February 2009 Archives

Looks like Ford is the first domestic auto company to really nail down a health care deal.

Let's hope there's more good news in the offing!

http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/23/news/companies/ford_union_deal.reut/index.htm?postversion=2009022310

An interesting read on how the downturn has negatively impacted the decades-old symbiotic relationship between auto manufacturers and their supplier base.

Read on:

http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/11/autos/detroit_crisis.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2009021113

Looks like the car world is going to lose an Industry Lion...

http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/09/autos/gm_lutz.reut/index.htm?postversion=2009020911

Interesting article below about continued drop in new car sales, with some comments from our friends in the car rental world.  This summer, as Rich Broome from Hertz notes, should be interesting.

http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/02/news/companies/auto_sales_outlook/index.htm?postversion=2009020211