Apr 21 Watch Hope Seen for U.S. Automakers as GM Repays Part of Bailout As General Motors begins paying back its loan from the U.S. government, Margaret Warner talks to a reporter with the Detroit News about the auto giant's prospects for recovery after last year's government bailout. Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch Slighted Car Dealers Take Fight to Colorado Legislature Car dealers are struggling to stay open, even though manufacturers GM and Chrysler have rescinded plans to close hundreds of dealerships across the U.S. Tom Bearden reports on how dealers in Colorado are fighting for survival at the state level. Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch Blueprint America: Motor City Faces Transportation Crossroads Once a hub of innovation, Detroit's now stands as the symbol of an industry's struggle for progress. As much of the world looks to faster, cleaner and more modern transportation, the Blueprint America series on infrastructure examines the future of… 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
Dec 01 General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson Resigns The CEO of General Motors, Frederick "Fritz" Henderson, has resigned, the automaker announced Tuesday. He has been replaced on a temporary basis by Ed Whitacre, chairman of the board of the troubled automaker. Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch Other News: Seattle Police Kill Suspect in Officers’ Deaths In other news, police killed the man suspected of shooting four police officers over the weekend, and the chief executive of General Motors was forced out Tuesday by the board of directors. Continue watching
Nov 16 GM to Repay Government Loans Early General Motors announced Monday that it will begin repaying $6.7 billion in government loans before the end of the year and could pay back the full amount as early as next year, five years ahead of schedule. Continue reading
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
Oct 21 Watch Former Car Czar Rattner: No Reason GM Can’t Succeed "People will start buying cars again," former car czar Steve Rattner tells Judy Woodruff. He also discusses ousting GM's CEO and how the auto industry will evolve. Continue watching
Aug 21 Taking a Lesson from Cash for Clunkers, Why Don’t We Recycle Old Cars? Question: With the success of the cash for clunkers program coupled with all of the auto plants that had to close this past year, why doesn’t the auto industry, the government, or some young entrepreneur reopen some of these plants… Continue reading