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Big Three Automakers

Industrial Base

Ray Kimball | Posted 12.18.2008 | Business

Read More: US Auto Industry, Big Three Automakers, Government Bailout, China Industry, Bailout, U.S. Military Technology, National Security, Congressional Bailout, General Wesley Clark, Financial Crisis, Foreign Industry, Auto Industry Bailout, Procurement, Defense Spending, India Industry, Detroit Bailout, Business News
Ray Kimball

The hard truth of the matter is that truly innovative ideas, which could be "game-changers" on the battlefield, have been AWOL from Detroit's methods of operation for some time now.

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The Peculiar Politics of Bailing Out Detroit

Carl Pope | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Energy, Auto Bailout, Automaker Bailout, Uaw, Big Three Automakers, The Big 3, Auto Industry, Politics News
Carl Pope

The management of GM doesn't deserve to be bailed out, and it's not clear to me that a bailout would work -- certainly not as long as the company continues its "change as slowly as possible" pace.

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Obama's Herculean Challenge

Rob Kall | Posted 12.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Financial Crisis, Big Three Automakers, Augean Stables, Obama Presidency, Greek Mythology, Hercules, GM Bailout, GM Bankruptcy, Gas Tax, President Obama, Obama Administration, g20, Globalism, Obama White House, Senator Carl Levin, Obama Financial Policy, Obama Challenges, Henry Paulson, President Bush Economy, Richard Shelby, Free Market, Auto Industry Bailout, Free Market Ideology, Politics News
Rob Kall

Obama will fail if he tries anything "inside the box." The only way he's going to pull us out of this multifaceted manure pile is by being open to big bold ideas and then taking Herculean steps.

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Give GM Real Help, Not Guilt-Driven Charity

Bart Motes | Posted 12.15.2008 | Business

Read More: Auto Industry, Big Three Automakers, United Auto Workers, Detroit Bailout, Ford, Detroit Three, Automakers, Detroit Bailout Reaction, Bailout, Cars, Detroit Automakers, Gm, Business News, Chysler, Automaker Bailout, The Big 3, Detroit, Business News
Bart Motes

The government can use the bailout money to set up a new universal healthcare and pension plan, releasing the industry of this massive obligation and giving them the opportunity to be competitive and a strong force in the marketplace.

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Bush in Race Against Time to Wreck Country

Andy Borowitz | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Andy Borowitz, Dana Perino, Big Three Automakers, Iraq, Stock Market, Politics News
Andy Borowitz

Confounding the conventional wisdom that he is a lame duck president with no agenda as his days in office dwindle, President Bush is redoubling his efforts to mutilate the country before his term expires.

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Bail Out the Workers, Not the Plants

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 12.12.2008 | Business

Read More: Automakers, Federal Bailout, Big Three Automakers, Bailout, Auto Workers, George W. Bush, Detroit, Cars, Green Energy, Auto Industry, Barack Obama, Business News
Amitai Etzioni

Rescuing the Big Three is the contemporary version of saving the buggy and whip makers instead of investing in tomorrow's equivalent of car makers -- green industries, public transportation, and new technologies.

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Seeing Our Future In The American Car

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 12.12.2008 | Business

Read More: Detroit Automakers, Automotive News, Cars, Big Three Automakers, Automotive Industry, General Motors, Reframing, Framing, Economy, Detroit Three, Business News
Jeffrey Feldman

The car as the dominant form of transportation is here to stay in American life -- and here to stay for some time to come. The American cars of the past, however, will not be a part of our future.

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Save SUVs First, Then Kill Them Really Dead

Matthew DeBord | Posted 12.11.2008 | Green

Read More: Hybrids, Bailout, General Motors, Ford, Sustainability, Toyota, Suv, Honda, Detroit, Sustainable Mobility, Big Three Automakers, US Auto Industry, Cars, Chevy, Congressional Bailout, Hybrid Cars, Obama Administration, President Elect Obama, Asian Auto Market, Green News
Matthew DeBord

Assuming a federal bailout, it makes sense that, over the next few years, American carmakers will be re-engaging with the small-car market.

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Will Your Company Predict the Future Like GM or Like Toyota?

Andrew Winston | Posted 08.06.2008 | Business

Read More: Car Sales, Big Three Automakers, Gm, Rick Wagoner, Toyota Prius, Ford, Toyota, Honda, Business News
Andrew Winston

Toyota did look forward years ago, asked what an environmental version of its product should look like, and made it a reality.

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