How Utegate began“‘Utegate’ had its genesis last Monday, when I placed a phone call to the boss of Ford Credit Greg Cohen…” writes Steve Lewis.
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The United States of economic oblivion
General Motors lost billions, the jobless and durable goods orders fell sharply in January and the bank watch-list expanded — just another day at recession ground zero, writes Glenn Dyer.
US on the road to somewhere else
In the US, plunging car sales means fewer cars, less trips and less deaths on the nation’s roads, writes Glenn Dyer.
Detroit demands new $US34 billion bailout
America’s car sales slump deepened in November and the industry is now teetering on the brink of total collapse, writes Glenn Dyer.
Death of an icon? GM staring at failure or a bailout
With shares laguishing at 65 years lows, the options for General Motors and the US government are grim, or expensive. By Glenn Dyer.
Is General Motors too big to fail?
General Motors is staring at failure unless the US government decides it is too big to fail. Which way the new administration go, asks Glenn Dyer.
Toyota’s profits stall as global car industry slows to a crawl
Although Toyota has withstood the worst of the financial crisis, profit growth has all but stalled, writes Glenn Dyer.
Spending downturn hits BMW and the luxury car market
First it was GM, Ford and Chrysler. Now BMW and Daimler are struggling to sell cars to cash strapped Americans, writes Glenn Dyer.
GM suffers biggest slump since WW2
General Motors has just endured its worst month for sales since the end of the Second World War, writes Glenn Dyer.
Global car-makers routed. Will Australia follow them into the ditch?
The credit crisis has remade the world financial system. Now it’s remaking global car manufacturing, which will cause plenty of problems for Australia. By Glenn Dyer.
US car industry woes now spreading to Europe
US consumers have stopped buying cars and office staff are being cut from the GM payroll. Now signs of a slump are emerging in Europe, reports Glenn Dyer.
Investor bails on Ford as US car industry gets re-made
In 2009, the US car market will look completely different to what it has looked like until now, writes Glenn Dyer.
Ford, GM failures in the US could remake the Bathurst 1000
Another successful Bathurst 1000 yesterday, but with the US parent companies close to failure, how much longer can it go on unchanged? By Glenn Dyer.
GM, Ford — death by financial strangulation?
If people don’t start buying cars again soon, iconic US car companies GM and Ford might come to a skidding halt, writes Glenn Dyer.
The credit crisis is killing the US car industry
As far as the flow on effects from the credit crisis go, US carmakers and retailers are suffering almost as badly as the banks. By Glenn Dyer.
US consumers drive SUV sales down
The oil-price-driven reshaping of business continues in the US, with the car — that American dream — front and centre, writes Glenn Dyer.
Fuel for thought: Airlines and car makers adapt to surging oil prices
It seems big business, especially the US car industry and the aviation industry, is rapidly getting the message that high oil and petrol prices are here to stay, writes Glenn Dyer
Slumping US economy hits workers, car manufacturers hard
Make no mistake, no matter how the “better than expected” loss of 20,000 US jobs last month is spun - the figures are bad news for the US economy, writes Glenn Dyer.
The car industry is in a hole, perhaps it should keep digging
The nation’s biggest welfare bludgers are whinging again. Our much molly-coddled car manufacturers still suffer from the delusion that they don’t actually need to look after customer needs and instead can stay on the government tit.
