Read more Rick Wagoner stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/16604/rick-wagoner.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:48:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72246/rattner-why-i-fired-gms-wagoner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama's former car czar says he had no choice but to fire GM's Rick Wagoner. "Everyone knew Detroit's reputation for insular, slow-moving cultures," Steven Rattner writes in an essay for Fortune . "Even by that low standard, I was shocked by the stunningly poor management that we found, particularly at...http://www.newser.com/story/72246/rattner-why-i-fired-gms-wagoner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 15:33:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64400/gms-wagoner-to-get-82m-plus-75k-annual-pension.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNow he can fly on all the private planes he wants: Former General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner will collect an $8.2 million payout package, plus a $74,000 annual pension, reports the Detroit Free Press . If he chooses, the 56-year-old Wagoner also can cash out a company life insurance...http://www.newser.com/story/64400/gms-wagoner-to-get-82m-plus-75k-annual-pension.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Jul 2009 22:03:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59317/geithners-understaffed-treasury-is-stalled.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNearly two months ago the Treasury announced it was booting Rick Wagoner as CEO of General Motors. But he's still technically on the payroll—because Treasury officials continue to debate whether he should receive the $20 million severance package he was promised. It's only one of many key decisions that...http://www.newser.com/story/59317/geithners-understaffed-treasury-is-stalled.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 18 May 2009 5:56:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54870/new-gm-boss-bankruptcy-more-probable.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn his first press conference as CEO of foundering GM, Fritz Henderson today made it clear he wasn’t afraid to talk bankruptcy, saying it was now “more probable,” and that he might even decide to declare bankruptcy before his 60 days were up. “We will do it in court, or...http://www.newser.com/story/54870/new-gm-boss-bankruptcy-more-probable.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 31 Mar 2009 10:53:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54855/obama-fully-invested-as-ceo-in-chief.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThough he entered office with relatively little business experience, the past week has seen President Obama assume the role as “the most powerful player in American business today,” Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei write for Politico. “He’s realizing, ‘Hey, the economy’s mine now, and I better do it my way,...http://www.newser.com/story/54855/obama-fully-invested-as-ceo-in-chief.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 31 Mar 2009 9:16:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54846/obamas-auto-crackdown-worries-bailed-out-banks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter the Obama administration kicked out GM’s boss and said two of the Big Three automakers may benefit from bankruptcy, CEOs of banks bailed out by the government are wondering if there's a bull's-eye on their backs, the Washington Post reports. The risk of such a crackdown has been “heightened,...http://www.newser.com/story/54846/obamas-auto-crackdown-worries-bailed-out-banks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 31 Mar 2009 8:12:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54753/wagoner-optimist-survivor-martyr.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDuring Rick Wagoner’s 9-year stint at the wheel, GM lost its place as the world’s top automaker, cut tens of thousands of jobs, and saw shares fall from $70 to less than $3. But through it all Wagoner fended off all challengers—including the likes of Kirk Kerkorian—and remained...http://www.newser.com/story/54753/wagoner-optimist-survivor-martyr.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 30 Mar 2009 13:42:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54782/ousted-gm-boss-gets-20m-retirement-payout.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf Rick Wagoner is upset about being forced out of his job as GM’s CEO, his $20 million retirement package should provide some consolation, ABC News reports. Though Treasury rules prevent Wagoner from collecting severance pay, the ousted exec is still eligible for an “Executive Retirement Plan” and a “Salaried...http://www.newser.com/story/54782/ousted-gm-boss-gets-20m-retirement-payout.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 30 Mar 2009 12:33:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54751/auto-task-force-gm-plan-not-viable.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGM’s current restructuring plan isn’t going to cut the mustard, President Obama’s auto task force declared in its stinging assessment for the White House. The memo accuses GM of relying on rosy, unrealistic projections for sales, burning through too much cash, expecting too much from the rollout of the electric...http://www.newser.com/story/54751/auto-task-force-gm-plan-not-viable.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 30 Mar 2009 6:28:00 CDT