Jul 23 Watch Automakers and Union Negotiate Workers Pay, Health Care Three major U.S. automakers, including General Motors, are negotiating with United Auto Workers on wages, pension plans and health care. Analysts talk about what the industry hopes to achieve. Continue watching
May 14 Watch Daimler to Sell Bulk of Chrysler to Equity Group DaimlerChrysler agreed to sell the majority stake of its Chrysler Group, the third-largest car manufacturer in the United States, for $7.4 billion Monday to private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management. Two journalists discuss the deal's impact on the carmaker's future. Continue watching
Feb 14 Chrysler to Cut 13,000 Jobs in Restructuring Plan By PBS News Hour Plagued by poor sales and an unprofitable year, Chrysler Group, the U.S. division of German company DaimlerChrysler, announced a restructuring plan Wednesday that aims to cut 16 percent of its worldwide workforce by 2009. Continue reading