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Blame Game: Survey says who's at fault ? Management or union?
Each month, the American Pulse Survey seeks respondents' opinions regarding various political, pop culture and economic issues. Seeing that the auto bailout is a hot topic these days, it is unsurprising that much of the latest survey centered on the $17.4 billion in so-called bridge loans to the Detroit 3 automakers. So, who's to blame for the Motor City's downfall? Survey says: bad management (78.8 percent), the UAW (63.8 percent) and global economic uncertainty (57.7 percent); so say 4,117 Americans. 59.1 percent of respondents believe that ... Read more →
Toyota supports Detroit 3's pleas for bailout bucks Jeremy Korzeniewski
Toyota doesn't want one of the Detroit 3 to fail. Despite the fact that the Japanese automaker is a direct competitor and seemingly stands to gain long-term sales from the collapse of at least one of ...
Canada to the rescue! (after U.S.) Alex Nunez
With all signs pointing to White House action on an automaker bailout despite the the bill not making it out of the Senate last Thursday, Canada has its taxpayers' wallets on standby as well. Our ...
GM has spent $750 million developing the Volt Frank Filipponio
Although they're a big part of the Congressional pitch to get some federal funds, green cars aren't going to make the Detroit 3 profitable on their own any time soon. Take the Chevrolet Volt for ...
STUDY: Detroit bankruptcy would cost four times more than bailout Jonathon Ramsey
The choices are: spend $15 billion in bridge loans now to keep the Detroit Two (GM and Chrysler, since Ford can apparently hold its own) from going bankrupt, or spend $70 billion over the next two ...
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First official shots of new BMW 5 Series leaked online
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Choices: Nissan GT-R or Ford Mustang GT500?
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Long-Term Thinking: "Cost to Own" mindset grabs hold
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- First official shots of new BMW 5 Series leaked online BREAKING: Schumacher likely to return to F1 racing with Mercedes BREAKING: Buick confirms 2011 Regal 2.0T to come with manual transmission. Wait... wha? Officially Official: Aptera production pushed back to 2010 BREAKING: Jenson Button joins Hamilton for twin-champ McLaren "super team"
Detroit to DC caravan cancelled 11 months ago on Autoblog
Remember the growing movement to caravan a few hundred of Detroit's most fuel efficient vehicles to the automaker's next meeting with Congress? Not happening. Interestingly, it wasn't for lack of support. In fact, it was just the opposite. So many people had voiced their support and announced their ...
BREAKING: Automaker bailout agreement reached in Senate, still not a sure thing [UPDATE] 1 year ago on Autoblog
CNBC is reporting that four U.S. senators have reached a bipartisan agreement on a bill to help the Big 3 automakers in Detroit. Those senators include Michigan Democrats Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow, Ohio Republican George Voinovich and Missouri Republican Christopher Bond. Details of the bill ...
w00t! The return of the Autoblog Podcast! 1 year ago on Autoblog
If we were going to continue numbering things, this would technically be Autoblog Podcast #103. We had tried to record this comeback episode once already about three weeks ago, and that turned out to be the only time I've ever toasted an audio file. Pro Tools said "uhh, what?" and that was that - ...
Calling for GM bailout may cost Wagoner his job 1 year ago on Autoblog
General Motors' CEO, Rick Wagoner, who's been manning the helm for the last eight years and a part of its staff since 1977, has taken some heat for asking the Feds for a bailout. A possible condition for those funds may be the symbolic sacrificial death of its current leader, according to a slew of ...
Detroit CEOs and UAW chief summoned to Washington 1 year ago on Autoblog
When Congress wants to hand out money, it apparently wants to include everybody. Barney Frank, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, is likely to propose a measure that lets automakers tap into the $700 billion vein of rescue dollars that's ostensibly intended for financial ...
Paulson: Automaker aid won't come from financial bailout money 1 year ago on Autoblog
Some U.S. policymakers believe that the domestic auto industry needs a multi-billion $hot in the arm, but the sticking point seems to be where to find the funds. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) is calling for a portion of the financial sector's $700 billion TARP buyout to be apportioned to Detroit, but ...
Germans none to happy about U.S. aid to automakers 1 year ago on Autoblog
Matthias Wissmann, current head of the Verband Deutscher Automobilhersteller (VDA, or Association of the German Automotive Industry for us non-German speaking folks), is none too pleased with the passing of a $25 billion financing package for the Detroit automakers. Under the terms of the ...
Autoblog Podcast #153: With Phil Berg
Phil Berg puts his reputation on the line and hangs with the podcast crew.
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