Feb 15 Watch Union suffers significant loss in Tennessee By PBS News Hour Workers at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee voted to reject what would have been United Auto Workers’ first successful organization of workers at a foreign automaker in the South. Jim Efstathiou of Bloomberg News speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about the… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch General Motors names company insider Mary Barra as first female CEO General Motors names company insider Mary Barra as first female CEO… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch News Wrap: Senate Democrats Defeat Reversal of Obama's Birth Control Policy In other news Thursday, two U.S. soldiers were killed by Afghan attackers, raising the death toll of American troops to six in violence that began after Quran burnings at an American base. Also, Senate Democrats defeated a bid to reverse… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch Shields, Brooks on Santorum Robocalls, Obama's Overtures to Detroit Shields, Brooks on Santorum Robocalls, Obama's Overtures to Detroit… Continue watching
May 24 Watch Chrysler Pays Back Billions in Bailout Loans: Is the Comeback Complete? Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne announced Tuesday that the company had repaid $7.9 billion in debt and interest to the U.S. and Canadian governments, less than two years after receiving a bailout. Jeffrey Brown discusses the comeback with Paul Eisenstein, publisher… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch Will U.S. Auto Industry Manage to Survive Recession? On a day that President Obama touted his administration's efforts to save the U.S. auto industry, Judy Woodruff assesses the state of the industry with Micheline Maynard, senior editor of Changing Gears, a new public media project focusing on the… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch Automobile Industry on the Road to Recovery? In Detroit, automakers hope to lure customers back into showrooms with new models and better financing options. Are consumers ready?… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch Toyota Recalls 4 Million Gas Pedals Over Concerns of Uncontrolled Acceleration Toyota recalled four million cars to fix or replace acceleration pedals that could get jammed. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch Across the U.S., Shaky Signs of Economic Recovery Emerge A flurry of economic reports lately paint a mixed picture of a U.S. economy showing new growth, despite mounting job losses. Ray Suarez speaks to experts for a snapshot of just how well the recovery is faring. Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch Auto Industry on the Road to Recovery? The auto industry signaled recovery after GM reported a sales gain and Ford announced an unexpected profit. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching