Read more auto bailout stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/36934/auto-bailout.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:37:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74099/gm-to-repay-bailout-early-posts-smaller-12b-loss.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGeneral Motors will start repaying its $6.7 billion debt to the US and Canadian governments early, with $1.2 billion quarterly payments beginning next month, reports the Detroit News . The accelerated repayment plan is a strong indication that finances are looking up for the troubled automaker, which today posted...http://www.newser.com/story/74099/gm-to-repay-bailout-early-posts-smaller-12b-loss.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 6:48:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72816/in-congress-535-new-gm-boardmembers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGM might not have realized when it took $58 billion in bailout money that it would now be beholden to members of Congress, who have been acting like 535 new board members as they angle for their constituents' (and their own) interests. Dems and Republicans alike have pressured companies to...http://www.newser.com/story/72816/in-congress-535-new-gm-boardmembers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 7:02:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67083/chrysler-plans-to-build-fiat-in-mexico.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChrysler is planning to produce a Fiat-branded subcompact car at a plant in Mexico, insiders tell the Wall Street Journal . The move may anger two key shareholders of the restructured automaker—the US government and the United Auto Workers. Workers at the Toluca, Mexico, plant are represented by a Mexican...http://www.newser.com/story/67083/chrysler-plans-to-build-fiat-in-mexico.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Aug 2009 6:52:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65852/detroits-fall-wallops-canada.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe collapse of Detroit has turned its Canadian counterpart into a veritable ghost town, the Economist reports. Located just across the Detroit River in Ontario, Windsor depends heavily on the Big Three, and now claims Canada’s highest unemployment rate at 14.4%. But Ontario’s problems go beyond “Detroit North”—tight...http://www.newser.com/story/65852/detroits-fall-wallops-canada.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 01 Aug 2009 17:39:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64599/house-votes-to-block-dealership-closings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA spending bill passed by the House last night includes a provision to reopen hundreds of Chrysler dealerships and prevent the closing of over 2,000 more planned by GM, the Detroit News reports. The measure, opposed by the White House, will force the automakers to give dealers targeted for...http://www.newser.com/story/64599/house-votes-to-block-dealership-closings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Jul 2009 5:41:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63014/wreck-your-car-you-can-still-sue-gm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGeneral Motors had hoped to emerge from bankruptcy with a protective coating against future product-liability suits. No such luck, reports the Wall Street Journal . Bowing to government pressure, GM has agreed to change its bankruptcy terms, allowing drivers injured in accidents that stem from vehicle defects to sue the company,...http://www.newser.com/story/63014/wreck-your-car-you-can-still-sue-gm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 28 Jun 2009 7:59:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61642/obamas-approval-at-62-government-less-popular.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThough opinions of the government vary, most Americans continue to have a favorable view of President Obama, Fox News reports. In a new poll, 62% of respondents approve of the job Obama is doing; 31% disapprove. 64% like the president as a person. But on the administration’s takeover of General...http://www.newser.com/story/61642/obamas-approval-at-62-government-less-popular.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Jun 2009 16:05:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61550/gm-owning-feds-buy-rival-fords.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe federal government isn't letting its stake in General Motors and Chrysler stop it from doing business with rivals, the New York Times reports. Ford, the only one of the Big Three not to receive bailout funds, won the biggest order in the General Services Administration's recent stimulus-funded $287 million...http://www.newser.com/story/61550/gm-owning-feds-buy-rival-fords.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Jun 2009 5:30:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61037/indiana-makes-final-attempt-to-block-chrysler-sale.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIndiana's attempt to block Chrysler's sale to Fiat moves to a federal appeals court today, the Washington Post reports. The state's treasurer, who oversees three state pension and construction funds that hold $42 million of Chrysler's debt, is arguing that the deal to bring the company out of bankruptcy violates...http://www.newser.com/story/61037/indiana-makes-final-attempt-to-block-chrysler-sale.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 05 Jun 2009 5:49:44 CDT