Chrysler Bankruptcy

Chrysler Will Soon Sever Ties With U.S. Government

AP | DEE-ANN DURBIN | Posted 08.02.2011

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DETROIT — Chrysler Group LLC, newly profitable and confident in its revamped products, will soon sever its ties with the U.S. government after m...

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Inspector General Criticizes Treasury's Role In GM, Chryslsr Dealer Closures

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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A government watchdog is criticizing the Treasury Department for urging General Motors and Chrysler to quickly reduce the size of their dealership net...

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Why the GM and Chrysler Bankruptcies Foreshadow Big Problems for the Gulf Cleanup

Christopher Weber | Posted 05.25.2011

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When it comes to the all-important question of who pays, a bankrupt BP may quickly start to resemble GM and Chrysler, which have been criticized for insufficiently funding their cleanup obligations.

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Chrysler's PT Cruiser Symbolized The Company's Fall

AP | DEE-ANN DURBIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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DETROIT — A decade ago, the PT Cruiser roared onto the road with trendsetting looks and Al Capone swagger. In a sea of bland Honda Civics and To...

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Toyota Recalls Time When You Were So Happy Together

Rip Empson | Posted 05.25.2011

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In related news, Felicia Thurgood of New Salem has announced that she will be recalling her 16-year-old son, Derek, who recently failed out of his third high school.

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Auto Giants Reposition Globally

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011

Cars are not longer just big business; companies have to build vehicles, but also be able to create multilateral partnerships which include workers, politicians, civil servants and investors.

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Obama Auto Task Force Comes Out Against Dealer Plan

AP | Ken Thomas, Associated Press Writer | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration urged Congress Tuesday not to intervene in the closings of hundreds of General Motors and Chrysler dealers...

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Chrysler Financial Pays Off $1.5B In TARP Loans

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — Chrysler Financial, the former financing arm of automaker Chrysler LLC, said Tuesday that it has repaid in full its $1...

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Government Assisted Suicide? GM Goes Bankrupt

Bernie Bulkin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Shai Agassi's goal to take whole countries and turn them into electric vehicle only countries just might happen.

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Iacocca: GM, Chrysler Should Repay US Loans Fast

AP | TOM KRISHER | Posted 05.25.2011

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DETROIT — Former Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca has some advice for the people who are running his old company, and those who will lead the new Genera...

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Chrysler-GM Dealership Owner Gets Choked Up At Hearing (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

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The owner of a soon-to-be closed car dealership got choked up today while speaking out against General Motors' and Chrysler's plans to close hundreds ...

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GM Bankruptcy: HuffPost Readers Report The Hurt

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Huffington Post asked readers on June 2 to weigh in on how the General Motors bankruptcy would affect their towns and lives. Dozens of residents o...

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Chrysler Dealers: Closing Day Arrives

The Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's a sad week for hundreds of Chrysler dealers across the country. As the Detroit automaker's bankruptcy process unfolds, dealerships will be either...

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Fiat Would Have Assumed Victims' Lawsuits Against Chrysler

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeremy Warriner lost his legs four years ago after his Jeep Wrangler slammed into a utility pole following a collision with a teenage driver. Warriner...

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June 8 2009: news update

Richard Valeriani | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama makes first stop on trip in Saudi Arabia, saying he wanted to visit place where "Islam began." Does not mention it's also place where 9/11 began.

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Commerce Secretary Locke: Rail Can Revive Auto Industry

Susan J. Demas | Posted 05.25.2011

Linking up with rail makes perfect sense for a contracting industry, at a time when environmental and economic factors make expanding public transit a necessity.

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Steeped in GM: My Fascination with a Fallen Icon

Jill Schlesinger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Apparently the story of a mother who staged a fake kidnapping and went to Disney to celebrate was more important than my segment on the GM bankruptcy.

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Chrysler Bankruptcy: Lee Iacocca Losing Pension, Car

Yahoo! News | Emily Chasan | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Lee Iacocca, the car executive credited with saving Chrysler from bankruptcy in the 1980s, is to lose a big chunk of his pension...

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Indiana Pension Fund: Chrysler Sale Illegal, 'Tramples Their Rights'

nakedcapitalism.com | Tyler Durden | Posted 05.25.2011

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In several motions with the Chrysler docket earlier, the Indiana State Teachers Retirement Fund, Indiana State Police Pension Trust, and Indiana Major...

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Welch Criticizes Obama On Chrysler Bankruptcy

bloomberg.com | Tom Moroney | Posted 05.25.2011

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May 20 (Bloomberg) -- Jack Welch, former chief executive officer of General Electric Co., criticized the government- backed bankruptcy of Chrysler LLC...

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Obama Halves Chrysler's Marketing Budget

Ad Age | Jean Halliday | Posted 05.25.2011

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DETROIT (AdAge.com) -- Chrysler wanted to spend $134 million in advertising over the nine weeks it's expected to be in bankruptcy -- the U.S. Treasury...

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Detroit's Woes Point to Growing Retiree Health Insurance Gap

Mark Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

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About three-quarters of Medicare beneficiaries have some kind of supplemental policy to help protect against potentially high out-of-pocket costs.

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Meet the Chrysler Holdouts: Schultze Asset Management, Oppenheimer, Stairway Capital And Others

nytimes.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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The members include three funds associated with Schultze Asset Management; Stairway Capital Management; Oppenheimer, which holds debt in two funds; Gr...

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Chrysler Bankruptcy Lawyers Reap Fees Illegally: Study

Bloomberg | Linda Sandler and Christopher Scinta | Posted 05.25.2011

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May 6 (Bloomberg) -- Bankruptcy lawyers who stand to make as much as $372 million in the reorganization of Chrysler LLC will be doing so illegally, ac...

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Chrysler Won't Repay Bailout Funds

CNN Money | Chris Isidore | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Chrysler LLC will not repay U.S. taxpayers more than $7 billion in bailout money it received earlier this year and as part ...

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