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...been left largely unimpressed by Detroit's cries for help. All week long, Senators and Representatives from both parties have lamented the decades of bad management that have put the auto industry in its current predicament: investing in SUVs when the rest of the world, eyeing the future oil crunch, was betting on smaller, more fuel-efficient cars; spending millions lobbying Congress to avoid regulation that would force tougher environmental standards; and giving its union unsustainably generous deals on salary and benefits that hobbled its ability to compete with Japanese and European carmakers. And the answers to these criticisms from...
...Alan Mulally, who last year made a combined $37.4 million - also refused to give up their annual salaries. All the while, the trio, rounded out by Chrysler CEO Robert Nardelli, proclaimed their innocence for the mess their companies are in, laying the blame largely on an unprecedented credit crunch that has helped push car and truck sales to their lowest level in 25 years...
...When I die, I want to come back as me." - Tech Crunch, Sept...
...There is no denying that the risks of letting GM fail are high. Economists warn that if it fails, GM is more likely to end up with Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation than Chapter 11 restructuring. Given the current credit crunch, the traditional bridge loans available to companies in Chapter 11 are all but impossible to obtain. And few consumers would be likely to buy a car - the sale of which depends on long-term warranties, service and parts - from a company in a bankruptcy reorganization. The Big Three and their affiliated suppliers account for 2% of the U.S. workforce...
...What's more, industry watchers say credit card and auto lending has actually held up quite well despite the credit crunch. According to market research firm Synovate, the average consumer probably has a higher limit and therefore can spend more on their credit card than they could a year...