Auto Plant Closings

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Detroit automakers will receive a $17 billion bailout loan from the federal government, but the money won't be enough to stop many car plants from closing. The results will devastating to many communities. NBR's Diane Eastabrook journeys to one of these communities -- Janesville, Wisconsin.





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Partial List of U.S. Auto Plant Closings

In addition to the Janesville, Wisconsin plant Diane Eastabrook profiles in her report, other U.S auto plants have closed and are scheduled to close. Click the image below to explore the list.

For more about the bailout:

External Links/Articles*

• Chrysler
  This links to the news section of the Chrysler website.
• Ford Motor
  This links to the news section of the Ford website.
• General Motors (GM)
  This links to the news section of the GM website.
• Janesville Gazette
  The Janesville Gazette is Janesville, Wisconsin's local newspaper. This links to a December 22, 2008 article published in the paper. The article is titled, "GM's Impact Felt Throughout Janesville."
• Janesville, Wisconsin
  The City of Janesville is located in south central Wisconsin.

*Clicking these external links will take you off the NBR web site on PBS.org. NBR has no affiliation with these sites.