The new chief executive, Fritz Henderson, said he still hoped to restructure the company out of court.
trackback:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/business/01auto.html?partner=rss&emc=rssA plan that provides government subsidies to drivers who junk their old jalopies for new cars has exceeded expectations.
trackback:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/business/global/01refunds.html?partner=rss&emc=rssThe government is seeking to avoid court chaos by persuading at least some creditors to agree to a plan that would cleave General Motors into two pieces.
trackback:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/business/01bankruptcy.html?partner=rss&emc=rssThe Ford Motor Company announced that it will provide financial protection to a car buyer who loses a job. Hours later, General Motors introduced a similar program.
trackback:http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/ford-and-gm-insure-against-job-loss/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rssExactly how does a carmaker build the worldâs cheapest car? The answer is in the spartan spec-sheet.
trackback:http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/how-tata-built-the-nano-for-less/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rssSuits charge that using E-ZPass transponders to give state residents discounts on road tolls is discriminatory and hinders interstate commerce.
trackback:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/02/us/02ezpass.html?partner=rss&emc=rssAfter more than three decades, Morton Ash rarely needs an excuse to take his 1975 Datsun 280Z out for a spin.
trackback:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/automobiles/collectibles/05EGO.html?partner=rss&emc=rssThe redesigned BMW Z4, which will be displayed at the New York auto show, was praised for its âmasculineâ looks, although its principal designers are women.
trackback:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/automobiles/05BIMMER.html?partner=rss&emc=rssThe opening of the New York show will find several major designers working for different companies than those that employed them a year ago.
trackback:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/automobiles/05DESIGN.html?partner=rss&emc=rssThe automakers and President Obama were busy last week devising plans they hoped would entice reluctant consumers to buy new vehicles.
trackback:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/automobiles/05BUYERS.html?partner=rss&emc=rssThe car company said in a filing that Chapter 11 was âcertainly more probableâ unless it can reach agreements with bondholders and the United Automobile Workers union.
trackback:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/03/business/03motors.html?partner=rss&emc=rssNissan is presenting a new car to the niche market, the Cube, which it is promoting to young people by positioning the car as a âmobile device.â
trackback:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/06/business/media/06adco.html?partner=rss&emc=rssFritz Henderson said he felt confident in General Motors but that a structured bankruptcy was still possible.
trackback:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/06/business/06talk.html?partner=rss&emc=rssEuropeans love their small cars and swallow their giant gas taxes. Any chance for us?
trackback:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/weekinreview/05mouawad.html?partner=rss&emc=rssInstead of outsourcing to cheaper production markets, Porsche has been using Finnish factories, yet it remains profitable.
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