The Best and Worst Bailed-Out Banks

10 cars that detroit should copy

I would have to agree with Steve. This is a competitive economy, if US manufacturers are unable to compete they should be out of business or they need to be restructured. Interestingly enough a significant portion of parts manufactured by Chrysler are made in Mexico and Canada. At the same time a lot of asian manufacturers have factories here in the US. The whole patriotic argument when it comes to multinational corporations is very vague.

Yury Issaev of AK @ May 10, 2009 14:09:33 PM

The Original Unofficial Lists

US News created these lists a few days ago. Not sure why it's so hard to find them. I hope it's not to hide any differences from their lists to the official ones.

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/flowchart/2009/05/05/banks-least-likely-to-pay-back-bailout-funds.html

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/flowchart/2009/05/05/banks-most-likely-to-pay-back-bailout-funds.html

Peter Ly of CA @ May 10, 2009 12:38:23 PM

10 Cars That Detroit Should Copy

As a consumer who has been driving since the 1960's, I have owned both foreign and domestic automobiles and trucks. Now the closest I get to owning an American car is a Ford Contour. Every year, American engines get more horsepower and worse MPG. You cannot buy an American small engine that performs like those of Toyota, Nissan and Volkswagen. I loved the Datsun Li'l Hustler and Toyota Hi-Lux pickups trucks of the early 1970's. They were perfect for the homeowner who needed to move a bedroom dresser or haul some bags of mulch and you got mileage in the low thirties. Now, every truck must be big and macho. My F-150 was solidly built but I never got better than 17MPG with it's straight six. There's no excuse for that. I've yet to drive any domestic vehicle that has the same feel and reliability as the comparable foreign model I would buy. Am I anti-American? No, but I am a consumer. My money needs to give me the best vehicle for my money. I wish an American car could do it, but it hasn't for 4 or 5 decades. People who run the big car factories are out of touch with what the ordinary person wants and needs and what they can pay for it.

Steve Krause of IN @ May 10, 2009 09:06:41 AM

10 cars that detroit should copy - yahoo 05/08/2009

Its people like you that have this country in the state that it is in. Your promotion of foreign cars is disgusting! Your points were baseless and contained no real data. Did you get money from the foreign manufacturers for that?

Colin Dyer of CA @ May 08, 2009 10:32:16 AM

Best & worst Banks

Your headline was misleading I could get NO list even though I tried tree times. I am seriouly coosidering cancelling my subscription to your magazine after over 50 years as a subscriber.

Robert Sauer of IN @ May 06, 2009 19:28:20 PM

Banks

I still not have seen any evidenc regarding action taken against the numerous execurives at the top who had a hand in the numerous failures.

Leo Connolly of NV @ May 06, 2009 16:36:34 PM

Voila - the "List!"

Guess I know what you mean; I maintain a tiny non-profit web site myself. I actually caught the update before your blog comment! Fascinating stuff, by the way!

Sandy Brown, Big Pine Key, FL of FL @ May 05, 2009 16:22:42 PM

The "List" Materializes

Ha. Rick Newman here. Sandy, you literally caught us in the midst of publishing this package of four stories. Can't do it all simultaneously. Anyway, it's all there now. ~ RN

Rick Newman of NY @ May 05, 2009 16:07:09 PM