The U.S. auto industry posted dismal sales last month and prices for used cars have jumped. Host Liane Hansen talks with Micheline Maynard, editor for Changing Gears , a new public radio project that looks at the future of the industrial Midwest. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged a-new-public, del-icio-us, editor-for, future, industrial, liane-hansen, micheline, month-and, posted-dismal, the-industrialPresident Obama went to Michigan on Friday, the “ground zero” of the recession, to kick off a campaign highlighting the turnaround in the U.S. auto industry. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged a-campaign-highlighting, campaign-highlighting, ghlighting-the-turnaround, ground-zero, kick-off, michigan, michigan-on-friday, obama, president-obama, recession, the-recession, the-turnaroundThe long-term recovery of the U.S. auto industry will depend largely on American automotive creativity and innovation. Many industry watchers expect a new fleet of electric and hybrid cars to help buoy the U.S. car industry’s comeback. Guest host Jacki Lyden talks with Ray Wert, editor-in-chief of Jalopnik.com, about the restructured U.S. auto industry and the importance of design innovation and creativity. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged a-new-fleet, and-innovation-, car-industry, electric-and, help-buoy, hybrid-cars, img-alt, jacki, jacki-lyden, talks-withAmerica’s Big Three automakers hope the long days of layoffs and losses are behind them. Sales are up dramatically over 2009 levels, but analysts point to a monthly drop in June sales to warn that in spite of their efforts, the American auto industry isn’t out of the woods yet. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged a-monthly-drop, but-analysts, del-icio-us, efforts, hope-the-long, layoffs-and, over-2009, the-long, their-efforts-, woodsMLive.com More auto industry bankruptcies loom CNNMoney.com Auto parts manufacturer trade group predicts widespread bankruptcies after the government rejects request for $8 billion to $10 billion in additional help. Survival Advice for Auto Parts Suppliers BusinessWeek Obama Admin Turns Down Auto Suppliers' Aid Request Wall Street Journal Detroit Free Press - Reuters - The Detroit News - urethanes-technology-international (subscription) all 233 news articles
Also tagged business, center-valign, detroit, parts-suppliers, request, street, suppliers, survival-advice, table-border, trade-groupMichigan has been dealing with the decline of the domestic auto industry for decades, but GM’s descent into bankruptcy is an especially bitter reminder of just how crushing that decline has been and how much the state’s auto legacy is burdening its future. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged atc, auto-legacy, burdening-its, decline, domestic, how-much, much-the-state, the-decline, the-domestic, the-stateHost Scott Simon discusses the expected bankruptcy filing of General Motors and the economic state of the U.S. auto industry with New York Times business columnist Joe Nocera.
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