Can Hank Paulson Use TARP Funds To Bail Out Auto-Makers?

So just in case you’ve been living in a cave this week, Congress is struggling to figure out how to bailout the big three automakers ... have significant financial service companies. For example, Ford has Ford Motor Credit. GM owns GMAC [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 19:55:45

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Why Video Will Be So Important in 2009

One of the principles that Web 2.0 affords us all is that, thanks to the ease of self-publishing, ... credit: Ford Motor Company ... . This became pretty clear to me today, when we made an announcement at Ford that we're launching a new [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 23:24:33

EcoBoost: High Tech Green Technology

photo credit: Ford Motor Company EcoBoost was released last year at the auto show (which I did not attend) and this year at the auto show, everyone is talking about it. The vehicle that I’m in love with, the Ford Flex 2010 will feature this green technology saving me more money. Who doesn’t love [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:16:43

ON THE RECORD at 10pm !!!

images-53 ON THE RECORD at 10pm PROGRAMMING NOTE: Tonight the CEO of Ford Motor Company, Alan Mulally. I am interested in, among other things, why Ford is asking for a line of credit when it says it does not need it???? and is the CEO really going to work for $1/year??? or are there options [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 20:53:15

Hyundai to slash domestic production by at least 25 percent during Q1

Hyundai to slash domestic production by at least 25 percent during Q1 Read More Discuss (3)E-Mail Despite global efforts to loosen credit and inject cash into the financial markets ... with sagging demand. Companies like General Motors, Ford and Toyota have already announced production [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 20:15:38

Could it be that the Banks and Flaherty are both right? part 2

I enjoy decoding riddles. Canadians are telling Finance Minister Jim Flaherty that they can’t get credit ... in new bridge and term debt that Teck (TCK.B:TSX) required for its company-risking acquisition of Fording Canadian Coal Trust. Those two deals together amount to C$7 billion of new corporate debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 13:30:46

Chrysler Wants $3 Billion More

—Gabriel Malor See, the failing car-maker originally wanted $7 billion, but only got $4 ... Street rescue fund, known as the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP. Ford Motor Co. said Sunday that it would not seek a $9 billion line of credit as planned because the company was satisfied [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 03:42:56

GM lowers minimum credit score for car buyers

Many are slowly becoming more confident in car manufacturers. It may be due to an infusion of cash into the auto industry, higher cash rebates, and lower interest rates. The Riverside Auto Center is home to Fritts Ford, Moss Bros. Dodge, Dutton Motor Company [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 08:19:36

Giving the Auto Companies What They Want

With the prospects for some kind of short-term aid for the auto makers looking more likely, ... Motors rose 22% while Ford Motor gained 15%. Weekend negotiations produced a framework that would ... of the funds would go to GM and Chrysler, as Ford has said it only needs a government line of credit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 14:14:27

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