The automakers painted a dire picture of their health to win bailout aid from lawmakers. But car buyers were listening too. For six months, General Motors Corp. and Chrysler have been trying to convince the government that they need billions of dollars in aid, while assuring the American consumer that everything is A-OK.
Fate of Hummer to be decided by Tuesday
By Tuesday, General Motors Corp. will have to decide whether its struggling Hummer brand will die a quiet death or live on with a new owner.
Green cars: will someone hit the accelerator
It's astonishing how suddenly and absolutely the motor industry has been converted to the green cause. The “environment†used to be regarded as that boring blurry thing that flashed past between Esso stations. Now data about fuel economy and CO2 emissions takes precedence over performance criteria such as torque and acceleration. Reading press packs and auto manuals, you could almost mistake car manufacturers for environmental charities.
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