The week has flown by, and the warmer rains have taken away almost all of the remaining snow in my neck of the woods. I am looking forward to some top-down motoring in the coming months, but in the meantime, here are five stories from the automotive industry that caught my eye over the course of the last seven days.

The New York auto show has given everyone plenty to talk about this week, with a number of interesting new vehicle introductions and plenty of speculation to fuel conversation about the future of several brands and their models. Let’s take a quick look at five auto industry stories that caught my eye over the past seven days.

It was a somewhat slow week in the automotive world, due in part to the lull before the storm that is the upcoming New York auto show. Still, there were a few interesting stories that broke across the industry that are worth discussing. Let’s take a look at three thoughts about the auto industry for April 15, 2011.