If huge loans to U.S. automakers would save the domestic part of the industry and help the nation more quickly pull out of the recession, it would be well worth supporting. ...more

December 12, 2008

A $14 billion bailout for Detroit's struggling Big Three has died in the Senate after failing on a procedural vote. ...more

December 12, 2008

A bailout plan designed to force General Motors, Chrysler and Ford to become more financially viable without risking too much taxpayer money was submitted to the White House on Monday. Here's a look at the plan: ...more

December 9, 2008

45 Percent of Americans approve using federal money to keep automakers viable 44 ...more

December 9, 2008

Amid calls for more accountability by executives at U.S. automakers, House and Senate aides were hammering out legislation that would dole out billions to the companies within a week ...more

December 8, 2008

A vote last week by a state regulatory commission means auto manufacturers may have to revamp the cars and trucks they sell in Florida to meet a tough new emissions standard. ...more

December 7, 2008

WASHINGTON - A top Chrysler executive warned Wednesday that a carmaker collapse could send the economy spiraling into a depression, while the United Auto Workers agreed to new concessions for their companies. ...more

December 3, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist wants tougher emissions standards for vehicles sold in Florida by 2013. The standards would force manufacturers to reduce new car and truck emissions in Florida by 10 million metric tons by 2020 - the equivalent of taking nearly 1.1 million vehicles off of the road per year. ...more

December 3, 2008

Detroit's automakers are making a second bid for $25 billion in congressional funding this week. CEOs from General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, who were criticized last month for traveling to Washington separately by private jets and faced pointed questions about their salaries, are seeking to defuse those issues. ...more

December 3, 2008

November's U.S. vehicle sales at General Motors and Chrysler plunged more than 40 percent, and Ford's sales dropped 31 percent, crushing hopes that the industrywide drop in vehicle demand might be easing as the U.S. automakers prepare to state their second case for a federal bailout. ...more

December 3, 2008