Bailout
First Shift: Toyota earnings plunge
Nov. 8, 2016Toyota earnings plunge; Ford plans $195 million tech center, 3,000 new jobs in India; Illinois sues VW over emissions cheating; Billionaire's 15-cent salary; Obama's auto legacy.
Documentary recounts industry bailout -- and ponders the future
Sept. 10, 2016Filmmakers Didier Pietri and Bill Burke take great pains to maintain neutrality as they compress two years of tumultuous, convoluted history into 104 minutes of riveting documentary footage.
Wagoner ouster no shock to him
Sept. 12, 2016The firing of General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner seven years ago took many by surprise. But Wagoner's friend and adviser Jay Alix said Wagoner was keenly aware that he could be a casualty of a U.S. government rescue long before he lost his job in March 2009.
First Shift: Auto bailout hits the big screen
Sept. 8, 2016Auto bailout hits the big screen; Supplier's creditors sue GM, allege fraud; U.S. probes '16 Sonata after brake complaints; Tesla: Autopilot not engaged in fatal crash.
Co-directors tell why they made auto bailout documentary
Sept. 7, 2016A pair of former movie and television executives believed the public didn't get the full story about the U.S. auto industry bailout and made the film "Live Another Day," a documentary adapted from the Paul Ingrassia book Crash Course. The film debuts in theaters Sept. 16.
Obituaries
June 13, 2016Marc Stepp, the first African-American to lead bargaining for the union at a Detroit automaker, died June 3. He played a crucial role in securing Chrysler's $1.5 billion in federal loan guarantees from Congress in 1980.
Lazard in control as momentum builds for Takata solution, report says
June 9, 2016Lazard is driving financial restructuring talks for Takata, with the Japanese airbag maker's founding family now firmly in the back seat, a person briefed on the process told Reuters.
First Shift: FCA in Uber, Amazon talks?
June 8, 2016FCA in talks with Uber, Amazon - report; Suzuki chair to quit CEO job; Nissan ads ditch glitz; Toyota tops brand-value list, Tesla cracks top 10; Mercedes targets U.S. sales record.
Mitsubishi Motors has cash to weather scandal, but brand reputation hurt again
April 29, 2016Mitsubishi Motors' market value and Japanese orders have halved since it admitted last week to rigging fuel economy tests, but with more than $4 billion in cash and low debt, the automaker should contain the potential damages.
What FCA employees need to hear from their leaders
April 24, 2016Fiat Chrysler's year-long obsession with a merger is taking a toll within the company in ways that don't show up on the balance sheet.
First Shift: Mitsubishi admits MPG cheating
April 20, 2016Mitsubishi admits manipulating fuel-efficiency tests; Report: Audi created VW's 'cheat' software; Toyota to resume Japan production Monday; Bailout hits big screen.
PSA plans 26-car product push
April 5, 2016PSA tripled its profit goal to 6 percent of sales by 2021 and revealed plans to roll out 26 new cars including seven plug-in hybrids and four EVs as part of the Push to Pass strategy unveiled today.
