On Bailouts and Sports Cars
I own the number 16 production car of the Tesla, and I've been driving it for two weeks now. Anyone who owns the car can tell you that a) it is not "woefully immature" and b) that it is not a "concept car."
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Eleven Other Countries with Big Auto Industry Problems
Here's some of what's happening, mostly with GM, in Europe and Asia, two markets outside the U.S. hit hardest by the slowing automobile business.
Los Angeles Auto Show -- Clean Diesels Clean Up
At this year's Los Angeles Auto Show, the 205-mile per hour, $100,000, 2009 Corvette ZR1 is relegated to the very rear of the Chevrolet exhibit, like the "adults only" section in video stores.
Congress Bails out Those Who Shower Before Work, but not Those who Shower After Work
Detroit is a place where workers are unionized; Wall Street is not. And right-wing Republicans and conservative pundits have made it clear they want the union workers to suffer.
Chinese Want To Buy the Big 3 Automakers
All the Shock Doctrine fanatics cheering to drive the the Big 3 into bankruptcy "restructuring," like Mitt Romney, might want to think about the implications of this.
The Media Myth: Detroit's $70-an-hour Autoworker
Make no mistake: The $70-an-hour claim represents a classic case of conservative misinformation. It's also a very dangerous one.
Get Your Head Out of Your Detroit
President-elect Obama risks making the first big mistake of his administration if he condones a $25 billion bailout with these corporate yahoos still at the wheel.
What Detroit Needs
We all make jokes about how lazy and lobby-driven Congress is, and as sad as the truths behind those jokes are, when times are good, we can afford to have government operate like that.
How To Save A Major Automobile Company
The Big 3 are looking for a bailout. They should only get it if they agree to stop building autos that contribute to global warming now.
Changing the Whole Auto Industry, Seriously?
Entrenched power and mindset within Detroit leadership make it really tough for the auto industry, as a whole, to innovate.
Time to Change the Rules Rather Than Throw More Money at the Banks
The current lesson for the commercial banks is that if they want to survive, they should not do any of the things -- such as increase lending -- that the Treasury is trying to get them to do.
So You Want A Big Electric Car?
As people discover the many advantages of electric vehicles, their momentum will build. Not only are these cars green and responsible, they also enhance National Security.
Too Much Green in Being Green
I would love to drive a Mini, or a Prius or a Smart Car, but I have a big family. Unless Ringling Bros. teaches me how to pile them all in and out of a four passenger car, it is not an option.
Applying Mitt-o-nomics To The Citigroup Bailout
Obviously, Citigroup must have kept secret its unionized workforce. Otherwise, how could it be suffering from such outrageous labor costs! These insidious underground unions must be rooted out and destroyed.
Should the Government Bail Out the Big Three U.S. Automakers? HuffPost Bloggers Weigh In
Huffington Post contributors weigh in on whether Congress should bail out the Big Three Detroit automakers. Keep checking back as the debate continues.
Smart Ways to a Bailout -- Step 1: Stop Demonizing the UAW
You've probably heard claims about those inefficient UAW members supposedly making $70 an hour, including benefits, making unions the prime culprit in the failures of the Big 3 automakers. But it's all a big lie.
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It's time these guys see the USA in their Chevrolet, Ford and Chrysler and check out the gas mileage on them while their at it..
They should make him ride in a small trailer pulled by a Prius.
Not cost effective since the cost of the electricity to keep the battery charged is more than the cost of gas..
Was there not a Ford Trimotor available?
Make 'em hitchhike. Perhaps they could meet some real people on the way.
Yes a Mercedes Benz...!
Let's see if the other two drive or fly.
This is the only funny news of this whole tragedy.