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Obama and the Government Can Save Detroit, If History Is Any Indicator

By Phillip Longman - Opinion - April 1, 2009

Administration bailouts have worked wonders before for rail and air industries and even a car maker. more >>

New Deals for Car Buyers, Via the Auto Bailout

By Rick Newman - Rick Newman - March 31, 2009

Automakers have some new offers for consumers who are worried about jobs and the economy. more >>

The Auto Bailout: What's In It for Car Buyers

By Rick Newman - Rick Newman - March 30, 2009

New incentives make domestic cars more appealing, but the best bet may be to wait for awhile. more >>

Am I the Last Capitalist? Obama Falters on Rick Wagoner, GM, and the Auto Industry

By Mary Kate Cary - Mary Kate Cary - March 30, 2009

Obama hasn't turned us socialist yet, so why the silence on ousting GM's CEO Richard Wagoner? more >>

Conservatives Are Making the Wrong Argument on GM and Rick Wagoner

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - March 30, 2009

If we're bailing out, we might as well be smart about it. more >>

Obama: GM, Chrysler Must Restructure or Face Bankruptcy

By Amanda Ruggeri - Nation & World - March 30, 2009

Obama said the carmakers need more radical changes to prevent them from becoming "wards of the state." more >>

President Obama's Remarks on the Auto Industry

Nation & World - March 30, 2009

Obama spoke on the auto industry's restructuring effort. more >>

Obama Boosts Fuel Economy Standards Despite Detroit's Woes

By Amanda Ruggeri - Nation & World - March 27, 2009

The increase, the first in more than 25 years, comes as carmakers struggle with the recession. more >>

10 Cars Detroit Should Copy

By Rick Newman - Rick Newman - March 27, 2009

Here’s where the competition outdistances America’s automakers. 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 >>

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 >>

How Detroit's Big Three Automakers Screwed Up

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - March 13, 2009

A lecture by Joseph B. White explains how the Detroit automakers arrived at the sad state they're in. 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 >>

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 >>

Obama Is High in Polls, But Issues Like Mortgage and Auto Crises Help Republicans

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - February 19, 2009

Reading the polls on Obama, alternative energy, mortgage stimulus and auto bailouts. 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 >>

Ford, Chrysler, GM Woes Offer Democrats, Republicans Post-Partisan Opportunity

By Marc Dunkelman - Opinion - February 18, 2009

Protecting workers and reintroducing the auto industry's poorly run Big Three to market forces are key. 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 >>

Lexus Debuts First Hybrid for Entry-Level Luxury Market

By Kimberly Castro - Luxe Life - January 13, 2009

With Obama's new energy plan, the luxury carmaker makes a smart move. 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 >>

The 12 Most Important Cars of 2009

By Rick Newman - Rick Newman - January 8, 2009

It will be a lousy—but momentous—year in the auto industry. more >>