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How Epic Bureaucracy Led To GMs Doom [General Motors]
Consumerist —
Authority: 777
Have you ever wondered how a profit-seeking entity could have possibly produced the Pontiac Aztek? The answer lies in GMs century-old bureaucracy . Like all good bureaucracies, it helped to stifle innovation, squash dissent, and perpetuate bad ideas. When G.M. collapsed last year and turned to the government ...2 days ago -
And What Is the Future of the American Automobile Industry?
American Elephants —
Authority: 431
This picture is here because it makes me laugh. I don’t know what those things are. We once called them Pelosimobiles. From Greg Pollowitz writing in Planet Gore at NRO:Fox News reports:Chrysler has disbanded a team of engineers dedicated to rushing a range of electric vehicles to showrooms and dropped ambitious ...5 days ago -
Obama’s Business Acumen
Positive Liberty —
Authority: 574
When President Obama decided to buy, in the taxpayer’s name, a major stake in General Motors, he “made it clear that he wants G.M. to produce small, fuel-efficient cars with a modest carbon footprint” (source here ), thus putting environmental policy goals on a par with the company’s profitability goals. ...1 week ago -
Oh CIT!
FITSNews —
Authority: 641
A 101-year-old lending institution that provides capital to small and mid-size businesses has become the fifth-largest bankruptcy in American history on Sunday – trailing only Lehman Brothers, Washington Mutual, Worldcom and the company formerly known as General (now “Government”) motors. CIT Group, which ...2 weeks ago -
Under Congressional Pressure, GM Hints At Dealer Restoration
Car Reviews & Car Buying Blog —
Authority: 458
The recent revelation that congresspeople have been successful in coercing GM to rescind dealer closures in their districts, has the rest of our elected representatives (not to mention GM itself) sitting up and taking notice. In a conference call with Michigan’s congressional delegation, Fritz Henderson said GM was ...2 weeks ago -
GMAC is asking for more taxpayer money
United Liberty - Free Market - Individual Liberty - Limited Government —
Authority: 603
GMAC wants another bailout in addition to the billions they’ve already received from the federal government: GMAC, the financial lifeline for General Motors Co., Chrysler Group LLC and their dealer networks, is asking the U.S. Treasury for more federal aid beyond the $12.5 billion it’s already received, because ...2 weeks ago -
Notice a trend? GMAC back at the trough while Ford gains market share
The Lonely Conservative —
Authority: 592
Ford refused to allow itself to be eaten up by the federal government. So it comes as no surprise that things are looking up for Ford. The Wall Street Journal reported the news Monday. Now some analysts think the company has turned the corner so far it could report break-even results for its core North American ...2 weeks ago -
Kiplinger drinks the Obama Kool-aid
Collecting My Thoughts —
Authority: 445
This little item came through today in AIArchitect, the "Kiplinger Connection." Economic Stimulus Was the economic stimulus a success? Depends on how you measure. The answer’s no, if set against Obama’s original goals: Holding joblessness around 8% and limiting the economic contraction this year to about 1.2%. ...3 weeks ago -
Month 9: Obama failures piling up
Coralville Courier —
Authority: 515
Deficit: Obama promised us lower deficits, hes quadrupled spending . No lobbyists in Obama admin: "No political appointees in an Obama-Biden administration will be permitted to work on regulations or contracts directly and substantially related to their prior employer for two years. And no political ...6 weeks ago
