Detroit Three

Michigan's Economic Recovery Second Fastest In The Nation

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 01.02.2012

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Long the symbol of America's deindustrialization, Michigan may be on the comeback trail. The state is recovering at the second fastest pace in the...

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Ford Workers Approve New Contract

AP | DEE-ANN DURBIN and TOM KRISHER | Posted 12.19.2011

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DETROIT — Ford Motor Co.'s U.S. factory workers have approved a new four-year labor contract that promises profit-sharing checks and billions in...

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GM, UAW Reach Agreement On New Four-Year Contract

AP | By DEE-ANN DURBIN and TOM KRISHER | Posted 11.16.2011

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DETROIT -- General Motors Co. and the United Auto Workers, sobered by the government bailout and bankruptcy just two years ago, agreed on a new four-y...

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Detroit Auto Show: Big Three Prove They're Still in The Game

Nick Aziz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nick Aziz

Yes, there are management problems. Yes, the wage gap must be eliminated. But when it's all said and done, the product is what will make or break the Detroit Three.

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Detroit As a Farm

David A. Love | Posted 05.25.2011

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David A. Love

That we've reached the point of entertaining the idea--of turning Detroit into a semi-rural city--reflects both a crisis of failed urban policies, and an opportunity to rebuild from the ashes.

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The Military Industrial Complex: Truck You, Detroit, or Tanks for Nuttin' Update

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

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Reese Schonfeld

Our military procurement system is a mess. Our automobile industry is a mess. We might have helped both if we had gotten them to agree to build the next generation of military vehicles together.

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Touring Empire's Ruins

Greg Grandin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Greg Grandin

In Rome, the ruins came after the empire fell. In the United States, the destruction of Detroit happened even as the country was rising to new heights as a superpower.

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After GM and Chrysler Bankruptcies -- What Now?

Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm

Despite the news about GM filing for bankruptcy, my state should not be the object of pity. We will not be victims: We intend to lead the country in a move from 20th century rust to 21st century green.

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Fiat Chrysler Deal Finalizes

Yahoo! Finance | Posted 05.25.2011

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DETROIT (AP) -- Italian automaker Fiat says it has closed a deal to take over Chrysler's good assets, forming a new company and clearing the way for ...

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Crash diet: GM getting in shape for Chapter 11

AP | TOM KRISHER and KIMBERLY S. JOHNSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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DETROIT — The speed at which General Motors Corp. exits bankruptcy protection would depend a lot on the shape the company is in when it enters. GM h...

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Foreign Companies Will Soon Be Leading Carmakers In U.S.

usnews.com | Rick Newman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Before long, you'll be more likely to get an American-made car by buying an import brand instead of a Ford, General Motors, or Chrysler vehicle. New d...

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GM Workers Struggle To Hold On To Jobs

nytimes.com | BILL VLASIC and NICK BUNKLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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Since 2006, G.M. has persuaded 60,000 of its hourly employees -- half of its union work force in the United States -- to take cash buyouts and give up...

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10 Cars That Sunk Detroit (SLIDESHOW)

minyanville.com | Scott Reeves | Posted 05.25.2011

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Today's topic: All-American mutts - not the four-legged variety, but the clunkers that killed Detroit. Yup, Detroit's sheer incompetence in design,...

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Will Michigan's Depression Drag Obama Down?

Susan J. Demas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Susan J. Demas

Unless Obama proves to Michiganders that he is committed to the state as it bleeds jobs due to government-mandated auto restructuring, 2010 could be a very good Republican year here.

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Will Detroit Budget Cuts Doom US in World EV Market?

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Parker

The perfect financial storm decimating the US auto sector could result in the nation's largest manufacturing industry falling even farther behind overseas competitors when it comes to EVs.

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AIG v. Detroit - Renegotiating Contracts

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Parker

Congress could throw hundreds of billions at GM, Ford and Chrysler -- but how could the results be any different from what we see now?'

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Detroit Gets 10% of What AIG Already Has Received from TARP

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Parker

Why does Detroit get only 10% of what the banks and Wall Street have been loaned?

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Nationalizing Chrysler

Larry Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Larry Abrams

The "creative destruction" argument conveniently forgets that it wasn't the "free market" that created the American Way of life, but a working class that was paid well enough to consume.

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Consumer Reports: GM, Chrysler Least Reliable Cars, Ford Fares Better

usatoday.com | Chris Woodyard | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chrysler and General Motors (GM) took the bottom two spots, respectively, in Consumer Reports magazine's new automaker for reliability, even as the pa...

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Detroit Bailout Support Wanes, Reversal From December

USA Today | Posted 05.25.2011

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Just one-fourth of Americans think the government should continue lending money to Detroit automakers, according to a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll, even ...

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Unions Aren't To Blame For Automakers' Woes

Mike Papantonio | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Papantonio

If the centralized, organized mouthpiece for labor is destroyed, then so is the only advocacy vehicle available to the nonunion worker.

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GM Closes High-Performance Division, and Some Muscle Car and Racing History

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Parker

In yet another sign of these perilous automotive times, GM has closed its High Performance Vehicle Operations unit.

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Save the Jeep; Save the Nation

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011

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Leo W. Gerard

Congress cannot let the Jeep die in bankruptcy. Congress must not fail the U.S. auto industry. Doing so would be abandoning the core of the American economy -- manufacturing.

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We're in a "Repression": The Economics of Shame

James Rotondi | Posted 05.25.2011

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James Rotondi

Perhaps we're better off thinking of our current state of economic ennui not as a recession or a depression, but as a "repression."

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GM, Chrysler Want Billions More

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Parker

Incidentally, GM got another $4 billion Tuesday after turning in their plan. Were you ever rewarded that much just for doing your homework?

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