FOR anyone reading the headlines, the car-buying experience seems to have quickly gone from bad to worse. Finance companies have cut back on loans and become stingier with leases — if they are still leasing at all.
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To the long list of troubles plaguing the financial industry, add three big ones — make that Big Three ones.
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Strategies for Car Shopping in a Time of Tighter Credit
FOR anyone reading the headlines, the car-buying experience seems to have quickly gone from bad to worse. Finance companies have cut back on loans and become stingier with leases — if they are still leasing at all.
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Bailout to Nowhere
Not so long ago, corporate giants with names like PanAm, ITT and Montgomery Ward roamed the earth. They faded and were replaced by new companies with names like Microsoft, Southwest Airlines and Target. The U.S. became famous for this pattern of decay and new growth. Over time, American government built a bigger safety net so […]
Chances Dwindle on Bailout Plan for Automakers
WASHINGTON — The prospects of a government rescue for the foundering American automakers dwindled Thursday as Democratic Congressional leaders conceded that they would face potentially insurmountable Republican opposition during a lame-duck session next week.
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G.M., Once a Powerhouse, Pleads for Bailout
DETROIT — Just two months after celebrating its 100th birthday, General Motors is facing the grim prognosis that it may not survive to see another year unless it is rescued by a bailout from the federal government.
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Rick Wagoner, G.M.’s chief, said his company needed help immediately.
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DETROIT — Fall in this city has always felt a bit like spring elsewhere. It is traditionally the season of fresh starts for the hometown industry, a time when the auto companies get a jump on the calendar and begin shipping next year’s models to dealers.
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More Money for Detroit
Here is a measure of just how grim the economic outlook is: It seems to make sense to pump billions more taxpayer dollars into Detroit’s automakers even though down the road they could quite possibly go bust anyway.
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G.M. Speeds Hat in Hand to Treasury
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Rick Wagoner, the chairman and chief executive of G.M., hopes the Treasury Department will help finance a merger of G.M. and Chrysler, salvaging the companies and his own legacy.
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WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is examining a range of options for providing emergency financial help to spur a merger between General Motors and Chrysler, according to government officials.
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