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Former President Bush asks Obama to exit the car business

When Former President George W. Bush spoke to the Montreal Board of Trade recently, he made a public appeal to the Obama administration to "get out of the private sector," adding "I hope our government gets out of the autos and the financials in which they have a stake." His premise is that it takes private companies to turn an economy around, not government-run ones. As we have found out during America's recent economic troubles, a lot of people find it easy to say a lot of things when they're not on the hook. And the former ... Read more →

Bush says no bailouts for automakers Chris Shunk

In the wake of GM's restructuring announcement, some observers are beginning to talk about government assistance to get automakers through tough times. President Bush has quickly shot down the idea ...

EPA proposes its own oil regulations Siddharth Raja

The U.S. Congress isn't the only ruling body proposing new measures to curb the nation's reliance on foreign oil. The EPA is currently in the process of writing up new rules that it hopes will limit ...

VIDEO: Bush's limo breaks down in Rome, Italians giggle and point Sam Abuelsamid

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/politics/Bush_s_limo_breaks_down_in_Rome_Italians_giggle_and_point'; Most people just have a spare tire or a can of fix-a-flat and an auto club card when they hit ...

Lutz says Bush fuel standards will raise car prices by $5k Chris Shunk

GM Vice Chairman and blogger extraordinaire Bob Lutz used the spotlight of the New York Auto show to talk about the Bush Administration's plan to raise fuel economy standards four-percent per year ...

AutoblogGreen for 03.19.07 2 years ago on Autoblog

In spite of rule changes meant to negate some of the advantage Audi gained from the superior fuel economy of their turbo-diesel V12, they again dominated the Twelve Hours of Sebring. A Pennsylvania EV advocate is running a DIY workshop on converting your car to run on batteries. Get some ...

SOTU: Revised energy strategy includes alt-fuel increases and revised CAFE 2 years ago on Autoblog

President Bush will be addressing his first State of the Union to a Democratic-controlled Congress in about a half hour. At that time, many people in the country will be in a bad mood because their favorite TV show on Tuesday night was just preempted. Many will change the channel to watch something ...

Meeting of the Minds: Big Three and Bush to talk on Tuesday 3 years ago on Autoblog

Bill Ford, Rick Wagoner and Tom LaSorda have been twiddling their thumbs since May waiting for the White House to confirm a date for the Detroit trio to meet with George Bush, the D.C. decider. Tentative times have come and gone, and as each one passed, the perception that the current administration ...

Guess who's coming to Washington? White House to meet with the Big Two Point Five 3 years ago on Autoblog

In the never-ending saga between the Bush administration and Detroit's automakers, a tentative date has finally been set for a meeting. During a radio interview, President Bush's political advisor Karl Rove confirmed that a discussion between GM, Ford and DaimlerChrysler would take place in ...

Bush calls Bill Ford 3 years ago on Autoblog

It came as a surprise to read on Bloomberg's website that "the President and Mr. Ford are friends." We don't know why this made us do a double take, but it's nice to know that some form of direct communication is taking place between Washington and an automaker. According to the article, President ...

Iacocca to pen new book, address auto industry 3 years ago on Autoblog

Retired Chrysler chairman (and Snoop Dogg homey) Lee Iacocca will be releasing a book in approximately one year, tentatively titled "Where Have All the Leaders Gone?". It's said to cover several topics, among them the state of the American auto industry and the threat that the US manufacturing ...

Bush and automakers delay meeting 3 years ago on Autoblog

Bigwigs from DiamlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company and General Motors will have to wait for their date with the President. The expected meeting between the Big Three and President George W. Bush is now slated for June 2, moved back from the May 18 date as previously reported. The CEO ...

Fox News' Geraldo Rivera goes 'nucular' on GM, Ford 3 years ago on Autoblog

None other than Geraldo 'Take-Him-Or-Leave-Him' Rivera whipped out a Dubya-style haymaker on General Motors and Ford Wednesday, calling the automakers' present fiscal and public-relations gulag the result of 'whining' management and too many 'crap' cars. Not exactly the prose of florid journalist, ...






Autoblog Podcast #154: Gobbling up the News

Chris, Sam, and Dan kick out a podcast just in time for the long holiday drive.

 
 

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