Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Marketing/Advertising, Chrysler Chrysler has found itself in a bit of tangle with the company’s Super Bowl ad featuring Clint Eastwood. In it, Eastwood speaks to viewers about “Halftime in America,” specifically referring to Chrysler’s recovery while drawing parallels with Detroit’s own resurrection. If Chrysler was hoping to put its weight behind [...]
Filed under: Government/Legal, Chrysler, GM President George W. Bush recently spoke to a gathering of auto dealers in Las Vegas, saying that while he believes in the free market under normal conditions, he doesn’t regret the $700 billion bailout fund used to rescue General Motors and Chrysler from the brink of collapse. Bush was quoted [...]
Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Chrysler, Ford, GM On Tuesday, President Barack Obama visited the Washington Auto Show, and he even had time to get a closer look at a few vehicles. We’re guessing that the carmakers were more than happy to set aside some time to talk to the Commander In Chief, but not every [...]
Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Specialty As President, Barack Obama debuts a lot of things: economic plans, foreign policy… likely his own library one day. This week, however, the President debuted some serious hardware in the form of a brand-new presidential bus. Codenamed “Stagecoach” when the President is aboard, the bus was built by well-known Canadian [...]
Filed under: Government/Legal, Volkswagen Automakers are officially choosing sides on the new proposed Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, and while nearly every company has come out with statements of support, Volkswagen has chosen to head the camp opposed to the plan. The German company has released an official statement on President Barack Obama’s 54.5 mpg [...]
