http://dir.salon.com/topics/general_motors/?source=rss&aim=general_motors en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:06:00 PDT By Robert Reich Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/01/reich_manufacturing_gm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/01/reich_manufacturing_gm/index.html?source=rss GM's interests and America's used to be the same. Now are we ready to let the fallen giant die? By Andrew Leonard Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/02/prius_versus_hummer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/02/prius_versus_hummer/index.html?source=rss Toyota's third-gen hybrid races ahead, while GM's embarrassing dinosaur lumbers to China. There's a moral here By Alex Koppelman Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/01/rnc_video/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/01/rnc_video/index.html?source=rss In a new Web video, Republicans attack the president for forming "Government Motors" By Andrew Leonard Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/01/obama_and_general_motors/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/01/obama_and_general_motors/index.html?source=rss The president swears he won't micromanage General Motors. Is it time to believe him? By Alex Koppelman and Sara Versluis Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/brand_graveyard/feature/2009/04/18/car_show/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/brand_graveyard/feature/2009/04/18/car_show/index.html?source=rss G.M. and Chrysler have nothing to smile about, but the battered car industry slaps a happy face on one of its biggest annual events. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/01/general_motors_bankruptcy_2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/01/general_motors_bankruptcy_2/index.html?source=rss Mondays don't get much worse than today for former icons of global capitalism By Andrew Leonard Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/01/general_motors_bankruptcy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/01/general_motors_bankruptcy/index.html?source=rss Bankruptcy and government ownership is a bummer and may not even work, but hey, it could be worse By Andrew Leonard Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/29/good_for_general_motors/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/29/good_for_general_motors/index.html?source=rss People used to bridle at the equation of the automaker's welfare with the nation's. But it has never been truer By Andrew Leonard Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/27/chrysler_and_gm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/27/chrysler_and_gm/index.html?source=rss One American automaker looks set to get a swift resolution in bankruptcy court. Will General Motors follow suit? By Andrew Leonard Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/15/the_gm_death_spiral_continues/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/15/the_gm_death_spiral_continues/index.html?source=rss As bankruptcy day approaches, thousands of dealerships get pink slips and the UAW is hammered again. Meanwhile, bondholders complain about a raw deal from the government. Get in line! By Andrew Leonard Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/12/the_general_motors_showdown/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/12/the_general_motors_showdown/index.html?source=rss It's Round 2 between Obama and the hedge fund sharks. The bondholders got creamed in Round 1. But now they're talking even tougher. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/08/obama_crushes_the_hedge_funds/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/08/obama_crushes_the_hedge_funds/index.html?source=rss The dissident bondholders have been routed. Was justice served, or is Big Government running amok? By Andrew Leonard Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/06/a_lesson_for_general_motors/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/06/a_lesson_for_general_motors/index.html?source=rss The recalcitrant hedge funds that torpedoed the Chrysler deal get smacked down by a bankruptcy judge. You better believe G.M.'s bondholders are paying attention. By Mike Madden Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/03/30/chrysler_gm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/03/30/chrysler_gm/index.html?source=rss The president will buy you a new muffler. He might not save G.M. and Chrysler unless they shape up. By Alex Koppelman Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/30/obama_speech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/30/obama_speech/index.html?source=rss In a speech, the president explains why he's decided not to give more bailout money to G.M. and Chrysler, and lays out his plans for the future. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/03/30/obama_auto/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/03/30/obama_auto/index.html?source=rss Restructuring plans submitted by G.M. and Chrysler are unsatisfactory, says President Obama. By Alex Koppelman Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/30/obama_gm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/30/obama_gm/index.html?source=rss The administration has determined the two companies are not viable, and so they won't be getting additional bailout money -- bankruptcy might be next. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/03/05/market_update/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/03/05/market_update/index.html?source=rss The Dow drops 4 percent, closing at another 12-year low. And with good reason, too. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/18/the_perils_of_general_motors/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/18/the_perils_of_general_motors/index.html?source=rss The car company's new plan: Give us a lot more money, right now, so we can shrink even more rapidly. By Nick Turse Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/12/18/turse_recipe/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/12/18/turse_recipe/index.html?source=rss Many makers of familiar products used to make weapons for the U.S. military. In tough times, the practice could be making a comeback. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/12/12/gm_teeters_and_falls/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/12/12/gm_teeters_and_falls/index.html?source=rss The automaker announces it will close most of its manufacturing plants for 30 percent of the first quarter of 2009. That includes a factory in Tennessee, by the way. By Mike Madden Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/12/05/big_three/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/12/05/big_three/index.html?source=rss On bended knee, and with promises to retool their operations, the Big Three ask Congress for billions to save the auto industry. They might get it this time. By Katharine Mieszkowski Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/12/05/hummer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/12/05/hummer/index.html?source=rss As General Motors tells Congress it is weighing the fate of the gas guzzler, Salon compiles a scrapbook. Enjoy these proud moments in Hummer history. By Gabriel Winant Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/04/dingell_detroit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/04/dingell_detroit/index.html?source=rss Rep. John Dingell, recently ousted as head of a committee key to the auto industry, has more than $1 million riding on G.M. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/12/03/health_care_and_the_big_three/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/12/03/health_care_and_the_big_three/index.html?source=rss The Big Three blame legacy retiree benefits for crippling their business. But it's their own darn fault.