Neil Winton is a Forbes contributor, writing about the global automotive industry. He worked for Reuters for more than 30 years with assignments including Brussels, New York and Toronto, and Science and Technology, European Automotive, and Millennium Bug 2000 beats. He also wrote the European Perspective column for the Detroit News, and publishes the automotive analysis website www.WintonsWorld.com. Contact him at neil.winton@btinternet.com or twitter @wintonsauto