For Joseph White's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Tesla CEO Elon Musk's "super bad feeling" about the economy could signal a looming recession for an industry whose bosses have shown no signs of concern.
Becoming more vertically integrated by doing manufacturing and sourcing in-house would represents a major shift for most global automakers.
The firm's practices are at odds with traditional automakers' methods, but are proving popular when measured by sales figures.
