Theatre of the Absurd
Tags: EDITORIALS; BAILOUTS (Finance); BUSINESS failures; FORD Motor Co.; GENERAL Motors Corp.; CHRYSLER Corp.; AUTOMOBILE industry
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- Showdown Looms Over Auto Bailout Plan. // New American (08856540);12/8/2008, Vol. 24 Issue 25, p8
The article reports on the financial bailout plan in the automobile industry in the U.S. The pleading for the bailout is getting more widespread and insistent, with bailout supporters saying that Detroit's huge companies such as General Motors Corp. Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Corp. are too big...
- Big Three face scrap yard. De Klerk, Vic // Finweek;11/20/2008, Special section p18
The article focuses on the failure of vehicle manufacturers in the U.S. The Congress and Treasury are considering plans to rescue General Motors Corp. Aside from General Motors Corp. (GM), Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Corp. are also experiencing threat of collapsing. It is claimed that GM's price...
- The sky is falling! Save the banks, but not the Detroit 3? // Rubber & Plastics News;12/1/2008, Vol. 38 Issue 9, p8
The article comments on the need to save the Detroit 3 automobile manufacturers, General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., and Chrysler Corp., from bankruptcy. It is stated that the U.S. Congress refused to lend $25 billion to these three auto makers, and the failure of any of these companies would...
- Detroit 3 third degree. Beene, Ryan // Crain's Detroit Business;11/24/2008, Vol. 24 Issue 47, p1
The article focuses on the U.S.Congress's attitude towards the automotive industry facing crisis, particularly the Detroit 3 comprising General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC. It reports on the problems faced by chief executive officers of these three companies in seeking a loan...
- Survey: Suppliers pull back from Chrysler. Kisiel, Ralph // Automotive News;1/12/2009, Vol. 83 Issue 6342, p6
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- WE WON'T BE UNDER SOLD! // Mergers & Acquisitions: The Dealermaker's Journal;Feb2009, Vol. 44 Issue 2, p14
The article reports on the plans of the Big Three of the automobile industry in the U.S. on how they will stabilize their business in the midst of the global recession. Ford Motor Co. was meditating the possible sale of Volvo Car Corp. and renewing their previous efforts of focusing on the Ford...
- CAR TROUBLE. Smith, Patricia // New York Times Upfront;1/12/2009, Vol. 141 Issue 9, p16
The article focuses on issues pertaining to proposals for the government bailout and funding for the big three American automakers in the U.S. namely General Motors, Ford and Chrysler citing the extent of the financial and economic crisis in the country. Detroit automakers have lost more than...
- Automakers hit highway seeking extreme roadside assistance. // Indianapolis Business Journal;12/1/2008, Vol. 29 Issue 39, p6
The article reports that auto industry and trade leaders Ford Motor Co., Chrysler Corp., and General Motors Corp. are planning to take a giant caravan to the U.S. Congress in Washington, D.C. to appeal for a Federal bailout. It states that the planned convoy hopes to send a message that the...
- Marketing lessons from the Big 3. Randall, Richard // Central Penn Business Journal;12/19/2008, Vol. 24 Issue 52, p11
In this article the author reflects on the marketing lessons learned from the bankruptcy of three automobile companies General Motors Corp., Chrysler Corp. and Ford Motor Co. in the U.S. He mentions that the bankruptcy of the companies cannot be solved with bailout loans. Moreover, he notes that...
