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• Will Ford Lead in Contracting When the Feds Own Stakes in GM and Chrysler?

  BNET - 2009-05-14

  If the federal government ends up owning significant equity stakes in GM and Chrylser, will the automakers be able to participate in competitively-bid contracts? Will Ford -- and perhaps foreign automakers -- have a real edge as a result? BNET Auto blogger Steve Miller ponders the procurement consequences of the...

  Tags: Automobile Company, Chrysler LLC, Procurement, General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., Purchasing & Procurement, Manufacturing, Government, Business Operations, David P. Hamilton

• Chrysler, GM Bailout is Both a Band-Aid and a Football

  BNET - 2008-12-19

  The bailout Chrysler and GM won is by design only a temporary fix, to keep them on their feet past Jan. 1. Major surgery is on the agenda, with new business plans due in February. by Jim Henry

  Tags: Automobile Company, Chrysler LLC, Football, General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., Manufacturing, Sales Strategy, Sales, Jim Henry

• Even With Bailout, Tough Sledding for Ford, GM, Chrysler

  BNET - 2008-12-04

  Ford, GM and Chrysler say they need a total of $19 billion to $34 billion to tide them over. But first, U.S. auto sales are going to get even worse, possibly bottoming out next year. by Jim Henry

  Tags: U.S., Automobile Company, U.S. Congress, Chrysler LLC, General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., Sales Strategy, Manufacturing, Sales Force Management, Sales, Jim Henry

• Ford, GM, Chrysler to Take Another Run at Bailout

  BNET - 2008-11-26

  A House of Representatives committee gave Ford, GM and Chrysler an extra weekend to get ready for hearings into a proposed bailout, which faces stiff opposition. by Jim Henry

  Tags: Automobile Company, Chrysler LLC, General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., Barney Frank, Manufacturing, Jim Henry

• Aid for the Automakers? You Decide!

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-20

  Robert Salomon submits: For those of you who have been following this blog, you know where I stand on the proposed aid package for US automakers see Preventing Moral Hazard in the Auto Industry for background. I am not opposed to aid for GM and Ford, provided that aid...

  Tags: Automobile Company, Chrysler LLC, Seeking Alpha, Robert Salomon, Manufacturing, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Transport

• Automakers: Bailout Arguments, Pro and Con

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-19

  Robert Salomon submits: For those of you who have been following this blog, you know where I stand on the proposed aid package for US automakers see Preventing Moral Hazard in the Auto Industry for background. I am not opposed to aid for General Motors GM and Ford F,...

  Tags: Automobile Company, Chrysler LLC, Seeking Alpha, Robert Salomon, Manufacturing, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., US Market

• 'Big Three' Badly in Need

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-04

  William Patalon III submits: The U.S. Treasury Department has rejected General Motors Corp.’s GM request of $10 billion in assistance for its potential merger with Chrysler LLC after the Bush Administration decided it didn’t want to broaden its $700 billion financial rescue program to include industrial...

  Tags: Automobile Company, Financing, Chrysler LLC, General Motors Corp., Bush Administration, Seeking Alpha, William Patalon III, Mergers & Acquisitions, Manufacturing, Financial Accounting, Investment, Finance, Ford Motor Co., Transport

• Hurtin' trio.(Opinion)(production management)

  - 2006-09-25

  It wasn't as though we needed another reminder that the domestic auto industry is saddled with serious systemic problems that must be addressed if it hopes to get back on its feet. But DaimlerChrysler AG nonetheless provided further evidence of the n It wasn't as though...

  Tags: automobile company, Chrysler LLC, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., UAW, worker

• Big 3 push suppliers to redo computer systems. (General Motor Corp, Ford Motor Co and Chrysler Corp)

  - 1997-09-15

  The Big Three are turning up the heat to force more than 50,000 suppliers to replace their companywide computer systems by the end of next year. The issue galvanizing the industry is the so-called year-2000 computer glitch, a situation that could shutThe Big Three are turning...

  Tags: automobile company, Chrysler LLC, company, computer, Ford Motor Co., supplier

• Ergonomics: are automakers on the right track? (Chrysler Corp.; General Motors Corp.; Ford Motors Co.)

  - 1996-10-01

  00-00-0000 The Big Three automakers learned the hard way--the OSHA way--about ergonomics. Now, it is up to management and labor to keep the job improvement and injury prevention process on course. 00-00-0000 The Big Three automakers learned the hard way--the OSHA way--about...

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