let bad companies fail

For Twin Cities auto dealers, ‘a quiet crisis’
“staving off bankruptcy for the car manufacturers that fill their lots with vehicles” One big problem was continuing to build cars that FILL all those huge lots with cars people don’t want to buy.

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:14:31 GMT
Chrysler’s Hidden Coffers - Forbes.com
Chrysler Asked by ?Rogue Suppliers? for Cash on Bankruptcy Risk (Bloomberg)
Dec. 12 (Bloomberg) — Chrysler LLC, with its cash dwindling as sales slump, has been asked to pay in advance by a small number of suppliers concerned that the third-largest U.S. automaker will go bankrupt.

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:31:57 GMT
Chrysler Suppliers Said to Ask for Cash on Bankruptcy Concern - Bloomberg

MLive.comChrysler Suppliers Said to Ask for Cash on Bankruptcy ConcernBloomberg - 5 hours ago11 (Bloomberg) — Chrysler LLC, seeking US aid as its cash dwindles, has been asked to pay in advance by a small number of parts suppliers concerned that …Chrysler execs say cash will run short in January The Associated PressAuto Suppliers Share Anxiety Over a Bailout New York TimesIN THE LONG TERM Breaking up Chrysler is best, some say Detroit Free PressBloomberg - New York Times all 267 news articles

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:40:39 GMT
BREAKING: Bid to Save GM, Chrysler Loans Dies in Senate
A $14 billion emergency bailout for U.S. automakers collapsed in the Senate Thursday night after the United Auto Workers refused to accede to Republican demands for swift wage cuts. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he was “terribly disappointed” about the demise of an emerging bipartisan deal to rescue Detroit’s Big Three.

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:30:59 -0800

Chrysler’s first EV will be the Dodge Circuit