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Let Detroit Go Bankrupt, 2008-11-19 08:00:07
IF General Motors, Ford and Chrysler get the bailout that their chief executives asked for yesterday, you can kiss the American automotive industry goodbye. It won't go overnight, but its demise will be virtually guaranteed. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, detroit, auto-bailout

Ford, with help from Volvo, tops safe car list, 2008-11-27 13:00:04
The insurance industry named dozens of new cars and trucks, led by Ford Motor Co. and its Volvo subsidiary, to its annual list of the safest vehicles Tuesday, helped by the increased use of anti-rollover technology. ...Bookmark tags: technology, cars, auto, detroit, auto-industry, auto-bailout, auto-safety

Bush Gives Emergency Loans to Automakers, 2008-12-19 14:00:03
President Bush announced $13.4 billion in emergency loans on Friday to prevent the collapse of General Motors and Chrysler, and said another $4 billion would be available for the hobbled automakers in February. ...Bookmark tags: us-news, general-motors, chrysler, ford, gm, auto-bailout, bailout, recession, auto-industry, us-treasury

Worst Sales Performance of Any Car: Toyota Prius, 2009-01-06 08:00:02
one cannot, as so many of the commenters in my earlier post did, just say that GM was stupid and Toyota was smart, and that the American car industry should roll over and die and make room for those innovative Japanese and German car makers. Look at the numbers. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, bailout, ford, gm, detroit, auto-industry, auto-bailout