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All we want for Xmas is $17.4 billion
December 19, 2008 - Happy holidays, auto industry! Today President Bush announced that the federal government will be making loans to troubled car giants General Motors and Chrysler, in the hopes of keeping them afloat. Bush said that he made the decision to put the burden on taxpayers due to the recession, but that...Filed under: auto bailout, car bailout, auto industry, bailout, recession, president bush, george w bush, recession spending, general motors, chrysler, automakers
From The Feed: One of the Big Three's Big Three take questions
December 19, 2008 - GM CEO Rick Waggoner shows off the genial chemistry he shares with COO Fritz Henderson and CFO Ray Young...Filed under: Wagoner, General Motors, GM, GM Bailout, Auto Bailout, General Motors Bailout, Big Three, Big 3, Auto Industry Bailout, Detroit Bailout
Bidding a fond goodbye to the American car
December 14, 2008 - The final nail isn't in the coffin yet for the American auto industry, but with the Senate's rejection of the bailout, the grave has definitely been dug. GM and Chrysler could possibly survive if the Bush administration extends...Filed under: auto bailout failure, failed auto bailout, auto bailout fails, bailout failure, auto industry bailout, auto industry bankrupt, automobile industry failure, auto bankruptcy, auto companies bankrupt, automobile industry bankrupt, bailout Chrysler, bailout Ford, bailout GM, Chrysler bankrupt, Chrysler bankruptcy, GM bankrupt, GM bankruptcy, auto industry, auto bailout, economic bailout, financial crisis
Dick Cheney- The left wing of the GOP
December 12, 2008 - At a closed-door GOP lunch on Wednesday, Dick Cheney tried to convince Southern Senate Republicans to pass the White House auto bailout bill. If they didn't, he warned, "it's Herbert Hoover time." The Senate rejected the bill, which was backed by the Bush administration and House Democrats...Filed under: Dick Cheney Herbert Hoover, Cheney Hoover time, it's Herbert Hoover time, Cheney Herbert Hoover time, Dick Cheney Hoover quote, Cheney Herbert Hoover, Dick Cheney auto bailout, Cheney Hoover auto bailout, Cheney Hoover auto crisis, auto bailout Herbert Hoover, Republicans auto bailout, Dick Cheney, Herbert Hoover auto industry, Herbert Hoover, auto bailout, economic bailout, Cheney bailout, economic crisis, financial crisis
Bright side of the bailout bust: CEOs can fly private jets again!
December 12, 2008 - The Senate's rejection of the auto industry bailout is obviously a very bad day for the Big 3. GM and Chrysler are on the precipice of total ruin, and unless the Bush administration comes to the rescue they might n...Filed under: auto bailout, automobile industry bailout, auto industry bailout, auto industry bailout, auto industry bankrupt, automobile bankruptcy, auto companies bankrupt, Chrysler bailout, Ford bailout, GM bailout, auto industry, economic bailout, financial crisis, economic crisis, big 3 bailout, big 3 auto industry, big 3 CEOs, big 3 auto CEOs
Auto workers make less $$$ than right-wing talkers who hate them
December 12, 2008 - The New York Times recently debunked the right-wing fantasy that Detroit auto workers make $73 per hour. Much of that sum is derived not from a worker's s...Filed under: auto bailout failure, failed auto bailout, auto workers bailout, autoworkers union, autoworkers union bailout, auto bailout fails, bailout failure, auto workers salary, autoworkers salary, auto industry bailout, auto industry bankrupt, automobile industry failure, auto bankruptcy, auto companies bankrupt, automobile industry bankrupt, bailout Chrysler, bailout Ford, bailout GM, Chrysler bankrupt, Chrysler bankruptcy, GM bankrupt, GM bankruptcy, auto industry, auto bailout, economic bailout, financial crisis
What's your favorite part of the bailout story?
December 12, 2008 - The auto bailout: so many twists and turns (car metaphor alert!). First there was going to be an auto bailout. Then there wasn't. And now it maybe be back on if President Bush himself wants to use the $700 billion from the first bailout. But what about us? Who...Filed under: auto bailout, automobile industry bailout, auto industry bailout, auto industry bailout, auto industry crisis, auto crisis, auto industry bankrupt, automobile bankruptcy, auto companies bankrupt, Chrysler bailout, Ford bailout, GM bailout, auto industry, economic bailout, financial crisis, economic crisis, big 3 bailout, big 3 auto industry, big 3 CEOs, big 3 auto CEOs
Congress to create a job: "car czar"
December 8, 2008 - Congress is considering creating the post of a "car czar" to oversee the bailout of the Big 3. There has never been such a position in the history of the United States, although for the record, we prefer the old-fashioned "tsar" spelling. So far no names have been circulated...Filed under: oversight czar, car czar, automobile czar, auto industry czar, big 3 czar, car industry czar, auto industry bailout, auto bailout, Obama oversight, Obama oversight czar, Obama auto industry, bailout czar, czar candidates, car czar candidates, Obama car czar, auto industry crisis, big 3 bailout, auto industry big 3, auto industry recession, economic crisis, financial crisis
From The Room: The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy: Even a Congress Has a Good Idea Once in Awhile
December 8, 2008 - Being from the south I have had a lifetime of experience with cute southern idioms. After listening to a bunch of self-serving congressmen make the CEO's from Detroit grovel for their handouts one came to my mind. Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn once in awhile. Not...
From The Room: CEOs at the Wheel
December 4, 2008 - The CEOs of General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler are trying some public relations moves. They're saying that if Congress bails them out with billions, they will only take a dollar a year in salary. It's part of the "we all have to make sacrifices" approach. I guess they...Filed under: auto bailout, big three automakers, automaker bailout, automaker crisis, automaker CEOs, big 3 automakers, big three automakers Washington, big three automakers Congress, big three automakers campaign, big 3 bailout, automakers Washington campaign, automakers bailout Washington, automakers meet in Washington, automakers meeting, Chrysler bailout, Ford bailout, GM bailout, auto industry crisis, auto industry bailout, financial crisis, automobile industry crisis, Chrysler, Ford, GM
From The Room: Big 3 Auto Executives Also Agree to Pay Employees $1 a Year
December 4, 2008 - The Top Brass at the Big 3 (Or "The Oily Trinity") has said that they will reduce their salaries to $1 dollar a year to show that they really mean business when it comes to a bailout. They have also made some new promises: We will build a car that...Filed under: auto bailout, big three automakers, automaker bailout, automaker crisis, automaker CEOs, big 3 automakers, big three automakers Washington, big three automakers Congress, big three automakers campaign, big 3 bailout, automakers Washington campaign, automakers bailout Washington, automakers meet in Washington, automakers meeting, Chrysler bailout, Ford bailout, GM bailout, auto industry crisis, auto industry bailout, financial crisis, automobile industry crisis, Chrysler, Ford, GM
23/6 Video: Big Three CEO roadtrip footage
December 4, 2008 - CEOs of the Big Three automakers testified before Congress today, after making a ten hour roadtrip from Detroit in company brand vehicles. This morning, MSNBC aired footage...Filed under: Big 3, big three, big three testimony, automaker roadtrip, big three automakers, big 3 automakers roadtrip, big three automakers roadtrip, automakers roadtrip, big 3 automakers video, automakers roadtrip video, automakers roadtrip footage, automaker bailout, auto bailout, automaker crisis, automaker CEOs, big 3 automakers, big 3 bailout, automakers meet in Washington, automakers meeting, Chrysler bailout, Ford bailout, GM bailout, auto industry crisis, auto industry bailout, financial crisis, automobile industry crisis, Chrysler, Ford, GM
CHAT LIVE with a Big 3 auto exec
December 4, 2008 - Executives from the Big 3 automakers returned to Washington today to once again plead their case before Congress and beg for upwards of $34 billion to help them stay in business. Among their promises were pledges to refinance debt and cut executive pay. But some lawmakers remained skeptical of a...Filed under: auto bailout, big three automakers, automaker bailout, automaker crisis, automaker CEOs, big 3 automakers, big three automakers Washington, big three automakers Congress, big three automakers campaign, big 3 bailout, automakers Washington campaign, automakers bailout Washington, automakers meet in Washington, automakers meeting, Chrysler bailout, Ford bailout, GM bailout, auto industry crisis, auto industry bailout, financial crisis, automobile industry crisis, Chrysler, Ford, GM
