22 Nov 2008 at 1:50am Prominent Twin Cities automotive entrepreneur Denny Hecker announced Friday he has closed six of his dealerships and sold three others because of the poor economy. The shutdown will mean 400 employees ? about a third of his work force ? will be ...
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22 Nov 2008 at 1:14am DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. told workers Friday it will make further production cuts at several factories, according to people briefed on the discussions. GM announced it will keep closed for an additional week in January plants in Orion Township ...
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22 Nov 2008 at 1:14am DETROIT -- When Chrysler was near death and awaiting a government bailout in 1979, then-CEO Lee Iacocca ordered drastic spending cuts and required all checks above $1,000 to be approved by a senior vice president. Chrysler LLC and General Motors Corp ...
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22 Nov 2008 at 1:07am WASHINGTON ? Democratic leaders ordered Detroit's Big Three automakers Friday to submit what amounts to a detailed loan application to Congress so lawmakers can decide whether to give the beleaguered industry an emergency $25 billion lifeline. In a ...
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22 Nov 2008 at 12:38am One of the things that amazed me in my first few months in Dubai was how easy it was to borrow cash from the banks. Oddly enough, some people who had a good bank record would gripe about unwanted calls from telemarketers enticing them with very ...
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22 Nov 2008 at 12:38am Chrysler LLC and General Motors Corp. need to follow the same playbook now, industry analysts and management professors say, as they try to outlast the debate in Washington over whether they will get billions in government loans. With no hope of ...
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21 Nov 2008 at 10:51pm The Detroit Free Press reported Friday that the United Auto Workers union (UAW) is secretly negotiating with the Big Three US automakers to revise current contracts in accordance with demands from both Democratic and Republican leaders that major ...
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