In spite of the debt ceiling situation, stock market, and flat July auto sales, among other things weighing upon the roof of the U.S. economy and manufacturing, the brass is shining in Traverse City,
Mich., where auto executives are gathered for the yearly Center for Automotive Research's Management Briefing Seminars. And attendance is strong, with 150 more delegates than attended last year. Jason
Stein, editor of
Auto News, says in his blog that the mood was "positive, positive, positive," with companies talking expansion not contraction.
Honeywell VP Steve McKinley
talked turbo and diesel. OnStar promised global expansion into China, the Middle East and Latin America. Volkswagen's Don Jackson, who heads operations at VW's plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., said the
company will boost production of the hot-selling Passat there.
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