This is a really, really, REALLY bad idea: To the dismay of safety advocates already worried about driver distraction, automakers and high-tech companies have found a new place to put sophisticated Internet-connected computers: the front seat. Technology giants like Intel and Google are turning their attention from the desktop to the dashboard, hoping to bring […]
Looks like the well is dry for GM and Chrysler: The White House says neither GM nor Chrysler submitted acceptable plans to receive more bailout money, setting the stage for a crisis in Detroit and putting in motion what could be the final two months of two American auto giants. The Obama administration, however, has […]
The Obama administration is in trouble. Public anger over these AIG bonuses appear to be the final straw: The Obama administration is increasingly concerned about a populist backlash against banks and Wall Street, worried that anger at financial institutions could also end up being directed at Congress and the White House and could complicate President […]
That’s the message sent out by Senate Republicans last night as the auto bailout failed: Their efforts in Congress squashed, U.S. automakers are depending upon a reluctant White House to quickly provide a multibillion lifeline to help them avoid imminent collapse. General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC, which have said they could run out of […]
Ford’s CEO agrees to a paycut: Ford Motor became the first of the three U.S. automakers to unveil its turnaround plans to Congress Tuesday, but the plan contained little in the way of new cost cuts or other changes beyond what the company had previously announced. The company announced that the salary of Ford CEO […]
Geez. The U.S. government has agreed to guarantee over $300 billion of Citigroup’s troubled assets — loans and securities backed by residential and commercial real estate and other such assets — with conditions attached. These conditions are being hammered out. In addition, the U.S. Treasury will invest $20 billion in Citigroup from the Troubled Asset […]
Pelosi is putting forward a plan that really sounds good: Pelosi said the auto industry funds would come with many strings attached, including restructuring company finances, meeting new standards for gas mileage and requiring advanced technologies “to compete in the domestic and global market.” The speaker’s office offered no specifics about what the new fuel […]