in his and the deaths of 34 others. 

Out of a sense of psychological self-preservation, I had confined these and other events of 15 years ago to the "dark places" of my mind, despite the fact this circumstance alone counts as pivotal to everything that has happened in my career since.

Permit me to explain.

During the Balkans War of 1992-95 which primarily involved Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia following the break-up of Yugoslavia, I was, thanks to former Detroit Bureau Chief Frank Washington, Chief of Correspondents Ann McDaniel and Editor Maynard Parker, a special correspondent for Newsweek, Newsweek Japan and Newsweek International covering the industrial (automotive, aerospace), financial, medical and technological sectors along with investigative duties. The latter including the Oklahoma City bombing cover story element "Three Strange Friends" within which I interviewed James Nichols on his farm in Decker, Michigan; "One Family's Nightmare", the murder of the Freeman family in Pennsylvania by their neo-Nazi sons; the GM board revolt analysis "Another Pink Slip?" that predicted to the day when former Chairman Bob Stempel would step down; a measured defense of Edsel Ford II in "A Young Ford at The Wheel" and "The Shame of the City", covering the death of Deletha Word after jumping off the Belle Isle bridge in Detroit to escape her attackers. "Just as Safe at Any Speed" written with the Washington Bureaus Evan Thomas, helped to reverse the extremely negative reporting surrounding GMs C/K pickup truck controversy.

Additionally, I contributed to an extensive analysis of the nations blood supply "In Search of Safer Blood" (Geoffrey Cowley, Sharon Begley, et al,) and a 6 month investigation, in collaboration with Melinda Beck, leading to a cover story on the safety of Americas airlines "How Safe is This Flight?" I also had the privilege of being the only reporter to conduct an extensive interview with Rodney King at the height of the LA Riots of 1992 (my brother Doug and I drove out during curfew) while sitting on the hood of Kings "magical" Hyundai Excel that managed to outrun, police claimed, a CHP 5.0L Mustang...

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Press Release

Entering its 23rd Year: The Detroit 2011 North American International Auto Show

 

  Concept Corvette Stingray   Image: GM

   GM Reborn: Retention of Opel Creates Pathway Towards Reconstitution as World's Number One Automaker

Aerial Refueling of C-17    Image: USAF

Press Release: Global HeavyLift States Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Production Must be Maintained; Will Seek FAA Exemption for BC-17 Commercial Variant Separate From Boeing

Continues Pursuit of USD18.4B Capital Raise To Implement US/NATO-Controlled Heavy and Outsized Air Cargo Industry Based on Well-proven Tactical/Strategic Airlifter ; Firm Also Reveals China Theft of Aegis BMD System Representing the Core of U.S. Naval Offensive/Defensive Capabilities, and Possibly F-22 Raptor Technology

Chicago -- Following previous releases in February 2006 and March 2007, Global Heavylift Holdings, LLC, a Florida incorporated and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) listed (www.ccr.gov) entity with principal offices in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, will continue its pursuit of an USD18.4B capital raise to implement a US/NATO-controlled Heavy and Outsized (H&O) air cargo industry utilizing new and used modestly modified variants of C-17 for commercial missions, while still meeting USAF operational standards as part of Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) organic airlift augmentation.

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Department of Commerce: National Security Assessment of the C-17 Globemaster Cargo Aircraft's Economic and Industrial Base Impacts

Preserving The Past for The Future: GM Celebrates A Century of Existence

Publisher's Note:
 
In spite of election year political gyrations causing the world to hold its collective breath, open season on US corporations by predatory offshore entities owing to lax if not non-existent trade regulations, and an economy on the cusp of disintegration, GM stands poised to celebrate another hundred years.
 
The staff of eMOTION! REPORTS takes a long look at the history of the General.  And, we also invite you to again review "Super-Globalism: Strategies for Maintaining a Robust Industrial Base Through Technological, Policy and Process Improvement" originally presented in 2003 by ER as a wake-up shout on the need to preserve the U.S. industrial base.
 
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Dr. Sheila Ronis Named as one of Crain's Detroit Business "Women To Watch"

We'd like to take a moment to congratulate our resident national security expert, Dr. Sheila Ronis, on being named as one of Crain's Detroit Business "Women To Watch" in 2008.
 
An excerpt: "Sheila Ronis has been dividing her time for months between heading a program for graduate students at Troy-based Walsh College and trying to make a safer nation for her students to live and work.

"Ronis, 58, director of MBA and MSSL programs at Walsh, has been commuting between Southeast Michigan and Washington to serve as chairwoman of the Vision Working Group for the Project on National Security Reform.

"The group is one of 10 addressing ways to update the National Security Act of 1947 to address 21st century global security concerns.

"Ronis, a sometime consultant for the U.S. Department of Defense, was recruited in late 2006 based on her background in organizational behavior and strategic and systems thinking. She is the only person outside Washington to participate.

'Organizations all fundamentally operate the same way in a social structure sense,” she said. "Even if they’re each unique in form or purposes, and can have complex structure like the military’s structure, they are still subject to the same principles of social science.'"
 
A link to the entire story follows:
 
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20080914/AWARDS/309169998/1120

Restoration of GM Viability: A European Solution of Einsteinian Simplicity?

Press Release: November 15, 2007

U.S. -- China Commission Cites Some Progress Yet Some Troubling Trends For U.S. Economic and National Security Interests; Year-Long Study Offers 42 Recommendations In Report to Congress

Full Report Available at: www.uscc.gov

 

"It is not a matter of if this country fights China, but when..."  -- Internal U.S. Department of Defense analysis

WASHINGTON, DC (November 15, 2007) –  China has adopted policies to reverse its progress toward a more market-based economy, opting instead to increase government intervention in the economy, according to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. “Free and fair trade depends on a market approach to international commerce, rather than a contest among governments and their closely owned and subsidized industries,” said Carolyn Bartholomew, chairman of the Commission as she officially released the group’s 2007 annual report to Congress on Thursday.

The Commission, a bipartisan group established by Congress to analyze the economic and national security relationship of the two nations,  made 42 recommendations to Congress for further action. The book-length report was unanimously approved by the 12 Commissioners, appointed by each party’s leadership. The Commission held seven hearings; travelled to China, Taiwan, and India; commissioned original research; and consulted with economic, intellegence, and military agencies to reach its conclusions.

The report acknowledges that China’s adherence to non-proliferation agreements has improved considerably over the past several years. Yet China has also continued to build up its military capacity and sophistication with the intent of challenging the U.S.,  said  Commission Vice Chairman Daniel Blumenthal. Blumenthal also expressed concern at  “…China’s willingness to invest in and sell weapons to Iran and Sudan, both countries with abysmal human rights records.”

The report is critical of China’s application of what the report terms “one of the most effective information control regimes in the world.”  The report also criticizes China’s increased use of espionage as a means to develop new military and industrial technology. Among the recommendations, the Commission suggests that Congress pass a law to treat Chinese currency manipulation as an illegal export subsidy, and that it require the Pentagon to better track the orgin of the components of the military equipment that it purchases. The Commission also suggests that the U.S. government  seek greater cooperation with China in a dialogue on global climate change and other environmental issues.

The report  raises alarms about the the erosion of the U.S. defense industrial base, and the build-up of $1.4 trillion in foreign currency reserves by China as a result of its massive trade surpluses.  The report and its key findings, analysis, and recommendations to Congress will be made available on the Commission’s Web Site,  www.uscc.gov.

Boeing Making Progress on 787 Dreamliner First Flight; Production Line Full

Publisher's Note: Although the first flight has been delayed, ER will continue to follow and advise new dates

EVERETT, Wash., Dec. 11, 2007 -- The Boeing [NYSE: BA] production line is full for the all-new 787 Dreamliner, as work continues on the first flight-test airplane and two airplanes to be used for static and fatigue testing. This photo shows Airplane #1 in the third position, where final structure and systems installations are completed. Behind it, the static-test airplane is in the second position, where it will receive landing gear, engines, and any required interior installations. The fatigue airplane entered final body join Nov. 30.

New Feature: Executive Summary

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A bi-weekly  in-depth technical analysis of worthy automobiles; November/December  summary is Cadillac STS 3.6L Direct Injected V-6 http://www.cadillac.com/cadillacjsp/model/gallery.jsp?model=sts&year=2008 

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Publisher's note: 2008 Cadillac CTS repeats 2003/2004 nomination as eMOTION! REPORTS.com Car of The Year; Audi R8 Included In Special Performance Vehicle Category     http://www.emotionreports.com/SUV_Award/suv_award.html

The Penalty of Leadership: A Plaque download of what is considered some of the best automotive advertising prose of all time, and appearing as a one page Cadillac ad for one day in the January 2, 1915 Saturday Evening Post  in response to Packard Automobile assertions   http://www.emotionreports.com/SUV_Award/penalty_of_leadership.htm

 

The China Syndrome 2007: Economic and Military Build-up a Cause For Caution and Concern

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Book Review: Timelines Into The Future: Strategic Visioning Methods for Government, Business, and Other Organizations, Dr. Sheila Ronis
 

Aerospace Analysis: First Flight of Boeing 787 Dreamliner This Month
 

Automotive Industry Analysis:
 

The Chrysler Acquisition:

A Matter of Control

 

FRANKFURT MOTOR SHOW 2007 62nd Annual
 

Ford Introduces Kuga Crossover
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Volkswagen Eos: Rewriting The Book on Convertibles

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DaimlerChrysler Archives
February 2001: Der Sturm
(The Perfect Storm)
Chrysler: Crafting A Reprieve

 2.17.07

Detroit -- The current travails of Chrysler Group have all but rendered it a candidate for acquisition – a conclusion rendered viable from at least two points of fact:  DaimlerChrysler Chairman Dr. Dieter Zetsche’s public statements of late that all options are on the table, and ongoing deliberations reportedly transpiring at this moment between GM and DCX officials.

Our own sources have not dispelled the notion that the latter statement is true.

In light of this current state of affairs, we invite you to consider analyses presented in February of 2001; Der Sturm (The Perfect Storm) and Chrysler: Crafting a Reprieve. Analyses just as relevant and accurate now as they were then.

The repatriation of this American icon Chrysler, should be pursued by either Ford or GM with all due speed: It is an opportunity that would bring benefits to all concerned, in addition to playing its own role – as noted in “Crafting a Reprieve” – in mitigating erosion of the US industrial base.  The foregoing is true for the simple reason that ownership of Chrysler by a US entity renders it far less likely that manufacturing positions would be sent offshore, and even if they are, the money still flows back here.

Dr. Zetsche is one of the few automotive executives who understands how critical it is to maintain a country’s industrial base; even one not his own.  Which is why we applaud his courage in potentially turning a financial difficulty for Daimler into a opportunity to right a perceived, if not quite real, wrong:  The theft of Chrysler through the machinations of Juergen Schrempp and the short sightedness of an otherwise capable Bob Eaton.

Lastly, you’ll note that we mentioned Ford Motor Company as a possible White Knight in the re-acquisition of Chrysler. 

This is not said tongue in cheek.  Rather, it simply acknowledges that despite its current difficulties, the company will emerge viable.  Moreover, it would reprise its role of 12 years ago during the tenure of Sir Alex Trotman when, unbeknownst to all but a critical few, Ford, at his direction,  acted as a potential suitor to prevent Kirk Kerkorian’s hostile taking of Chrysler.

Alan Mulally would do well to consider the benefits of a Chrysler rescue, benefits that would be identifiable at several levels.

We do indeed live in a global environment, but succeeding in this arena demands maintaining the strength and solidity of the home base.  In this vein, America’s biggest orphan at the moment, Chrysler Group, needs the nurturing atmosphere of a new home and new caring parents…

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SPECIAL REPORT:

28 April, 2006
U.S. Business and Industry Council:
An Organization Worth Joining

State of GM, Ford and Suppliers Confirms
Economic War A Palpable, Pervasive, Reality

Publisher's note:

The US Auto Industry is out of time, and as we recently said to industry colleagues, the window for discussion of strategies to stay or mitigate the threat to the industrial base has been closed.  Only the implementation of actionable plans remains; some of which are suggested by Dr. Ronis and her associates at the USBIC and those that will soon be before Congress subsequent to several month’s long investigation of the erosion of the manufacturing base.  We also acknowledge the impending visit by the principals of GM, Ford and Chrysler with the President.

In order to ensure the best outcome of those proposed interactions, the right questions -- even demands -- must be presented.  And frankly, we have no confidence that most of the people employed and deployed by GM and Ford -- again, Chrysler is NOT an American car company --  on Capitol Hill understand or appreciate the reality of economic war being waged; an understanding quite necessary to craft the appropriate query.  Moreover, the strategies and tactics utilized are designed not to render the offshores just hyper-competitive against the core components of the country's base, but to eliminate them.

Cold, sad, true...

In this analysis and advisory, a very necessary position is articulated and needs very little expansion as the following excerpt demonstrates:

"The automotive industry crisis is revealing with a vengeance the dilemma faced by companies that wish to manufacture in America and keep the nation's industrial base strong. On the one hand, private business and market forces still make the U.S. economy go, and so companies need to work overtime improving their competitiveness.

"On the other hand, policy decisions made in Washington and foreign capitals--to open or to ignore certain foreign markets, to combat or to tolerate foreign subsidies or dumping, to favor some sectors of the economy but not others in trade negotiations--can make or break not only individual companies but entire industries. 

"Multinational companies have long recognized the policy challenge, and have employed legions of lobbyists to influence national decision-makers. Yet too often, their foreign trade and investment agendas have harmed domestic companies, by ignoring import competition that is often predatory, and by actually encouraging the "offshoring" of whole industries and their supply chains. And too few domestic business leaders have had the time or resources to play the increasingly vital Washington game."

We would say to our friends and associates in industry and government that believe we are NOT in an economic war, merely a shifting of competitive positions,  your stance is not sustainable, justified or verifiable. 

This analysis brings that point painfully home...

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Aviation Milestone:  Boeing 777-200LR Sets New World Distance Record; Hong Kong to London

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has reached another aviation milestone with the successful completion of a record-breaking distance attempt utilizing the 777-200LR (Longer Range) passenger jet.  The Hong Kong to London flight initiated on 9 November and completed on the 10th, covered 11,664 (21,601 km) nautical miles and was accomplished in 22-hours, 42-minutes.  It's one for the record books: That distance eclipses the previous record set in 1989 by a 747-400 of 9,200 (17,039 km) nautical set between London and Sydney, and more recently in 1997, set by a 777-200ER (Extended Range) flying 10,823 nautical miles (20,044 km) from Seattle to Kuala Lumpur. 

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eMOTION! REPORTS.com Names Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ 2006 Car of The Year

"Once again, the Chicago Auto Show, now approaching a century of existence, is the backdrop for our award, first presented here in 2002," says Publisher Myron Stokes, an award-winning former Newsweek, Newsweek Japan and Newsweek International correspondent. "This is the fourth year for these awards, and it is our expectation that they will garner a level of notoriety for the winners similar to that evident last year."

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Media Advisory December 5, 2005
The Japanese Exodus: Japan firms quietly leaving China; GM Facilities at Risk

It has been observed by our global sources that several Japanese firms are quietly removing their high value assets in China both technological and human.   This is occurring  because of Japan's dissatisfaction with the Chinese government's unwillingness to enforce the law and effectively manage Chinese Triad activity.

This all but clandestine operation, now in its final stages and apparently coordinated with Japanese intelligence services, placed a priority on the most valuable facilities, the technological and manufacturability components of those facilities, and has been accomplished with a precision rivaling the disabling of Norway-based German heavy water operations at Rjukan supporting nuclear weapons development in February 1943.  The latter having been accomplished with no loss of life on either side.

This comes on the heels of a public domain report provided by the US State Department in response to a China business climate request by Industry Canada in 2004.  The report can be read in its entirety at http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/inimr-ri.nsf/en/gr124519e.html. But the report, sourced by the Japanese government, paints a grim picture of a steadfastly non-cooperative China state of affairs, and qualifies as a PRA (Political Risk Assessment).  
Images: Italianoit, Scott Gregory Banner; General Motors Corp.

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2006 Pontiac Solstice                   Photo: GM

The eMOTION! REPORT: THE AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE/AEROSPACE INDUSTRY 2005 /2006 BUSINESS AND PRODUCT ANALYSIS

A comprehensive analysis written by our global team of experts (see analyses “Renault/Ford?” 5.9.05 and “Super-Globalism” 6.9.03) in the academic, media, corporate and government sectors, with a focus on General Motors and Ford Motor Company “business of the business” and product analysis. On the aerospace side, we look at, among others, Boeing’s emergent commercial aviation success story: The 787 Dreamliner along with Bombardier’s new C-Series that may have a profound effect on the company’s bottom-line profitability.   300 pages in length and presented in ADOBE ™.pdf optimized for spiral-bound printing at KINKOS ™ locations globally, The eMOTION! REPORT offers 25 pages of full-page only advertising avails.  Closing date is November 30th with publication scheduled for second week December.   A media/marketing kit is available as a download from this site to agencies of record and other industry marketing personnel  by requesting password via emotionmag@emotionreports.com.

This document constitutes a “must read” for industry executives, analysts and core financial institutions.

Analysis: Boeing Board Selects W. James McNerney, Jr., as Chairman/CEO; Former Acting CEO James A. Bell Remains as CFO (6.30.05)

In a recent analysis concerning the forced departure of former CEO Harry Stonecipher, we noted that "It is virtually incontestable that every Boeing misstep and charge lain against it moves AIRBUS ever closer to its goal of capturing the lucrative, and hotly contested, AF tanker deal. Moreover, It tends to create an atmosphere of mistrust and loss of confidence on the part of military and commercial customers in terms of the company’s ability to perform.

                                                  
New vistas in aircraft manufacturing: Boeing's 787 Dreamliner  Image: Boeing

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General Motors, however, is a whole different story.  Negotiations are planned between Toyota top executive and GM’s C-level executives, expected to expand existing agreements in place over the past two decades.  Review of analyses developed in 2000 by industry colleagues that sought to define such a relationship, painted an unflattering image. 

Billionaire financier and corporate raider Kirk Kerkorian, however, has other plans for the world’s largest automaker.  Should he prevail in his strong overtures to be the company’s single largest shareholder, it’s a foregone conclusion he will push to remove virtually all the executives currently in charge, anointing an epic figurehead to buy time, select and redirect the next generation of top GM leaders.

Who?  “Kerkorian’s buddy Lee Iacocca could be an ideal white knight… another US car company to save.  But, he is only a few years younger than Kerkorian.  Even if Kerkorian were willing to give Bob Lutz the reigns, after bad blood from the DC merger, Lutz isn’t much younger.” 

 

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Boeing: The Stonecipher Departure

Publisher's note 3.9.05: "Economic war is always waged first" is a maxim of Sun Tzu's eons old military doctrine.  Boeing, it seems, is feeling the full effects of such a war waged against it as still the world's pre-eminent builder of military and commercial aircraft.  And it goes without saying that if you want to shake a company – or a government – to its very core, attack, discredit, neutralize and eliminate the executive leadership.  As a result of the world’s oldest executive indiscretion, Boeing has lost yet another helmsman, Harry Stonecipher, who, as we stated in an earlier analysis “Aerospace Giant in Fight of Its Life” was capable of leading a charge of revitalized design, engineering and marketing talent from within Boeing’s ranks against an EU-supported AIRBUS.  A consortium, mind you, whose mission in life is to unseat the company’s dominance in the aerospace arena.

Global Powertrain Congress (GPC):    A Convergence of The World's Best and Brightest in Advanced Propulsion Systems, With special emphasis on HEV's, Fuel Cells and Other Alternative Transportation Technologies Inclusive of Quasiturbine; September 28-30, Ford Conference Center, Dearborn, Michigan

Publisher's note: As Dearborn, Michigan, home to industry foundation automaker Ford Motor Company, prepares to host this seventh annual vehicle powertrain specific conference, there is much talk, indeed, high expectations, of potential breakthrough technology, processes and powertrain systems strategies being presented here. Such expectations are concomitant with the angst associated with continued Middle-Eastern instability, Russian provincial upheaval and oil prices -- inextricably linked to these and bolstered by OPEC whim -- headed for $60 a barrel.  For these reasons alone GPC is timely, and born of an industry landscape undergoing massive change.  Dr. Nasim Uddim, one of GPC's founding directors, notes that those in attendance should not underestimate the importance of this conference as it emerges as a clear compliment to the annual events of SAE and SME: "This is a unique international annual conference which is now in its 7th year and is characterized by both its focus and its excellence.  Those desirous of meeting the automotive Powertrain engineers and leaders who are determining the shape of the future, and hearing about the products and technologies that will define it, should know that GPC 2004 is the place to be."

To that end, we're providing a pdf of the conference schedule and registration along with a direct link, www.gpc-icpem.org.  We're also pleased to announce that elements of the white paper "Quantum Parallel: The Saint-Hilaire Quasiturbine as the Basis for a Simultaneous Paradigm Shift in Vehicle Propulsion Technology" will be presented here as well.

We congratulate the GPC team on what is sure to be yet another successful program of high import and impact for industry.   Elsewhere, we present a hi-res image of the Army's prototype TSV, or Theater Support Vessel, a weapons system -- it is indeed that -- at present redefining and expanding the role and capabilities of the Rapid Deployment Force, or any force, within the services.  Developed and built by Bollinger/Incat of Australia, this wave-piercing catamaran design has a 40+ knot cruise speed fully loaded with 400 troops, tanks (up to 16 M1 Abrams) fast combat vehicles, helicopters, small watercraft for SEAL-type operations and provisions for sustained in-theater operations. It has already proved its worth in Iraq.  More data is provided through a National Defense analysis written by our own Dr. Sheila Ronis, who had opportunity to spend time with this remarkable craft. TSV may very well prove to be exactly the type of high-technology, high flexibility and inter-service sea-borne support platform needed to take Dr. Thomas P.M. Barnett's "two militaries",  as outlined in "The Pentagon's New Map", from concept to fully functioning reality.  The designers of Civil War Ironclads Monitor and Merrimac would have been proud...

Carpe diem,                                      Myron D.Stokes    (8.29.04)

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Quasiturbine GPC 2004 Presentation

Global Powertrain Congress (9/30/04)

Peer Review: Military Transformation Through Analytical Process: The Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society -- An Interdisciplinary Approach 

Publisher's Note: A gathering this past October of  academics, active and retired military officers, research scientists and policy makers from several of the country's leading universities, institutions, think tanks and corporations inclusive of West Point, The Naval War College, National Defense University, Boeing, RAND, Brookings and The Hague at Chicago's Palmer House, yielded an astounding array of significant research papers and policy postulations. 

Among the more notable were "Israeli-Palestinian Non-Mediated Peacekeeping --A Challenge to Hegemonic Masculinities" by Deborah Heifetz-Yahav of Tel Aviv University, and "How Peacekeeping Prepared the Army for War" by Laura Miller of RAND. A peer review of the proceedings in PDF form has been prepared for your ready reference and consideration.

Elsewhere, we look at reviews of Dr. Thomas P.M. Barnett's "The Pentagon's New Map", as well as providing a PDF file of the permanently archived work "Crisis On Asimov: A Vision of 2085", just in time for the opening of the Science Fiction Museum, which celebrates the genre past, present and future, in Seattle later this month.  In the near future, we will present "Prelude To Stealth: Jack Northrop's P-61 Black Widow"; a close look at this purpose-built night fighter that shattered conventional thinking and theory as it related to airborne interception and aerodynamic control surfaces.  As we prepare for this extensive analysis, we would appreciate hearing from former pilots and crew, and anyone involved in the design and building of this superlative craft. Reach us through: emotionmag@emotionreports.com

To the promise of galactic adventure,

Myron D. Stokes

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Reviewing The Reviews:  

Dr. Thomas P.M. Barnett's powerful strategic analysis of next war, "The Pentagon's New Map", has been discussed extensively by other mediums, inclusive of the Wall Street Journal (5/11/04) following our own March 24, 2004 review.  Businessweek's Stan Crock (5/17/04) saw fit to review in parallel Barnett's "Map" (Putnam) and Bob Woodward's microscopic look into the White House' Iraqi War decision making process "Plan of Attack" (Simon & Schuster).  His analysis "The Road to -- And From -- Iraq, considers the entry and exit strategies for this still smoldering conflict.  In an interesting twist, Barnett "reviews the reviewers", including eMOTION! REPORTS' Sheila Ronis, on his website (www.thomaspmbarnett.com).  Dr. Ronis' review, incidentally, is among those listed for "Map" on Amazon.com.

On this 60th anniversary of "D-Day" the June 6, 1944 Operation Overlord invasion of Europe landings at Normandy, and considering the current state of affairs both economically and militarily, neither Barnett's nor Woodward's treatises will be gathering dust anytime soon...

Encore: Crisis On Asimov - A Vision of 2085

As a prelude to the forthcoming book "Crisis On Asimov: "Strategic Visioning Processes for Government, Industry and Education" (University Press of America; Jan. 2005, Sheila R. Ronis, Ph.D.) which expands on visioning architecture, we are providing access to this excellent work in PDF form. And, in light of return to the Moon and Mars exploration initiatives now in progress, along with the impending launch on June 18th, 2004 of the spectacular Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame in Seattle (http://www.sciencefictionexperience.com) we felt it a most auspicious time to do so.  We applaud the vision of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, newly appointed Director Donna Shirley, and the stellar group of advisory board members which includes no less than  "2001: A Space Odyssey" author Arthur C. Clarke, Greg Bear, Ray Bradbury, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Majel Barrett Roddenberry.

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Book Review: The Core and The Gap: A Review of Thomas Barnett's The Pentagon's New Map: War and Peace in The Twenty-First Century
By Dr. Sheila Ronis  3.24.04

Visioning for the U.S. Government is a difficult process.  No one entity has the responsibility to define the long term vision of the country.  This has been argued for many years amongst those of us who discuss the role the United States needs to define for itself with the end of the Cold War and a world emerging in the 21st Century that is very different.  But, little progress has ever been made.  Until now.  In a brilliantly lucid manor, Dr. Thomas P.M. Barnett, senior strategic researcher and professor at the U.S. Naval War College, has defined what that vision of a “future worth creating” should be in his new book, The Pentagon’s New Map:  War and Peace in the Twenty-First Century.

The Pentagon’s New Map is only pre-orderable for now at the following web-site.  It will be available after April 26, when it will be published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York. Find it on the web at: http://www.thomaspmbarnett.com

eMOTION! REPORTS reviewer Dr. Sheila Ronis leaves no doubt as to where she stands on this book: "This work should be translated into every major language around the world, though the wit and wisdom may be difficult to translate.  It is a must read, not only for policy analysts in the beltway and every American, but for every citizen of the world who cares about the future."

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Special Report: Is NASCAR Killing the Golden Goose?

Rolling in money after signing a $2.4 billion TV deal three years ago, NASCAR has decided the best way to boost TV ratings is to change a popular points system that had been in effect for 29 years. The new plan was supposed to keep the title undecided until the end of the last race, keep more drivers in contention for the crown and encourage everyone to race for the win every time out.  Unfortunately, as Associate Publisher and Motorsports Editor John Chuhran reports, the 2004 Nextel Cup “Chase for the Championship” will likely eliminate more than 75 percent of the drivers with 10 races to go and cause fans of those competitors to turn off their TVs over the final two-and-a-half months of the season.  Participants think the new plan could ruin the sport; a sidebar analysis offers a reasonable proposal to save NASCAR from financial disaster.

Main Analysis: Is NASCAR Killing the Golden Goose

Sidebar: A Simple Solution to NASCAR’s Disastrous 2004 Points Plan

Industry Analysis:  Lessons From Toyota:  A Global Grand Strategy For Boeing

Incredible changes in the industrial and geo-political landscape have made it necessary to delay our 7E7 Dreamliner analysis "Boeing Chooses Mediocrity Over Greatness", and present a paper by national security strategist Dr. Sheila Ronis.  "Lessons" looks well beyond product issues and instead concentrates on required modification of corporate policy and culture to face the challenge of globalization.  "It is critical," notes Ronis, "that Boeing recognizes immediately the implications of the death of the 'Buy American' amendment in the Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2004, and reshapes itself as a truly global company."  And whom might they benchmark in this quest, AIRBUS? "No,Toyota".

eMOTION! REPORTS.com Truck of The Decade: Ford F-150; Performance Car of 2005: Ford GT

Truck of The Decade? In selecting the world's top selling truck and vehicle for this honor, our awards committee had some explaining to do -- and explain they did, right along with their reasons for designating the GT supercar as Performance Car of 2005.  More importantly, Wall Street may be compelled to re-think its market valuation of this industry foundation automaker...

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Special Report: How Ferrari and Bridgestone Stole The 2003 Formula One World Championships

Is it possible that Ferrari and Bridgestone resorted to the type of backroom political machinations of which the DeBorgias, the Machiavellis and Cardinal Richelieu would have been proud, to win the 2003 Formula One World Championships?  eMOTION! REPORTS.com's Associate Publisher and Motorsports Editor John Chuhran presents an analysis of the apparent corporate and sanctioning body powerplays and intrigues that allowed expansive interpretation of FIA (Federacion Internationale d' Le Automobile) regulations -- and not prowess on the race track -- to take the season's checkered flag. 

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Quantum Parallel: The Saint-Hilaire "Quasiturbine" As The Basis For A Simultaneous Paradigm Shift in Vehicle Propulsion Systems

Amidst myriad, and many times unsupportable, claims of technological breakthroughs -- fuel cells being at the top of this contention -- capable of inducing vehicular design and engineering paradigm shifts, we have concluded that the Saint-Hilaire "Quasiturbine" may very well provide impetus to retire the piston engine.  It has served humanity for nearly two centuries, and has earned its rest.  eMOTION! REPORTS.com is providing a comprehensive white paper that will perhaps allow you to reach the same conclusion.

We should point out however, that although the estimated 600 billion dollar hydrogen infrastructural costs outlined in the Argonne studies at right may seem stratospheric, they are in line with traditional and accepted costs -- adjusted for inflation.  In fact, over a 30 year period, along with implementing certain cost containment strategies outlined in these documents, the costs may become quite manageable...

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Un parallèle Quantique: La "Quasiturbine" des Saint-Hilaire
À la Base d'un Changement Simultané de Paradigme en Système de Propulsion des Véhicules

Parmi une myriade de prétentions d'avancées technologiques souvent non-fondées - les piles à combustibles en tête des débats - capables de provoquer un changement de paradigme en design et ingénierie des véhicules, nous avons conclu que la "Quasiturbine" des Saint-Hilaire a les qualités requises pour forcer la mise à la retraite du moteur à pistons. Ce dernier a servi l'humanité pendant près de 2 siècles et a maintenant mérité son repos. eMOTION! REPORTS.com a préparé un aperçu global dans un Livre Blanc qui vous permettra peut-être d'en arriver à la même conclusion...

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Condit Addresses Detroit Economic Club (11/01)
NOTABLE HAPPENINGS -- DOWNLOADS
Few industries have felt the impact of the September suicide attacks on the United States as acutely as the aerospace sector. With the public far from convinced of the safety of airline travel and the major carriers devastated by plunging revenues, aerospace giant Boeing is feeling very much in the center of the action. 
 

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eMOTION! REPORTS.com  AUTOMOTIVE AND AEROSPACE AWARDS     (9.20.03)

At long last, we are announcing our choices for eMOTION! REPORTS.com second annual vehicle awards program.  We are gratified that the special award presented last year to Land Rover for their extraordinary Range Rover and 40 years of vehicle design and manufacturing excellence was justified in the aftermath of this product smashing all previous sales records.  For 2003, 2004 and 2005, Cadillac, Lincoln, Ford Division, Toyota, Boeing and Bombardier are honored for superlative product.  

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Detroit Symphony Orchestra Celebrates Opening of Max M. Fisher Music Center: DaimlerChrysler and Sirius Radio to Host Inaugural Black-Tie Affair (10/03)

Detroit will soon welcome yet another architectural confirmation that it is indeed experiencing a true renaissance, a revivification, a revitalization of its downtown area.  What is arising from its core is a $60 million masterpiece designated as the Max M. Fisher Music Center, the newly renovated and expanded home to one of the world's best musical treasures, The Detroit Symphony Orchestra.  Ably led by Maestro Neeme Jarvi, the DSO will welcome Michigan native Jonathan Holland, who will be performing a new work, "Motor City Dance Mix", which celebrates the rich musical history of Detroit and its reinvention as a world class city.  It is followed by Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, and performed by soloist Itzhak Perlman. 

Clearly, an extraordinary affair to celebrate an extraordinary new home for the arts...

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Chrysler: Crafting A Reprieve; Der Sturm (A Perfect Storm); Deutsche Bank and Kuwaiti Investment Fund May Be Pressuring Juergen Schrempp to Sell-off Chrysler Group

The problem is, US dominance in the automotive and aerospace arenas is essential to the maintaining of its industrial base.  Indeed, no world power will remain a world power long if its manufacturing core is off-shore.

We invite you to consider this data dense and potentially provocative analysis, and welcome your response.

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Thunder on the River:

As Oakland County International Airport celebrates its rightful place in aviation history and the accomplishments of pioneers in the air -- Charles A. Lindbergh among them -- there’s another event across town on the Detroit River celebrating exploits on the water: The Detroit Gold Cup Hydroplane Races.

Oakland County International Airport Takes its Place In Aviation History: 75 Years of Progress -- 1928-2003

SPECIAL REPORT (9.11.02)

Hyperintelligence: Toyota, CIA, NSA, KGB, Mossad and... Sun Tzu
A government study authorized in the late eighties to assess telecommunications traffic in its various modes and methods revealed an astonishing fact: The largest and most efficient gatherer of profound and applicable industrial, economic and political intelligence in the world was not a country.  It was Toyota...   Pentagon Consultant Dr. Sheila Ronis examines the implications of this study revealed, and the impact it is sure to have on at least some competitors who always seemed to be one step or more behind this global monolith.  "Toyota works so well," she says, "because they represent a culture of learners."