Aug 03 Despite Critics, Senate Considers $2B Boost for ‘Cash for Clunkers’ By Dave Gustafson The government's "cash for clunkers" program helped prop up sagging auto sales in July, but the popular program is almost out of cash and the Senate is considering a $2 billion infusion by the end of the week. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch Other News: Markets Advance, Auto Dealers Gain Congressional Support In other news, Wall Street advanced on tech stocks, and House members introduced a proposal that would force GM and Chrylser to restore franchise agreements with auto dealers. Continue watching
Jul 10 Timeline: Big Three Automakers’ Recent Troubles By PBS News Hour Review some of the key developments and coverage of the auto industry's troubles over the past year in this timeline. Continue reading
Jul 10 GM Emerges From Bankruptcy Protection Facing Tough Car Market By PBS News Hour General Motors Corp. CEO Fritz Henderson announced Friday that the company emerged from bankruptcy and now begins the task of remaking the struggling American carmaker that was once the world's largest and most powerful. Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch Other News: Chrysler to Reopen 7 Plants In other news, Chrysler said it will reopen seven auto plants, and the National Security Administration's domestic surveillance program may have been broader than first realized, according to The New York Times. Continue watching
Jun 12 Watch Other News: Mosque Bombings Kill at Least 9 in Pakistan In other news, two bombings at Pakistani mosques killed at least nine people and the U.N. Security Council expanded sanctions against North Korea. Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch After Chrysler Deal, Fiat to Face Tough U.S. Car Market Chrysler finalized the sale of its assets to Italian automaker Fiat Wednesday after the Supreme Court cleared the way for the deal. Analysts examine the future for the newly merged company. Continue watching
Jun 10 Chrysler Finishes Deal With Fiat After Court Strikes Down Request to Delay Sale By PBS News Hour Italian automaker Fiat became the new owner of most of Chrysler's assets Wednesday, in a move that largely ends the U.S. company's bankruptcy process and staves off concerns about liquidating the company. Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch Other News: Judge OKs Chrysler Dealer Closings In other news, a bankruptcy judge approved the closing of 789 Chrysler dealership franchises, and on Wall Street, financial markets stayed relatively stable. Continue watching
Jun 08 Watch Supreme Court Delays Pending Sale of Chrysler to Fiat In a one-sentence order late Monday, the Supreme Court granted a request to delay the sale of bankrupt automaker Chrysler to a group led by Italian carmaker Fiat SpA. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal recaps the court's move… Continue watching