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

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mraps, Contractors, Afghanistan, Detroit Three, Gm, Obama, Chysler, Ford, Oshkosh-Truck-Corp, Marines, Military, Army, Iraqs, Detroit, Navistar, Ieds, General Petraeus, Dod, Detroit Bailout, Atvs, Politics News
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 07.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Henry Ford, General Motors, Detroit Three, Gm, Detroit, Ford, Auto Industry, Business News
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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Fiat Chrysler Deal Finalizes

Yahoo! Finance | Posted 07.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Chrysler, Chyrsler Bakruptcy, Chrysler Chap. 11, Fiat Chrysler, Detroit Three, Fiat, Detroit Bailout, Business News

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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After GM and Chrysler Bankruptcies -- What Now?

Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm | Posted 07.20.2009 | Home

Read More: Autos, Chevy Volt, Bankruptcy, Big Three Automakers, Green Jobs, General Motors, Chrysler, Evolving Energy Tech, Hybrid Cars, Electric Cars, Detroit Three, Detroit, Gm, Manufacturing, Clean Energy, Green Energy, Michigan, Home News
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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Crash diet: GM getting in shape for Chapter 11

AP | TOM KRISHER and KIMBERLY S. JOHNSON | Posted 06.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Chapter 11, Uaw, General Motors, General Motors Bankruptcy, Detroit Three, Gm, GM Chrysler Bankruptcy, Detroit Bailout, Business News

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 06.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Rick-Newman, Chrysler, Detroit Three, Big Three Automakers, Gm, Ford, Detroit Bailout, Detroit, Subaru, Toyota, Business News

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 06.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Detroit Automakers, General Motors, Gm, United Auto Workers, Flint North, United Auto Workers Union, Detroit Three, Detroit Bailout, Flint MIchigan, Business News

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 06.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Automakers, Detroit Automakers, Auto Bailout, Automaker Bailout, Detroit Three, Detroit, Cars, Auto Industry, Detroit Bailout, Business News

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 05.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, Ed Montgomery, Chrysler, Detroit Three, Jennifer Granholm, John Cherry, General Motors, Gm, Detroit, Michigan, Barack Obama, Politics News
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 05.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Sonoma County, Audi R8, Lithium-Ion Battery, Automotive News, San Diego, Beijing, Oregon, Yokohama, Cars, Gas/Electric Hybrid, Detroit News, Clean Diesel, Audi Q7 TDI, General Motors, Ireland, Portugal, Douglas MacArthur, Keith Bradsher, Chery, Biofuels, Detroit Three, Ford, Starbucks Coffee, Tucson, Eamon Ryan, Renault Nissan Electric Cars, Japan, Chrysler, Israel, Tennessee, Mitsubishi -MiEV, NY Times, Yuasa Battery, Denmark, Monaco, Kanagawa, Auto Bailout, Detroit-Michigan, Business News
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 04.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Congress, Boeing, Rick Wagoner, United Auto Workers, Barney Frank, Cars, Job Bank, Harvard, Aig, Wwwtalkradioonecom, General Motors, Dodge Challenger, Fiat, Sema, Bob Nardelli, Allstate, Tarp, Elijah Cummings, 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, Alan Mulally, Detroit Three, Dearborn, Washington DC, Ford Motor Co, Las Vegas, Detroit Automakers, Chrysler, Chrysler Jeep, Wharton, Ron Gettelfinger, Yale University, Ford Mustang, Uaw, Edward Liddy, Business News
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 04.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Europe, Congress, President Obama, Representative Sandy Levin, Chicago, TARP Money, Captive Imports, Detroit Three, Walter Reuther, Cars, Washington DC, Asia, American International Group, Joe Kennedy, Charles Ponzi, Yale Galanter, Ford Motor Co, Fdr, Chrysler, Aig, Tom Wolfe, Senate, Senator Carl Levin, Harvard University, Wall Street, General Motors, Uaw, Masters of the Universe, US Chamber of Commerce, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Business News
Steve Parker

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

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

usatoday.com | Chris Woodyard | Posted 03.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Consumer Reports Ford, General Motors Chrysler, Big Three Automakers, Chrysler, General Motors, Detroit Three, Consumer Reports Cars, Consumer Reports Gm, Consumer Reports Chrysler, Consumer Reports, Automakers, Cars, Detroit-Michigan, Business News

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 03.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Automakers, Auto Bailout, Automaker Bailout, Big Three Automakers, Detroit Three, Cars, Auto Industry, Detroit Bailout, Detroit-Michigan, Business News

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

Steve Parker | Posted 03.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Ferrari, John Z DeLorean, Dodge Viper, Detroit Three, Cars, Detroit Auto Show, Cadillac, Plymouth Road Runner Superbird, Chrysler Cars, Rolls-Royce, General Motors, Pontiac GTO, Jim Wangers, Ford Shelby Mustang, Lamborghini, Jeep, Carroll Shelby, Chevrolet Corvette, Environmental Protection Agency, Saleen, Mopar, Ford Mustang, Bentley, Vw, Maserati, Bmw, George Pipas, Business News
Steve Parker

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

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GM, Chrysler Want Billions More

Steve Parker | Posted 03.21.2009 | Business

Read More: White House, Congress, GMC Truck, Saturn, Chrysler, Buick, Rick Wagoner, United Auto Workers, George W. Bush, Fiat, Cars, Chinese, Detroit News, Ford, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Lawrence Summers, New York Federal Reserve Bank, General Motors, Brembo, Mini, Delphi, Charlie Rose, GMAC Bailout, 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, Uaw, Penske Automotive Group, Detroit Three, Chevrolet, Moody Blues, Mitt Romney, Pontiac Solstice, Mitsuoka Motor, Roger Smith, Frankfurt International Auto Show, Pontiac, Ferrari, Saab, Tokyo Motor Show, Bmw, Smart Car, Wall Street, Dodge, Tim Geithner, President Obama Administration, Henry Paulson, Hummer Sale, Hollywood, Cadillac, Firebird, Miata, Auto Bailout, Business News
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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Stimulus: Republicans Screw Car Makers and Buyers

Steve Parker | Posted 03.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Lexus LF-A, Captive Imports, Maryland, President Barack Obama, Detroit Three, Ford Taurus, Cars, Congress, Joe Biden, Toyota, Senator Barbara Mikulski, Code Pink, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Japan, Chrysler, Tokyo Motor Show, Economic Stimulus Package, Tesla Roadster, Wall Street, Bob Nardelli, Republicans, Uaw, Senate, Business News
Steve Parker

The bill passed by Congress yesterday throws a one-two punch at our auto industry and consumers.

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Chrysler, GM Bankruptcy Looming in Detroit

Huffington Post | Julie Satow | Posted 03.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Detroit Chapter 11, Detroit Three, Detroit Bankruptcy, Chrysler Gm Chapter 11, Detroit Bailout Bankruptcy, Chrysler, Gm, Chrysler Gm Bankruptcy, Detroit Bailout, Business News

The government may force General Motors and Chrysler into bankruptcy to assure the taxpayers get back their $17.4 billion in bailout loans. The car ...

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January Car Sales -- a Final Reckoning Begins in Earnest ?

Steve Parker | Posted 03.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Big Pharma, Porsche, Scion, Automotive News, Chrysler, President Obama, Isuzu, Mercedes-Benz, Cars, Fiat, Ford, Gmac, Buy American, Chevy Silverado, Cerberus Capital Management, General Motors, Maybach, Stimulus Package, Hyundai, Hertz, Barbara Mikulski, Toyota, Detroit Three, Chevy Malibu, Lexus, Mexico, Xerox, Smart Car, Automotive Fleet, Subaru, Daimler, Japan, Europe, China, Business News
Steve Parker

Until the travel business picks up and businesses in general start replacing their vehicle fleets, Detroit will be outside looking in.

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Five Things Mr. Obama Must Say About Detroit -- and Fast

Steve Parker | Posted 02.18.2009 | Business

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Fuel Costs, Toyota, Chrysler, Detroit Three, Corporate Average Fuel Economy, Volvo, Cars, Ford, Barack Obama, Nissan, Saab, Chevrolet Cruze, Hydrogen Economy, Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicles, Manhattan Project, General Motors, Daewoo Lacetti, Natural Gas, Chrysler Financial, Europe, Johnson Controls, Business News
Steve Parker

While GM and Chrysler both remain on life support (and Ford has also been talking with the government about a credit line or loan), the car and truck business around the world is not doing much better than Detroit.

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Five Scariest Detroit Auto Show Moments -- 2009

Steve Parker | Posted 02.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Lithium-Ion Battery, Chevy Volt, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Tesla Motors, Chengfeng, Chrysler, Mercedes-Benz ML320 Bluetec, Cars, Detroit Auto Show, Consumer Reports, Geely, Dodge Ram, Motor Trend, BYD Auto, Prius Plug-in Hybrid, Mini, Ford Flex, North American Car and Truck of the Year, Smart Electric, Chery, Bob Nardelli, Swatch Watch, Gm, Ford F-150, Penske Automotive Group, Cnbc, Chinese Cars, Ford, Detroit Three, Detroit Automakers, BMW Group, North American International Auto Show, Tokyo Motor Show, Roger Penske, Mini E, Warren Buffett, Daimler, Brilliance, Nactoy, Volkswagen Jetta Diesel, Hyundai Genesis, Business News
Steve Parker

America is the world's biggest automotive market, yet offers very little in the way of independent analysis and car, truck or motorcycle testing.

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It's All Business at Depressed Auto Show

Daniel Hernandez | Posted 02.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Automaker Bailout, Jim Press, Chrysler, Gm, Naias, Detroit Three, Detroit Auto Show, Detroit Automakers, Automaker Bridge Loan, Richard Wagoner, General Motors, Detroit Three Loans, Detroit, Michigan, Chevy Volt, Green Cars, Cadillac Converj, Auto Bailout, Business News
Daniel Hernandez

It was a different kind of auto show this year in Detroit. Gone were the celebrity presenters, the pyrotechnics, the herd of cattle escorting new pickups to the media pool. Those days are over.

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

Nick Aziz | Posted 02.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Auto Bailout, Gm, Big Three, General Motors, Detroit Three, Ford, Detroit Three Loans, Detroit Auto Show, Chrysler, Alan Mulally, Ford Taurus, Dodge Circuit EV, Electric Cars, Telsa Roadster, Cadillac Converj, Detroit Bailout, Business News
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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Even After $14 Billion in TARP Money, Detroit's on Life-Support

Steve Parker | Posted 02.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Treasury Department, Automotive News, FICO Score, Chrysler, Detroit Three, Cars, Detroit Auto Show, Ford, Jeep Patriot, Dodge Ram, Nissan, TARP and Auto Bailout, Los Angeles Auto Show, General Motors, Infiniti, Paul Krugman, Chrysler Financial, NY Times, Detroit Bailout, GMAC Bailout, Business News
Steve Parker

With economists predicting a rough 2009, 2010 and maybe even 2011, there's not much chance of '09 and '10 car sales reaching even 2008's miserable 13.1 million.

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Car sales, 2008; even worse than we thought

Steve Parker | Posted 02.06.2009 | Business

Read More: World Rally, Pony Cars, Porsche, Automotive News, Chrysler, Ford Mustang, Hemi Engines, The Wizard of Oz, Isuzu, Obama Administration, Mercedes-Benz, Cars, New York Federal Reserve, Fuji Heavy Industries, Ford, Volkswagen, Maybach, Motor Trend, Nissan, Dodge Challenger, Cadillac Srx, Chevrolet Equinox, Scotland, Mercury Milan Hybrid, Timothy Geithner, Huffington Post, Buick Lacrosse, GMAC Bailout, Pickups, TV Pitchman Vince, FICO Score, 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, Toyota, Gm, Minivan, Ford F-150, Detroit Three, Associated Press, Chicago Cubs, American Honda, Gmc, Smart Car, Wall Street, Colin Mcrae, Detroit Three Loans, Cadillac Cts Wagon, Subaru, Bmw, Car Czar, Daimler, Mitsubishi, Treasury Secretary, SUV Sales, Credit Unions, Ford Fusion Hybrid, Business News
Steve Parker

Monday brought three conference calls, each about an hour, with executives from each of the Detroit Three announcing, dissecting and, most of all, spi...

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