macrostiff.com Shutting Detroit Down – John Rich

Go to MYRIDE.COM for more car videos. With the name ZEO being an acronym for, Zero Emissions Operation, Chrysler continues to beat the green drum with the sporty Dodge ZEO Concept.

The truth is that the chief executives of the Big Three automakers could have hitchhiked to Washington to beg for alms and they still would have been raked over the coals. But the fact that they came in their corporate jets was a bit much. What, they couldn’t have piled into a tricked-out Malibu and taken turns at the wheel? Richard Wagoner of General Motors, Robert Nardelli of Chrysler and Alan Mulally of Ford should begin the inevitable cost-cutting by firing their public relations consultants. They left Capitol Hill empty-handed, but they’re bound to get some kind of federal help, however grudging. In the end, I don’t think either George W. Bush or Barack Obama wants to be remembered as the president who lost the auto industry. Strings will be attached, solemn promises extracted, oaths signed in blood. At some point — I’m an eternal optimist — the wizards of Detroit might even come up with a car or two that Americans want to buy. If not, well, the Big Three execs can always come back to town — by more modest means of transportation, one hopes. If there’s anything beneficial in this predictable melodrama, it’s that contemplating a taxpayer-funded rescue of the auto industry might make Americans realize the extent to which their government already puts its big, fat thumb on the scales of free enterprise. The idea that the US economy is based on unfettered free markets is, and has long been, a cruel joke. It’s more of a joke now, arguably, than at any time since the …

This week Fault Lines travels to look at the collapsing auto industry in Detroit and explores the effect on this once thriving American city. We find out how deals struck in Washington to try and rescue the industry are are affecting the people who live with the consequences.

(December 4, 2008) Can Detroit learn the lessons of its global competitors in time to survive? America’s “Big Three” automakers put it this way: either Congress comes through with a multi-billion dollar bailout, or at least one of them will fail. GM, Ford and Chrysler say “small and fuel-efficient” is now their new mantra. SOURCES: SABC News, South Africa; CNN Español, US; BBC World, UK; Al Jazeera English, Qatar; KBS News, South Korea; NHK, Japan; Russia Today, Russia; Deutsche Welle, Germany; South Asia Newsline, India — Global Pulse is a fast-moving and informative television and web series that helps you navigate the news of the world by comparing and contrasting TV news reports. See all the episodes of Global Pulse at linktv.org —

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Take a ride on the Detroit Zoo Train. The Zoo’s trains, a popular ride for decades, have been restored, thanks to a $250000 donation from Chrysler Foundation.

Garage419’s first round table debate. Wes Siler, Mike Spinelli and Leo Parente join Matt Farah to discuss the state of General Motors and Chrysler after their recent viability plans were submitted to congress. – Garage419

0-60 in 2.9 seconds. 0-100 in 6.2 seconds. Quarter mile of 10.6 seconds @ 136 mph. Did you ever think Chrysler would produce an 850-hp supersportscar? /Chrysler ME Four-Twelve (ME 4-12) supercar at the 2004 North American International Auto Show, Detroit/

says Wisconsin is one of 32 states that lost a record number of jobs in the first three months of the year. www.chicagotribune.com Chrysler wanted to spend $134 million in advertising over the nine weeks it’s expected to be in bankruptcy — the US Treasury’s auto-industry task force gave it half that. adage.com Chrysler to cut 800 dealers •Chrysler to cut at least 800 of 3200 dealers on Thursday as part of restructuring finance.yahoo.com GM CEO: Bankruptcy Likely; Firm May Leave Detroit …