Metro Detroit
markdubya
Congrats again to @bchesnutt , @balanon , @DaveMurr and @walkerau . Was tons of fun to watch http://bit.ly/9NWh0b #DETChevySXSW
MickiMaynard
From @nickbunkley . Nice work. RT @nytimesbusiness : Lexus, a Toyota Brand, Averts Taint From Recalls http://nyti.ms/a7N71f
MickiMaynard
Goodness. BriWi and @jack_welch in the same episode of 30 Rock. Plus Comcast jokes.
MickiMaynard
Nobody does a death stare like Kathy Bates.
markdubya
Just blogged: Team Detroit wins Chevy SXSW challenge http://bit.ly/9dN7zQ #DETChevySXSW
MickiMaynard
RT @nytjim : Totally sad story. RT @HirokoTabuchi : A Jostled Princess, a Heavy Crown - http://nyti.ms/apJXaB #Japan
MickiMaynard
RT @nytimes : NYT NEWS ALERT: Settlement Reached to Pay Ground Zero Workers $657.5 Million
markdubya
Waiting for the #DETChevySXSW results. Will blog about it when they come in ...
MickiMaynard
Is Betty White on Twitter? We need to recruit her. Dying to get her SNL tweets.
MickiMaynard
Just heard myself promo'd on @michiganradio , in their auto industry crisis series. I'll be on Friday at 6:20 am and 8:30 am.
MickiMaynard
@michaelbirnbaum no kidding! When I was little, we ordered pizza from the first Domino's but that doesn't really compare.
MickiMaynard
House subcommittee hearing on NHTSA is over; lots of discussion on black boxes and what they do and don't do.
MickiMaynard
For a $16,000 pledge. RT @WBEZ
Pledge drive surprise: Charlie Trotter wants to cook for you. http://bit.ly/bmaF0X
justin_hyde
Joan Claybrook says #NHTSA is only hiring 33 full-time workers with new money, with only two dedicated to recalls.
justin_hyde
Strickland leaves w/o taking questions. #NHTSA
MickiMaynard
By 2012, if automaker chooses to have EDR on board, must be readable but not required to have EDR on board: Strickland.
MickiMaynard
Strickland says #Toyota has provided NHTSA with 3 readers for "black boxes." But need a Toyota rep to decode data once downloaded.
MickiMaynard
Strickland says #Toyota is unique among carmakers in requiring recall decs to be made in Japan. Cld react faster if someone auth in US.
MickiMaynard
Strickland says #Toyota has been "very responsive" since he's been in office. Has sent 3 large queries on SUA, another on recalls.
MickiMaynard
NHTSA's Strickland says there have been 8 recent investigations into SUA. "A lapdog doesn't open 8 separate investigations."
justin_hyde
Strickland defends #NHTSA's probes of #Toyota; "A lapdog doesn't open eight investigations."
justin_hyde
#NHTSA's Strickland contends the agency typically gets 30,000 complaints a year, but got 10,000 in February alone.