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On the Road to Detroit's Big Pileup
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GM (General Motors) before the bankruptcy and transition to post bankruptcy management.
02/13/2006
The situation at GM before the bankruptcy.
Grouped Articles
General Motors Names Mary Barra as CEO
Wall Street Journal 12/11/2013
For GE, GM and Citi, It's $7.06, $1.45, $1.03
Wall Street Journal 03/07/2009
Wall Street Journal 04/08/2006
In Dark Hour at GM, CEO Sought A Public Endorsement by Board
Wall Street Journal 06/05/2006
GM Sheds 19,000 Jobs Through Buyout Program
Wall Street Journal 05/30/2008
G.M. Closing 4 Plants in Shift From Trucks Toward Cars
New York Times 06/04/2008
The cost to the U.S. government and taxpayers for the auto industry bailout
06/02/2011
Grouped Articles
New York Times 04/13/2013
Cost of Bailouts Continues to Decline
Wall Street Journal 05/10/2013
U.S. Remaining Stake in General Motors
Wall Street Journal 12/10/2013
Wall Street Journal 06/02/2011
On the Road to Detroit's Big Pileup
New York Times 10/01/2011
New York Times 01/26/2012
GM (General Motors) and the U.S. government bailout
11/02/2010
Grouped Articles
Cost of Bailouts Continues to Decline
Wall Street Journal 05/10/2013
U.S. to Sell Rest of GM Stake by Year-End
Wall Street Journal 11/22/2013
U.S. Remaining Stake in General Motors
Wall Street Journal 12/10/2013
Wall Street Journal 11/02/2010
GM Could Be Free of Taxes for Years
Wall Street Journal 11/03/2010
Wall Street Journal 04/19/2011
GM. Ford, Chrysler and oil price increases in 2007-2008 and 2011-2012
06/02/2006
High oil prices in 2008 and again in 2011. The danger this poses for the Detroit automakers as they continue to depend on SUV's and larger vehicles for revenues and profits. Even with the big strides in making small cars, a Chevy Cruze or a Ford Fiesta is still not as popular as a Honda Civic or a Toyota Prius, says one analyst.
Grouped Articles
Chrysler’s Fall May Help Administration Reshape G.M.
New York Times 05/03/2009
Measuring Car Sales by the Gallon
Wall Street Journal 12/02/2014
Why Gas Feels Cheap—and Why It’s Not, Historically Speaking
Wall Street Journal 01/04/2015
GM Chief: Industry Ill-Placed for Oil Shock
Wall Street Journal 03/01/2011
Car Sales Jumped in February, but Here Come Those Gas Prices Again
New York Times 03/01/2011
Stepping on the Gas Needn't Crash Detroit
Wall Street Journal 03/23/2011
Financial squeeze on dealers as GMAC, Ford Credit and Chrysler's financing arm cannot provide same level of support.
04/04/2006
As the automakers financing groups GMAC, Ford Credit and Chrysler's car financing arm see a deterioration in their condition, dealers are facing a squeeze too. The loans and financing previously available are being phased out for some dealers. The situation as the auto industry in Detroit faces the need for a government led bailout and the planned bankruptcy filings for GM and Chrysler.
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GM Seeks Partners for Car Loans
Wall Street Journal 06/24/2010
Tight Credit Puts Squeeze On Big Three Auto Dealers
Wall Street Journal 08/28/2008
Wall Street Journal 01/11/2011
For Car Dealers, a Bleak Lot Brightens
Wall Street Journal 02/23/2011
GMAC: Is GM Selling Its Seed Corn?
BusinessWeek 04/04/2006
On the Road to Detroit's Big Pileup
New York Times 10/01/2011
The credit risks for the U.S. government as GM (General Motors) fails - risks of auto industry bailout
02/13/2006
The credit risk to the government as GM fails is huge. It brings the government into involvement with the details of the auto industry as management fails.
Grouped Articles
U.S. to Sell Rest of GM Stake by Year-End
Wall Street Journal 11/22/2013
Auto Makers Rebound as Buyers Go Big
Wall Street Journal 01/04/2014
Wall Street Journal 11/02/2010
GM Could Be Free of Taxes for Years
Wall Street Journal 11/03/2010
Auto Sales Start 2009 at an Abysmal Pace
New York Times 02/04/2009
Auto sales plummet in January; Chrysler sales down 55%
Detroit News 02/04/2009
How does it feel? Human side of the Restructuring at GM and Chrysler.
03/18/2009
GM chairman Wagoner talks to a group of reporters at a breakfast meeting at the St. Regis.
Grouped Articles
Dana Milbank - What's Good for General Motors . . . Would Be a Miracle
Washington Post 03/18/2009
GM: Whitacre's Way or the Highway
BusinessWeek 09/24/2009
On the Road to Detroit's Big Pileup
New York Times 10/01/2011
The new Board at GM after the bankruptcy and under the leadership of Whitacre.
06/01/2009
An activist board at GM pushing for fast changes at GM.
Grouped Articles
The 40-Year Club: America's Longest-Serving Directors
Wall Street Journal 07/16/2013
BusinessWeek 06/01/2009
G.M.’s Board Is Seen as Slow in Reacting to Safety Crisis
New York Times 09/07/2014
Angst Over GM's Activist Board
BusinessWeek 12/10/2009
BusinessWeek 12/02/2009
GM CEO takes bold steps He topples hierarchy, voes to repay loans.
Detroit Free Press 01/11/2010
The U.S. government's recovery of funds used to bailout insurers, banks, Fannie, Freddie, and auto companies
11/16/2010
The US government still has a ways to go to recover funds from the auto bailouts. AIG is still costly. Fannie and Freddie are an entirely different story, a debacle with huge additional funds needed.
Grouped Articles
Freddie's Profit Soars on Housing Rebound
Wall Street Journal 05/08/2013
Fannie Mae to pay $59.4B to Treasury - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/09/2013
Fannie Chief: Payout Must Not Delay Revamp
Wall Street Journal 05/10/2013
Cost of Bailouts Continues to Decline
Wall Street Journal 05/10/2013
Fannie, Freddie Payments Nearly Match Aid
Wall Street Journal 11/08/2013
White House Rejects Fannie-Freddie Recapitalization Plans
Wall Street Journal 11/23/2013
Sinking demand in 2008 and the Detroit automakers future.
02/13/2006
Sinking demand is casting a long shadow on the future of Detroit automakers, not the sinking demand of the 3rd quarter which was bad, but the sinking demand for the 4th quarter 2008 and in 2009. Something that GM and Ford with their optimistic forecasts of 13-14 million vehicles for 2009 as stated in theSenate on November 18, 2008 by their CEO's, may have missed as sales may be in the neighborhood of 10 million or lower in 2009.
Grouped Articles
U.S. Auto Sales Surge in December
Wall Street Journal 01/06/2015
Carmakers Report Losses as They Burn Cash
New York Times 11/08/2008
Some G.M. Retirees Are in a Health Care Squeeze
New York Times 11/10/2008
Detroit Auto Makers Need More Than a Bailout
Wall Street Journal 11/10/2008
Wall Street Journal 11/10/2008
Obama Asks Bush to Provide Help for Automakers
New York Times 11/11/2008
Ford's crisis point in April 2006.
05/05/2006
A chart compiled by J.P. Morgan in 2006 showed credit markets rated a default by Ford in three years as more likely than one for GM 43% to 34%. The same year 2006 when Alan Mulally was hired to change Ford. In 2009 all three Detroit automakers were in critical condition- only Ford avoided bankruptcy, which says that this chart was prescient about the conditions of the U.S. auto industry. The conditions in the auto industry before the government led bailout of GM and Chrysler and the planned bankruptcies.
Grouped Articles
Ford Speeds Up Succession Plan
Wall Street Journal 04/22/2014
Ford's Mulally Talks Mark Fields, Business in China and the New F-150
Wall Street Journal 04/22/2014
Is Ford Rolling Backward With 'Way Forward'?
Wall Street Journal 05/05/2006
BusinessWeek 05/25/2006
On the Road to Detroit's Big Pileup
New York Times 10/01/2011
Search Begins for Next CEO at Ford
Wall Street Journal 12/06/2011
Changes in public perception of Detroit auto companies and fuel efficiency in the 2006- 2008 period.
02/28/2006
Public perception changed in this period. Columnists like Friedman said in the NYT that "GM is more dangerous to America's future" and acting like a "crack dealer." This as GM was offering buyers of large low fuel efficiency vehicles gas capped at $1/99 per gallon. Ford offered free gas upto $1000 with aprepaid Master charge debit card, enough for 6000 miles. Were the automakers lagging behind changing conditions and not adapting to changing public perception, by fighting higher fuel efficiency standards in Congress. link to Hyundai where its technology executive says Hyundai can meet higher standards with new technology and not even counting hybrids in the picture.
Grouped Articles
Makers Pack New Cars With Technology, but Younger Buyers Shrug
New York Times 01/26/2014
With Gas Prices Less of a Worry, Buyers Pass Hybrid Cars By
New York Times 05/14/2015
Detroit's No Good, Very Bad May
BusinessWeek 06/02/2006
Hyundai Aims for Efficiency Lead
Wall Street Journal 09/03/2008
Ford Is Hoping to Give the Once-Great Explorer a Second Life
New York Times 05/27/2010
The Durango Becomes a Civilized Utility Vehicle
Wall Street Journal 01/05/2011
A Fiat takeover of Chrysler as Cerberus takes the exit.
11/10/2006
Fiat's 35% stake in Chrysler was obtained with an offer to retool aChrysler plant and offering its engine and transmission technology for small cars. Fiat has an option to take a 55% stake in Chrysler. Its a low cost way for Fiat to sell its popular Fiat 500 and other small cars in the USA.
Grouped Articles
Fiat Needs Chrysler More Than Ever
Wall Street Journal 09/24/2013
Fiat Chief Rolls Dice on Market and Chrysler Merger
New York Times 09/24/2013
Fiat, in Deal With Union, Will Buy Rest of Chrysler
New York Times 01/01/2014
Chrysler Partners Have Many Goals
New York Times 05/01/2009
Fiat Acquires 35% Stake in Chrysler
New York Times 01/21/2009
Fiat Nears Stake in Chrysler That Could Lead to Takeover
Wall Street Journal 01/20/2009
GM Turnaround- New Product and Cash Pile under Wagoner.
02/13/2006
Grouped Articles
Economist 03/30/2006
Wall Street Journal 04/21/2006
GM Will Seek Higher Prices On Cars Sold to Rental Firms
Wall Street Journal 05/10/2006
Wall Street Journal 05/11/2006
Toyota's Jim Press Discusses the Future
BusinessWeek 05/17/2006
BusinessWeek 05/25/2006
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