General Motors

Bailout Scorecard: The End of the Beginning

By Rick Newman - Rick Newman - March 25, 2009

After several false starts, the government's vast financial-rescue plan focuses on these 6 areas more >>

Road-Testing Cars of the Future

By Rick Newman - Money - March 20, 2009

6 cutting-edge vehicles hint at what Americans may soon be driving. more >>

A Boost For GM, a Ding For Chrysler

By Rick Newman - Rick Newman - March 20, 2009

New quality ratings could help decide whether to continue the automaker bailouts more >>

How General Motors Sees Its Future

By Paul Bedard - Nation & World - March 17, 2009

Now running on federal bailout money, GM is counting on new technologies, products, and markets. more >>

6 Upsides To a GM Bankruptcy

By Rick Newman - Rick Newman - March 8, 2009

It would be painful, but a Chapter 11 filing might be the fastest and cheapest way for GM to get healthy. more >>

GM Warns It May Fail Without Billions More in Aid

By Amanda Ruggeri - Nation & World - March 5, 2009

The Detroit automaker says that its viability is in "substantial doubt" unless it gets more cash. more >>

GM Posts $31 Billion Loss as It Awaits Government Response to New Bailout Request

By Amanda Ruggeri - Nation & World - February 26, 2009

The troubled carmaker has submitted a restructuring plan to Washington amid new planned job cuts. more >>

Michigan Voters Favor Auto Bailout for Chrysler, GM in Poll, Unlike Rest of Nation

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - February 23, 2009

Surprisingly, Michigan voters don't favor the auto bailout by as high a margin as one might think. more >>

Could China Buy An American Carmaker?

By Rick Newman - Rick Newman - February 20, 2009

Detroit's woes could present foreign buyers with a golden opportunity more >>

A Plea to Give GM Another Chance

By Rick Newman - Rick Newman - February 20, 2009

A new book argues that the struggling automaker is on the verge of a turnaround more >>

If Chrysler, GM Get a Bailout They Should Stop Making Gas-Powered Cars

By Mary Kate Cary - Mary Kate Cary - February 19, 2009

Detroit needs incentive to abandon its toxic assets, and it's up to the taxpayers to give it to them. more >>

9 Bailout Surprises From GM and Chrysler

By Rick Newman - Rick Newman - February 18, 2009

Both companies are in far worse shape than they once let on more >>

Ford Veers Closer To a Bailout

By Rick Newman - Rick Newman - January 29, 2009

If it doesn't stop burning cash, Ford might need government help by summer more >>

Why Falling to No. 2 Is Good for GM

By Rick Newman - Rick Newman - January 21, 2009

The huge automaker can now worry about real problems more >>

How Toyota Sees 2009

By Rick Newman - Rick Newman - January 15, 2009

Car sales could be close to bottoming out—and hybrids are here to stay. more >>

What the Car Companies Want From Obama

By Rick Newman - Rick Newman - January 13, 2009

Suspend disbelief: Detroit wouldn't mind a higher gas tax more >>

4 Myths From the Detroit Auto Show

By Rick Newman - Rick Newman - January 12, 2009

Don't make a down payment on an electric car just yet. more >>

Car Sales: What a Dismal 2008 Means For 2009

By Rick Newman - Rick Newman - January 5, 2009

It was a terrible year for automakers. And 2009 could be worse. more >>

GMAC Gets $5 Billion Cash Infusion as Auto Bailout Expands

By Amanda Ruggeri - Nation & World - December 30, 2008

GM's financing arm, which has been flirting with bankruptcy, said it would ease lending restrictions. more >>

More Welfare For Really Rich Guys

By Rick Newman - Rick Newman - December 30, 2008

One of America's most secretive investing firms gets $9 billion in bailout money. more >>

A Moving Article on Detroit, Home of the Big Three

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - December 22, 2008

Matt Labash has written a moving article on Detroit. more >>

Automakers Keep the Environment in Mind to Prove Bailout Viability

By Maura Judkis - Fresh Greens - December 19, 2008

Here's what the Big Three have to say about sustainability and their bailout. more >>

Bush Rescues the Automakers? Strange.

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - December 19, 2008

Stranger things have happened. But rarely. more >>

The Auto Bailout Shows Bush Is a Lame Duck With Power

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - December 19, 2008

Bush may have power but it's only temporary, the Obama administration could undo his policies. more >>

How the Feds will Govern GM and Chrysler

By Rick Newman - Rick Newman - December 19, 2008

The two automakers get a stay of execution, but the future remains bleak. more >>