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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: 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
Signs the end is near: The Auto Workers Union is being cooperative
December 4, 2008 - Just to show exactly how much trouble the Big Three car-makers are in, the United Auto Workers union has actually agreed to make some concessions in their contracts if it will help get a government loan pushed through. History...Filed under: United Auto Worker Union, UWA, United Auto Worker Union concessions, Auto Worker Union concessions, UWA concessions, auto workers concessions, auto industry bailout, Auto Workers Union no concessions, UWA no concessions, Barack Obama auto bailout, Obama bailout, car company bailout, car industry bailout, auto workers bailout, UWA bailout, union bailout, Republicans auto industry bailout, financial crisis, auto industry crisis
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
The Big 3 Bailout: how auto execs can turn down the volume on the douchiness
December 2, 2008 - The top executives from the Big 3 automakers will be panhandling around Washington again this week, seeking a financial aid package to avoid bankruptcy. After the executives were shamed last time around for...Filed under: big three automakers, automaker bailout, automaker crisis, big 3 automakers, big three automakers Washington, automakers in Washington, big three automakers Congress, big three automakers campaign, 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
America's poorest millionaires beg the Senate for cash
November 19, 2008 - Should we bail out the auto industry? Congress is deciding who gets our money, and they brought the leaders of the Big Three, plus an AAUW head to testify. Maybe you missed it. We didn't...Filed under: auto industry bailout, auto industry, economic bailout, auto industry crisis, automobile industry bailout, auto industry meeting, auto industry hearing, car company bailout, Chris Dodd auto industry, Chris Dodd bailout hearing, Big Three bailout, Big Three auto bailout, automobile crisis, Wall Street crisis, Harry Reid auto industry bailout, Harry Reid bailout, Chris Dodd bailout, General Motors bailout, General Motors bankruptcy, Chrysler bailout, Ford bailout, Ford bankruptcy
