We're long on autos, short on oil stocks.

We started the year at $42-a-barrel oil - that was a concern, but we could get past it. When we crossed $60, I don't think anyone could question what $60 is going to do to retail sales.

I'd give Michigan stocks a C-. U.S. stocks didn't do much better.

The end result is a ho-hum year for the market.

This year's intense competition in the auto industry has also inspired new display designs for 60 percent of the exhibits this year.

We're still in a profits recession.