Auto News 5

As a diversion from the doom 'n' gloom surrounding the auto industry, I have been enjoying the History Channel's new season of Ice Road Truckers in which brave people drive heavily-ladedn trucks across frozen Canadian Far North roads - in just the few weeks the winter season allows - rushing supplies to diamond mines and natural gas fields. The seasoned veterans call this the 'dash for the cash' (a year's salary can be made in under two months) and there's a parallel between that and the ongoing talks about auto industry consolidation this week. Read more ...