Automotive journalist John McElroy taps into his vast network of auto reporters and colleagues to gather for an irreverent roundtable discussion of the latest news to come out of the automotive world. Joining John each week is outspoken automotive pundit, Peter De Lorenzo of AutoExtremist.com, and BusinessWeek Detroit Bureau Chief David Welch. Together with their guests, it’s an uncensored, no-holds-barred, tell-it-like-it-is conversation on what’s wrong, what’s right, and what’s up with the auto industry.

This week we welcome Charlie Hughes, the author of “Branding Iron” and an expert in automotive brands. In the past couple of years we’ve had a major culling of automotive marques–especially in Detroit. Tonight we’ll talk about what else can go: Acura? Infiniti? As usual, we’ll also get into the news of the week. John McElroy’s in studio with Peter De Lorenzo, the Autoextremist, and David Welch from Bloomberg BusinessWeek.

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Our almighty God is capable of all things holy: Including causing multi-car accidents in his birthday suit.

Norwalk, CT police responded to reports last Saturday saying a nude man bellowing “I am Jesus!” triggered a multi-vehicle accident on I-95. The still unnamed [naked] culprit fled the scene in his car when the authorities arrived at the scene, which leads to a [naked] chase in which he was predictably apprehended several exits later. This [naked] episode, however, causes a lorry to spin on the interstate and collide with several other vehicles. Aside from the lorry driver and several others suffering from mild injuries, nobody was badly hurt. This [naked] incident completely closed down the highway for six hours, with no word of a prophet dividing traffic for a way-thru.

No reports as of yet if [naked] Jesus has been charged, but expect the deity to spend some time behind steel bars [In which his bare nudity will be appreciated by his cell-mate].

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