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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 →

REPORT: Cheney says Bush left GM bankruptcy for the next guy Noah Joseph

The writing's been on the wall for years: GM would have to declare bankruptcy if it had any hope of restructuring in order to survive in the long-term. And though the Obama administration's effective ...

Group sues Obama administration over weak MPG standards Sebastian Blanco

When the next step in the road to 35 mpg by 2020 CAFE standards was announced recently, those in the know made it clear that the Obama administration's upcoming goal of 27.3 mpg by 2011 would not be ...

BREAKING: Bush greenlights $17.4 billion Auto Rescue/Bailout package Chris Paukert

President George W. Bush will doubtlessly be remembered for many things things, but his parting legacy may yet be his eleventh-hour pledge of $17.4 billion in low-interest loans to General Motors and ...

Bush looking into 'Orderly Bankruptcy' for Detroit, as opposed to...? Damon Lavrinc

The House of Bush told reporters this morning that the administration is looking into an "orderly" bankruptcy for General Motors and Chrysler that would be part of an overall rescue package. One ...

Canada to the rescue! (after U.S.) 1 year ago on Autoblog

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 neighbors to the north account for a 20% share of the auto industry, and both the federal and Ontario ...

Georgetown professor could land position as 'car czar' in Obama administration 1 year ago on Autoblog

Soon after President-elect Obama and still-President Bush sat down on Monday, reports began to surface that the Obama camp was considering the appointment of a "Car Czar." The position would provide the new administration with analysis and advice on the auto industry and the financial (and product?) ...

If GM's situation worsens, McCain open to "every option" 1 year ago on Autoblog

In the wake of GM's Tuesday press conference detailing its plans to have enough cash on hand through 2009, politicians have been eager to voice their thoughts regarding the possibility of a government bailout. President Bush gave the possibility a strong no, but the two guys in line for his job ...

President Bush signs energy bill into law 2 years ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/politics/President_Bush_signs_energy_bill_into_law'; This morning President Bush put pen to paper (no doubt one of those really cool American President pens) and signed into law the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, all 822 pages of it. As we all know ...

Autoblog Podcast #63 2 years ago on Autoblog

It's nice to be back in the swing of things. We're once again cranking out weekly podcasts, and #63 is a compact one. We start off salivating over the news that the next generation Suzuki Swift will be headed for US shores. We devolve from discussing an unsubstantiated rumor into wistful praise for ...

Alan Mulally, super hero: Ford CEO saves President Bush's life 2 years ago on Autoblog

Allan Mulally has already lived a very successful life, having helped save American icon Boeing, then taking over the reigns as Ford Motor Company's Chief Executive Officer. Now he has added 'the guy that saved President Bush' to the list. Mr. Mulally used his media audience at the New York Auto ...

Supreme court says EPA can regulate greenhouse gases 2 years ago on Autoblog

Admittedly, we're a little late to the party on this one, but thankfully, our greener sibling site was on top of things when the Supreme Court made an important ruling yesterday regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's enforcement of the Clean Air Act. The ruling revolves around the ...

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 ...

President set to address automakers, again 3 years ago on Autoblog

It's official. We have lost count how many times the Bush administration has setup, canceled, rescheduled, canceled, postponed and told the big two-point-five that they'll call, then never do. Well, the newest round of "Date the leader of the free world" is coming around again and the word is that ...

Big Three executives meet with Washington lawmakers 3 years ago on Autoblog

The much ballyhooed meeting between domestic auto industry leaders and U.S. lawmakers came and went today, with the net-net being that the Capitol gang has pledged to work with the manufacturers 'as partners.' Rick Wagoner (General Motors Chair and CEO), Tom LaSorda (DaimlerChrysler President ...

Switch Grass - the grass that gives back 3 years ago on Autoblog

Much hay has been made of President Bush’s statement that the U.S. is addicted to oil during the State of the Union address. Bush also managed to slip in a little mention of Switch Grass, a native grass of this continent that could be used for making fuel much like corn is used to produce ...






Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.

Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too! 

 
 

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