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12.04.2008 9:01 pm

The auto bailout: The (big) three options

They don't make 'em like that anymore.

GM's 1959 Caddy: Glory days.

America’s Big Three automakers sell (or lately, don’t sell) 15 different brands of vehicles, including 112 different car and truck models at more than 13,000 dealerships throughout the United States. All of these numbers are problematic and…

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11.20.2008 9:01 pm

Saving the auto industry from itself

Chevrolet once marketed itself as the “heartbeat of America.” Today, the heartbeat of the American auto industry is weak — but at least it still has a pulse.
On Thursday, Congress decided to wait before voting on whether to provide cash-strapped…

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11.19.2008 9:01 pm

Protecting pensions is good for G.M., and the country

Once, what was good for General Motors was good for the United States. This week, the chief executive of General Motors — along with his counterparts at Ford and Chrysler — tried to convince Congress that the saying still holds…

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09.11.2008 9:02 pm

Friday editorial: A $50 billion car loan

bz_gbt_chrysler_opt.jpgThe federal government, already pumping cheap money into the banking industry to prevent a credit collapse and poised to recapitalize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by as much as $50 billion to get mortgages flowing, is about to be tapped…

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