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In the short term, Fiatization is the Chrysler Group's only shot at survival. But for Chrysler to thrive as an American car company, it cannot lean on Fiat forever. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 16
The Obama administration should pay attention to General Motors Chairman Ed Whitacre's plea for flexibility in executive pay caps. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 16
It's time for General Motors to come clean. Eliminating 1,350 U.S. dealerships -- or even 2,500 if you include stores that have sold the discarded Saturn, Saab, Hummer and Pontiac brands -- will not cut anywhere near $2 billion in costs. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 9
In profiling the "50 Visionary Dealers" in this issue, we were reminded that almost all new-vehicle dealers are inventive and intrepid individuals. It's part of the job description. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 9
The Obama administration's pilot program that allows the Small Business Administration to guarantee floorplan loans to dealerships was a bold stroke to free up wholesale credit for dealers just when they needed it most. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 2
Federal regulators and automakers are in harmony about the need for a single national fuel economy standard. They should take advantage of that to develop a longer-term plan for 2017-20 models. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 26
Politics must not be a factor in deciding when General Motors Co. is healthy enough to go public. The board needs to do what's best for GM. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 26
Congress should scuttle the idea of putting dealership-arranged financing under the jurisdiction of the proposed new Consumer Financial Products Agency. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 19
In the rush to restructure itself and eliminate costs by revamping its retail network, General Motors put itself at a competitive disadvantage in many markets across the heartland of America. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 12
It is encouraging that Chrysler Group is reinstating national dealer council elections in an effort to build trust with dealers. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 12
General Motors Co. deserves credit for showing signs of being responsive to the needs of stakeholders, including suppliers and dealers. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 5
With trillions of tax dollars flowing out of Washington these days to support this bailout or that stimulus, it may seem petty to quibble about a single half- billion-dollar line item. The $529 million dollar U.S. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 5
General Motors Co. ought to abort the planned sale of Opel to Magna International and its partner, Russian state lender Sberbank. If GM doesn't come to its senses soon enough, Magna should end the deal. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 28
The proposed fuel economy standards for the 2012 to 2015 model years, announced last week by the Obama administration, give automakers and suppliers the guidance they need to develop technologies en route to meeting a 35. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 21
It's understandable that President Barack Obama wants to show the working people of America that he cares about saving their jobs. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 21
It is useful that the National Automobile Dealers Association, the Committee to Restore Dealer Rights and other dealer groups have compromised on a proposal for a nonlegislative settlement in the rejected dealership case. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 14
The August U.S. light-vehicle sales tally reported last week proves that the government's cash-for-clunkers program was a huge success. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 7
Bob Socia's first major step as the new head of General Motors Co.'s purchasing sets the automaker in the right direction. Socia plans to let suppliers that come up with cost-saving ideas keep half of the savings for the life of the part. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 7
More lenders should follow the example of Wachovia Dealer Services and stop discriminating against retail financing deals that include insurance products marketed by a competitor. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 31
Chrysler Financial's decision to offer Chrysler dealers easier terms to establish expensive reserve funds is finally some good news for dealers who have been whipsawed by bankruptcy and credit struggles this year. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 31
It is ironic that General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group, which rejected so many dealerships during their time in Chapter 11, are now taking applications to fill open points. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 24
This week the UAW will sit down with representatives from Ford Motor Co., which is seeking more cost savings. But the president of a big UAW local says the union isn't likely to agree to concessions similar to those negotiated by General Motors Co. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 24
Akio Toyoda, the new president of Toyota Motor Corp., seems to be on the right track as he seeks to reshape the company started by his grandfather. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 17
Ford Motor Co. has proved that sticking with a good business plan, developing products that consumers want to buy and staying on message are what it takes to succeed even in a downturn. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 10
The strong start to the cash-for-clunkers program has depleted stocks of several hot-selling models. That's good news for factories that must increase production to meet demand. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 10
Congress needs to be analyzing results of the cash-for-guzzlers program so it is prepared to extend the incentive quickly should the program live up to early expectations. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 3
Frustrating, maddening, hastily passed but slow, underfunded, cluelessly administered. Also fabulously successful. The now-infamous cash-for-clunkers program injected an overdose of steroids into the near-corpse of the automotive market. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 3
There has been a lot of concern about the fate of the dealers whose franchises were rejected by General Motors and Chrysler during the bankruptcy process -- perhaps too much concern. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 3
Now that the new versions of General Motors and Chrysler are out of Chapter 11, there ought to be a continuing role for the automotive task force, which engineered the restructuring processes. 12:01 am U.S. ET | July 27
If the dealer-backed campaign to restore General Motors and Chrysler franchises breaks down in the Senate, some kind of brokered settlement might emerge as a way to soften some of the economic pain. 12:01 am U.S. ET | July 27
So now Bob Lutz forgoes retirement to run General Motors marketing. As one former GM executive told us, "You couldn't make this stuff up." But whether Lutz is the right guy or not, CEO Fritz Henderson has identified the right problem. 12:01 am U.S. ET | July 20
Among the many lessons learned from the travails of the Detroit 3 is the importance of an activist board of directors, one that will regularly challenge the basic assumptions of management. But so far neither board has enough pure auto savvy. 12:01 am U.S. ET | July 13
Robert McNamara, the Ford Whiz Kid and the first non-Ford family member to serve as company president since 1906, had his share of critics -- both during his days as secretary of defense and while toiling in the auto industry in the 1940s and 1950s. 12:01 am U.S. ET | July 13
Automakers and consumers are likely to absorb another hit because of the lack of a national energy policy. Six automakers have scrubbed plans for nine diesel-powered vehicles that were to be introduced next year. 12:01 am U.S. ET | July 6
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
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