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Automakers ready bold pitch; UAW to mull concessions
Top UAW officials from across the country will meet in Detroit on Wednesday regarding concessions for workers...
Save Auto Jobs: Olbermann sets it straight on autoworker pay
Note: The following video was first aired Nov. 24 on MSNBC's "Countdown with Keith Olbermann," who decisively debunks the $70 per hour autoworker myth.
Big Three fine-tune aid pleas | The Detroit News
The heads of Detroit's automakers will be making the most important pitches of their careers this week when they return to Washington to ask Congress a second time for $25 billion in emergency loans.
UAW President Ron Gettelfinger signaled Sunday that the union is willing to reopen its contracts with the Detroit Three as a way to help the domestic automakers win support for federal loans as long as the ...
Area car dealers hope for bailout
If a $25 billion emergency loan package for the auto manufacturing industry does not win approval in Congress, auto dealers in the Charlottesville area say local sales of certain vehicles might take a nosedive.
After the tailpipe swindle, Detroit Three don't deserve a cent
The American auto makers want a bailout they don't deserve. The European auto makers don't need a bailout but will demand one if GM, Ford and Chrysler get their way.
2009 Dodge Challenger R/T Review
When we traveled to Nashville last year reviewing the bright red Dodge Charger SRT8 we ran out of time before visiting all the places we intended.
Magna to shutter plants, cut 850 jobs
The downturn in the North American auto industry hit mighty Magna International Inc.
'Fanatic' Chrysler retiree proves loyalty in ownership
At a time when brand preference is dictated more by price than loyalty, Jack Ochs stands out.
Along the Way: The tragic decline of the American auto
How lucky we are, I've heard it said, that the wheel was invented before the automobile.
The iMiEV Is a Sweet EV With a Lousy Name
Mitsubishi's pint-sized electric car may look like a toy, but the quick and nimble little runabout with the unpronounceable name is one sweet urban commuter.
My Views On the Potential Chrysler Split Upa
In March of 2007 I said that Magna buying Chrysler would be a good thing. And I specifically said that private equity would botch this up.
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Buyouts net Chrysler nearly 5,000 job cuts
Chrysler LLC says it expects minimal involuntary layoffs will be needed to reach its goal of cutting 25 percent of its salaried and contract work forces.
Winners in auto bailout could be suppliers | Reuters
While Detroit's automakers prepare revised pleas in a bid to secure $25 billion in federal loans, investors in their suppliers could emerge as the real winners from any government rescue for the embattled ...
Is Insurance next on the bailout list?
Life insurance companies, nervous over massive investment losses that could ultimately threaten their viability, are hoping they are next in line to get a piece of the U.S. financial bailout.
Nardelli: Revival info to come
Chrysler CEO Bob Nardelli told workers late Tuesday to expect more information next month on how the struggling automaker will reorganize "to adapt to its new realities." At the moment, the Auburn Hills ...
U.S. plans program to aid credit issuers
Paulson scheduled to speak today regarding more aid to consumers.
Bank rescue criticized as double standard
While Detroit's automakers prepare a detailed plea for $25 billion in federal loans, the Bush administration moved to pump $20 billion into investment bank Citigroup and absorb some of its losses with far fewer ...