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Carmakers' hopes grow for €40bn aid

By Bertrand Benoit in Berlin, Joshua Chaffin in Brussels,and John Reed in London As lawmakers in Washington ponder a possible bail-out for Detroit's carmakers, the growing problems besetting Europe's motor industry are moving...

When Citi lost Sallie

On a Saturday in late September, at a corporate retreat at the Phoenician resort in Scottsdale, Arizona, Sallie Krawcheck gave a speech thanking her troops at Citigroup for their hard work, and then returned to her room. A...

Cavaliers fail to stop Alter's rushing attack

Saturday, November 15, 2008 TROY — Needing some momentum to get back into the Division IV regional final against Alter, Coldwater's big-play offense couldn't strike twice. A year after stunning Alter with a triple-overtime win...

GM's Opel unit seeks German loan guarantees

By John Reed in London and Chris Bryant in Berlin General Motors’ Adam Opel unit is seeking loan guarantees from the German federal government and four states where it has plants to protect its business from GM’s worsening...

Insurers pull cover from GM and Ford suppliers

By Kiran Stacey, John Reed and Jonathan Guthrie in London Troubled US carmakers General Motors and Ford Motor have been given a potentially devastating vote of no confidence by three big European credit insurers, which have...

Cub Scout Pack 215 pitches in at Thomaston library

By Daniel Dunkle Business/Enterprise Reporter THOMASTON (Nov 12): Cub Scouts from Thomaston and Cushing formed a literary bucket brigade Tuesday morning, Nov. 11, at the Thomaston Public Library as they helped stock the shelves...

Car dealers thrown lifelines amid crisis

By John Reed in London and Daniel Schäfer in Frankfurt The credit crisis is forcing some of Europe's biggest carmakers to throw large financial lifelines to their dealers. Yann Vincent, the company's chief operating officer,...

Harlamert offers Cavaliers options

Coldwater player one of the best on offense and defense that team has to offer. Wednesday, November 12, 2008 COLDWATER — A few times a week this past summer, Coldwater High School senior Tony Harlamert and several of his...

Mulally's early fundraising gives the Blue Oval a slender cushion

By John Reed and Bernard Simon As the Detroit three weather a year that would test any company's worst-case scenario, Ford Motor is by most measures in the least precarious position. Ford borrowed $23.4bn in late 2006, managing...

Popular cars fail to reverse sales slide at leading group

11-Nov-2008

By Bernard Simon in Toronto and John Reed in London If General Motors' Buick Enclave was called the Toyota Enclave, or the Chevrolet Malibu was sold as the Honda Malibu, Detroit's biggest carmaker might not be teetering on the...

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