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When the White House denied a request for up to $10 billion in additional aid to suppliers, it cleared the way for another supply chain shakeout. Ultimately the result will be a stronger, more competitive automotive supply base. 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 29

Steven Rattner, head of the president's auto task force, has correctly deduced that General Motors must change its corporate culture when it emerges from Chapter 11. 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 22

The dealers' campaign to have Congress restore franchise agreements terminated by General Motors and Chrysler is probably an exercise in futility. 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 22

Remember, GM: Dealers are not the enemy

As General Motors goes about restructuring itself in Chapter 11, it must build even-handed relationships with dealers and suppliers, not use bankruptcy as a weapon to take advantage of them. 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 15

Learn from Honda

There have been missteps, product recalls and even a major bribery scandal. But Honda's half century in America proves it's OK to make mistakes as long as you learn from them and don't repeat them. 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 15

Chrysler and GM need help, not interference

President Barack Obama says he is a reluctant shareholder in General Motors and doesn't want to run it. He says he just wants to recoup the taxpayers' money and get out as quickly as possible. 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 8

Detroit flexes new muscle

The Detroit 3 still have a lot to learn about flexible manufacturing -- that is, having assembly plants that can produce different vehicle architectures on the same line. But there is a glimmer of progress. 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 8

U.S. auto sales could use a boost sooner, not later

Time is wasting. Congress must get the cash-for-guzzlers bill to the president's desk so he can sign it and get it into effect immediately. The industry needs a sales boost this summer, and the bill could provide it. 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 1

A matter of trust

Fiat execs face a Herculean task to improve Chrysler's relationship with its suppliers. According to the Planning Perspectives Inc. 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 1

To be profitable, Toyota must have more U.S. factories

Toyota Motor Corp. has used Japan as an export base, but that must change. Toyota's catastrophic financial results prove that that kind of nationalistic policy isn't sustainable even for Toyota. 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 25

Missing: Incentive to buy

President Barack Obama's automotive policies are coming together. The new national fuel economy standards announced last week mean that automakers know well in advance what they must achieve and when. 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 25

GM, Chrysler must control inventory as stores are closed

Now that some General Motors and Chrysler dealers are being notified that their dealerships are to be closed, the factories and dealers must work together to insure an orderly exit process with as soft a landing as possible for departing dealers. 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 18

Pass the bill NOW

After months of haggling, Democratic lawmakers have forged a bill intended to stimulate auto sales by paying as much as $4,500 to consumers who trade in their vehicles for more fuel-efficient new cars and trucks. 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 11

Obama's auto job isn't over; here are 2 new issues

Now that the reorganization of Chrysler LLC is chugging along in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York, the Obama administration should address two related issues. 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 11

Fairness, wisdom must guide GM in cutting stores

Although General Motors has widened and accelerated the campaign to cut its dealer network, the automaker must treat dealers fairly while terminating them. For some time, GM has said it wants fewer dealerships. 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 4

How to cut CO2 emissions? Raise the tax on fuels

When the EPA reclassified greenhouse gases as a threat to public health because they contribute to climate change, the agency opened a new dimension in the campaign to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 27

A bankrupt GM means trouble far beyond its borders

Now that so many important minds are made up that bankruptcy is what's best for General Motors, Chapter 11 seems a foregone conclusion. 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 20

Ricardo, AvtoVAZ work on engine

The British engineering and technical support company Ricardo PLC will collaborate with Russian automaker JSC AvtoVAZ to develop the new VAZ-21176 VVT gasoline engine. 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 20

Make up your mind

It's time for General Motors to figure out what to do with the Pontiac brand and then tell its dealers. 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 20

Congress must get clunker cash incentive right

Now that President Barack Obama agrees a cash-for-clunkers incentive would be a shot in the arm for new-vehicle sales, it's important that Congress get it right. Bills in Congress offer two basic approaches. Neither is perfect. 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 13

Brighter news

Even though times are tough, there are examples of strength and wisdom in the industry. 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 13

Oversight maybe, but feds don't know car business

General Motors and Chrysler LLC invited federal oversight when they went to Washington looking for a bailout. But it was unprecedented when the Obama administration asked GM CEO Rick Wagoner to step aside as part of the GM bailout. The U.S. 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 6

Retailers show us how to be resilient during recession

As bad as the U.S. market has been for automakers, suppliers and dealers, some leading dealership groups found ways to increase their revenue last year, providing lessons for dealerships of all sizes on how to survive and thrive during a recession. 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 30

'One Ford' is on track

There is growing evidence that Ford Motor Co. is being transformed successfully in line with CEO Alan Mulally's vision of "One Ford." 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 30

It's prime time for auto legislation that primes pump

The federal government must get serious and do it now. This is crunch time for automakers, suppliers and dealers, so Washington must help the industry get back on solid footing. 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 23

Not the American way

The card-check legislation that's back in the hopper in Congress is still a bad idea. 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 23

GM should keep Opel, a vital link to world markets

General Motors should keep control of Opel. As GM explores selling part of Opel to raise quick cash, it must remember the importance of maintaining a strong base in Europe and how the German company contributes to its global well-being. 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 16

Help suppliers now

President Barack Obama's auto task force is working against a March 31 deadline to determine whether General Motors and Chrysler LLC will be viable in the long term. Government aid to each company will depend on decisions reached by then. 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 16

Scrappage bonus is a powerful incentive to buy

Congress and the Obama administration must get serious about stimulating new-vehicle sales -- not to mention the rest of the economy. There may be hope. 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 9

It's not too late: GM, its dealers must talk now

General Motors executives have been wringing their hands about how to make dealership cuts without actually tackling the problem. 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 2

Wanted: Auto expertise

Before President Barack Obama's auto industry task force gets too deeply involved in reshaping the industry, it must add members with practical manufacturing and business expertise. 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 2

Give 'em the cash; it's a lot cheaper than Chapter 11

If the $39 billion price tag to rescue General Motors and Chrysler looks like a whopper, consider the cost of bankruptcy. Last week, the two companies published cost estimates for a Chapter 11. The results were sobering. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 23

Tom Stephens is the right guy to replace Lutz

General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner took a chance in 2001 when he hired 69-year-old, 14-carat car guy Bob Lutz to be the company's product guru. But the gamble paid off. Lutz was the right guy at the right time. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 16

TALF: Details, please

Last week, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner spoke about the need to stimulate auto lending when he announced that the government will commit as much as $1 trillion to a program aimed at boosting consumer credit. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 16

GM has left dealers hanging long enough

The time for half-measures is over. General Motors must quickly define the long-term brand and channel strategies that will be part of its restructuring plan and then immediately implement them. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 9

Cutting CO2 and petroleum use is Obama's job

Letting states enforce their own fuel economy standards is still a terrible idea. The EPA must deny a waiver to California and the other states that want to set their own rules for limiting carbon dioxide emissions. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 2