Feb 18 GM, Chrysler Paint Dire Picture in Plea for More Federal Aid By Admin, PBS News Hour Nine weeks after automakers made their first plea to Congress for emergency aid, General Motors and Chrysler submitted new restructuring strategies and requests for additional federal funds that could bring the government's total tab to $39 billion. Continue reading
Feb 16 Obama to Drop Plan for Auto Industry 'Car Czar' By Admin, PBS News Hour One day before General Motors and Chrysler are required to submit restructuring plans to Congress, it was widely reported that President Barack Obama has decided to scrap plans to appoint a "car czar" who would oversee the automakers' restructuring. Continue reading
Feb 13 Mich. Budget Would Eliminate Arts Funding When Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced her 2010 budget proposal on Thursday, there was something missing: money for the arts. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch Detroit Program Aims to Provide Job Training, Hope in Tough Times Eleanor Josaitis co-founded the Detroit program Focus: Hope more than three decades ago to provide job training and other opportunities to the city's residents. With the U.S. mired in a recession and the auto industry future uncertain, her group is… Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch Auto Industry Shows Small Signs of Recovery at Annual Detroit Show At the annual Detroit auto show, car enthusiasts were not letting the frigid weather or drab economic climate deter them. Fred de Sam Lazaro gives an update from Detroit on the state of the auto industry and its efforts to… Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch Rescue Plan Would Force Auto Companies to Restructure President Bush has unveiled a $17 billion automaker rescue plan that will force the companies to restructure in order to remain competitive. A White House economist and a congressman debate the package. Continue watching
Dec 11 GOP Could Put Brakes on Auto Rescue Bill By Admin, PBS News Hour As a compromise deal between Democrats and the White House to extend $14 billion in emergency loans to struggling U.S. automakers moves forward, it faces strong opposition by some GOP lawmakers. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch Auto Execs Make Bailout Case to Skeptical Lawmakers Executives of Detroit's Big Three auto companies appeared before the Senate Banking Committee Thursday to renew their much-debated request for billions in federal aid. Judy Woodruff reports on the hearing. Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch Ford CEO Promises Shift to Smaller Cars, Greater Efficiency if Industry Survives By the week's end, lawmakers will review business plans submitted Tuesday by Detroit's Big Three. Ford CEO Alan Mulally explains his auto company's proposal to avoid bankruptcy. Continue watching
Nov 22 In Case You Missed It: A Report From Detroit Editor’s Note: Paul Solman reports on the impact to auto workers. ]>… Continue reading