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Democrats, White House Haggle Over 'Car Czar'

Dec 6, 2008 9:21 PM CST

Democrats, White House Haggle Over 'Car Czar'

(Newser) - As White House and congressional negotiators work out the details of aid to the Big 3 automakers, they've hit a stumbling block over the need for a so-called "car czar," the Washington Post reports. The White House wants to appoint a powerful trustee from within the Commerce Department...

Chrysler Hires Bankruptcy Firm

Dec 5, 2008 3:00 PM CST

Chrysler Hires Bankruptcy Firm

Privately owned automaker preparing for Chapter 11 should feds not help out

(Newser) - Chrysler has contracted a law firm to help it prepare for bankruptcy, the Wall Street Journal reports. The hiring of Jones Day suggests the automaker faces immediate failure if Congress decides to deny financial assistance to Detroit automakers. Jones Day has experience in automotive matters and has represented the United...

Auto Bailout Must Be
Paid Back: Bush

Dec 5, 2008 12:14 PM CST

Auto Bailout Must Be Paid Back: Bush

Bush supports some aid, but it must be done his way, he warns Dems

(Newser) - Using the word "recession" for the first time to describe the US economy, President Bush today demanded that Congress adopt his approach to an auto bailout and require car companies to pay back any federal aid. But he displayed skepticism about the wisdom of new aid, saying he is...

Detroit Paper to Congress: You Cannot Turn Away

editorial

Dec 4, 2008 9:29 PM CST

Detroit Paper to Congress: You Cannot Turn Away

(Newser) - In an open letter to members of Congress, the Detroit Free Press insists that the government cannot turn its back on the auto industry. If it does, "there will be economic hell to pay—not just in Detroit, but all across America, including in your state, in your district....

Big 3 Execs Finish With Senate

UPDATED

Dec 4, 2008 4:14 PM CST

Big 3 Execs Finish With Senate

CEOs to make their case to the House tomorrow

(Newser) - The CEOs of the Big Three wrapped up a six-hour session with the Senate Banking Committee during which they asked for a minimum of $34 billion in aid, the Washington Post reports. Chairman Chris Dodd vowed to draft a bill “in the next 24-48 hours" that stood a chance...

Big 3 Would Agree to Oversight if Bailed Out

UPDATED

Dec 4, 2008 1:07 PM CST

Big 3 Would Agree to Oversight if Bailed Out

CEOs admit bad management

(Newser) - Detroit’s Big Three automakers would accept federal oversight in return for financial support, the Wall Street Journal reports. The chiefs of GM, Ford, and Chrysler all said that they would accept a bailout styled after that of Chrysler in the late ‘70s, which put the firm under the...

Dodd Endorses
Big 3 Bailout
as CEOs Hit Hill Again

Dec 4, 2008 10:57 AM CST

Dodd Endorses Big 3 Bailout as CEOs Hit Hill Again

Senate Democrat enlisted to work on compromise package

(Newser) - Sen. Chris Dodd welcomed the Big Three CEOs back to the Senate Banking Committee today by declaring his support for an auto bailout, the AP reports. Chariman Dodd said inaction would be akin to playing “Russian Roulette with the economy.” He praised the automakers for making a better...

GM, Chrysler Mull 'Packaged' Bankruptcy to Get Bailout

Dec 4, 2008 9:45 AM CST

GM, Chrysler Mull 'Packaged' Bankruptcy to Get Bailout

Execs say that's 'way down the list,' but Detroit desperate for federal bailout

(Newser) - Bankruptcy is officially on the table for General Motors and Chrysler, a source tells Bloomberg. The companies may accept a pre-packaged bankruptcy, which would force the union and creditors to make concessions, in order to get government help. At least three congressmen have had their staffs explore the possibility. GM...

GM Boss Hopes Senate Gets a Charge From His Hybrid

Dec 4, 2008 3:05 AM CST

GM Boss Hopes Senate Gets a Charge From His Hybrid

This time, GM's Wagoner drives Volt to hearings

(Newser) - Last time they went before Congress rattling tin cups, the chief executives of the Big Three automakers made the mistake of flying to Washington in luxuriously tricked-out corporate jets. Today GM chief Rick Wagoner is driving a fuel-efficient hybrid Chevy Volt prototype to Senate hearings on the proposed bailout for...

UAW Bends to
Boost Bailout

Dec 3, 2008 2:09 PM CST

UAW Bends to Boost Bailout

Concessions meant to help Big Three win financial help from feds

(Newser) - The United Auto Workers agreed today to concessions that may help Detroit get $34 billion in federal assistance, the Detroit News reports. The union’s job bank—which pays eliminated employees 95% of their base salaries—will be suspended, and the UAW will delay billions in payments to its health...

In DC Corral, the Big 3
Dare Congress to Shoot

OPINION

Dec 3, 2008 8:50 AM CST

In DC Corral, the Big 3 Dare Congress to Shoot

Including a breakdown of the industry's ridiculous demands

(Newser) - The Big Three, their creditors, the unions, and Congress are locked in “a standoff worthy of a spaghetti western,” writes Steven Pearlstein in the Washington Post. “But none really wants to pull the trigger.” In the end, there’s little doubt Congress will step in, but...

Saving Detroit:
It's Now or Never

OPINION

Dec 3, 2008 7:00 AM CST

Saving Detroit: It's Now or Never

Auto industry in danger of going under while lawmakers haggle over lifeline

(Newser) - If Congress is going to save America's auto industry it needs to quit the grandstanding and finger-pointing and take action right now, Tom Walsh writes in the Detroit Free Press. The Big Three have submitted their survival plans as requested, Walsh writes, and the figures show they aren't bluffing—they...

Automakers Raise
Request to $34B

Dec 2, 2008 8:36 PM CST

Automakers Raise Request to $34B

(Newser) - Automakers may be returning to Capitol Hill humbled into driving instead of flying, but that won't stop them from holding out their hands for even more money. Collectively, they told Congress today to be willing to shell out a total of $34 billion in loans and lines of credit—up...

GM Seeks $18B in Aid,
Needs $4B Immediately

Dec 2, 2008 4:02 PM CST

GM Seeks $18B in Aid, Needs $4B Immediately

(Newser) - General Motors says it needs an immediate $4 billion loan from the government to get through the month, the Detroit Free Press reports. “Absent support, we can’t continue to operate,” the carmaker’s COO told Congress. GM is requesting a total of $18 billion in federal aid—...

Dow Rises 270 on Late Rally

MARKETS

Dec 2, 2008 3:24 PM CST

Dow Rises 270 on Late Rally

(Newser) - Stocks rallied late in the session today, buoyed by rounds of bargain hunting following yesterday’s deep sell-off, the Wall Street Journal reports. GE rose 14%, despite lowering its forecast, on news that it will still pay a $1.24-per-share dividend next year. The Dow rose 270 points to close...

GM Sales Off 41%; Toyota, Ford, Honda All Down 30%

UPDATED

Dec 2, 2008 1:25 PM CST

GM Sales Off 41%; Toyota, Ford, Honda All Down 30%

Bad times for autos of every stripe

(Newser) - General Motors' November US sales plunged 41%, while Ford's dropped 31%, dashing hopes that the industry-wide drop in vehicle demand might be easing as Detroit's automakers prepare to state their second case for a federal bailout. Their overseas rivals posted abysmal results as well. Toyota's November sales tumbled 34%, and...

Big 3 CEOs Head Back to DC—This Time by Car

Dec 2, 2008 8:55 AM CST

Big 3 CEOs Head Back to DC—This Time by Car

CEOs of America's automakers will renew plea for bailout today

(Newser) - The Big Three CEOs are heading back to Washington this week, and this time two of them will be driving, the Wall Street Journal reports—Alan Mulally in a Ford Escape hybrid, and Rick Wagoner in a Chevrolet Malibu hybrid. The CEOs will attempt Thursday to persuade Congress to extend...

No Euphemisms:
Let's Nationalize GM

OPINION

Dec 2, 2008 8:18 AM CST

No Euphemisms: Let's Nationalize GM

Move would boost economy, environment

(Newser) - As Detroit extends its tin cup to DC, the government is making a lengthy list of preconditions and checking it twice. Why not keep things simple and nationalize the struggling GM? Any government loan wouldn’t be big enough, and despite all the misplaced anger directed at the Big Three,...

Once United, Big 3 Take Different Roads to Bailout

Dec 1, 2008 9:53 AM CST

Once United, Big 3 Take Different Roads to Bailout

Automaker bring different bailout concerns in appeal for federal aid

(Newser) - When the automakers return to Congress this week to beg for a federal bailout, they’ll no longer be presenting one case among them. Each company will unveil its own rejuvenation plan, reports the New York Times. Ford, in best financial shape, wants only the promise of access to federal...

Scrambling,
GM Offers Equity for Debt

Nov 30, 2008 7:24 AM CST

Scrambling, GM Offers Equity for Debt

Wagoner needs strategy to win federal aid by Tuesday

(Newser) - GM officials are pushing bondholders to swap out the debt they hold for equity in the troubled corporation, reports the Wall Street Journal. The unique strategy represents a last-ditch attempt to stave off creditors and obtain federal aid to survive. A debt swap could leave unsecured debtholders with major losses....