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Burns' unit: Larry Burns is Detroit royalty, born and bred into the car business. During his long career at GM, Larry Burns often clashed with what he called "the car guys" -- exemplified by the outsized figure of product supremo Bob Lutz. Dr Lawrence E. Burns, Larry to his mates, struggles to hear without his Australian-invented Cochlear implants, but when it comes to the future of the car, he has perfect vision. [Extracted from the article]

Here's the gospel according to Bob Lutz, the original Detroit car guy who ran General Motors and Chrysler's product development machines for decades. Fast forward to 2018 and another nine million miles of on-road Google testing later, General Motors chief executive Mary Barra is calling autonomy "the biggest opportunity since the creation of the internet." On November 26, 2018, GM chief Mary Barra announced plant closures in Michigan, Ohio and Canada and layoffs for 15,000 workers, including the shut down of its last remaining Detroit plant. Dmitri Dolgov, the guy sitting in that Google test car back in 2014, is now the chief technology officer at Waymo. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses how Holden automobiles and the company helped Australia as a nation. Topics discussed include the attendance of Prime Minister Benedict Chifley during the launch of the first Holden, history of General Motors-Holden, Holden's bond with post-war Australian culture, sales of Holden during its early years and impact of used-car demand on Holden.

The article offers information on the men who are behind the success of Toyota Australia in Altona, Victoria since 1963 upto 2017. Topics discussed include Bob Johnston, the architect, the chief negotiator, government lobbyist, ministerial confidant and go-between who tipped the notoriously conservative Toyota; John Conomos, the managing officer at Toyota Motor Corp.; and Bob Miller, the marketing guru of Conomos.