With all due respect

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The thing about auto show news conferences is that no matter how deep the hole whence the company speaks, no matter how unlikely the thing said, it all has to be said with conviction and soaring optimism. This, of course, generates waves of snideness in the assembled press, who’ve all seen this movie before. Here’s a sample.

-- Dan Neil