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The Motley Fool October 30, 2008 Rich Duprey	An Auto Merger Car Wreck Proposals to unite GM and Chrysler are overpriced flights of fancy.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2008 Rich Duprey	General Motors Playing Chicken General Motors has announced that it intends to draw down the remaining $3.5 billion on its revolving $4.5 billion credit line to boost its liquidity.
The Motley Fool August 29, 2008 Rich Duprey	A Bailout by Any Other Name ... Despite the Big 3 automakers saying their request for a handout from the federal government isn't a bailout, what else can you call the $50 billion in loans they're requesting?
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The Motley Fool December 12, 2008 Rich Duprey	The Banks Beat You to It, Detroit Tough love from Uncle Sam may help automakers in the long run.
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The Motley Fool October 2, 2008 Rich Duprey	Detroit Gets Its Cash Carmakers get their $25 billion handout.
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The Motley Fool November 10, 2008 Rich Duprey	A New Assembly Line in Washington U.S. carmakers renew their case for loans. But should they get them?
The Motley Fool April 29, 2009 Rich Duprey	Detroit's Driving in the Dark President Obama's task force is steering GM and Chrysler into a ditch.
The Motley Fool February 6, 2009 Rich Duprey	Detroit's Frosty New Year January sales figures portend a dismal 2009 for the Big Three automobile makers.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2009 Rich Duprey	Ford's Raw Deal Bankrupt carmakers get a competitive advantage over Ford by eliminating dealers.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2011 John Rosevear	This Bad Old Habit Could Wreck GM Huge sales increases powered by huge incentives. Is this the road to ruin (again)?
The Motley Fool May 28, 2009 Joe Magyer	Is GM About to Crash? We hope you sprung for passenger-side airbags.
The Motley Fool February 24, 2009 Rich Duprey	Detroit's Bankruptcy Event Horizon The vortex of Chapter 11 is pulling General Motors and Chrysler deeper within its hold, and it's only a matter of time before they reach the tipping point and succumb.
The Motley Fool June 9, 2005 Rich Smith	The Toyota Files Is the Japanese giant eyeing one of Detroit's Big Three?
The Motley Fool September 30, 2011 John Rosevear	A Good Deal for Ford? Will the Blue Oval get four more years of labor peace?
The Motley Fool January 23, 2009 Rich Duprey	Toyota's Crowning Achievement The Japanese carmaker topples GM as world's biggest, but the title lacks any significance these days.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2009 Rich Duprey	Ford's Still Riding on Rims The automaker chalks up its biggest annual loss ever but puts on a brave face for the future.
The Motley Fool September 5, 2008 David Lee Smith	Automakers Stuck in the August Muck Carmakers' sales slid across the board this quarter.
The Motley Fool December 8, 2008 Rich Duprey	No Equality in Bailout Automakers will never get the sweetheart deal that was given to Wall Street.
The Motley Fool August 30, 2011 Robert Eberhard	My Worst Investment Decision A bad investment helps the author refine his philosophy.
The Motley Fool July 1, 2005 Rich Smith	Detroit Roars Back J.D. Power puts the Big Three in its top half. That's key to Detroit automakers' success -- more reliable cars make better investments.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2008 David Lee Smith	Everyone's Jumping Into the Bailout Line What started off as aid to the banks now appears to be accepting all comers.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2008 Rich Duprey	Don't Buy American ... or Japanese, Either Stocks of all carmakers look as though they're headed for the junk heap.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2010 John Rosevear	General Motors Still Owes You GM's ability and willingness to pay its debt now could well be a sign that GM's financial picture, believed to be looking up after a $4.3 billion post-bankruptcy loss in 2009, is solidly on track. Or, it could also be a sign of something else.
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The Motley Fool March 20, 2009 Rich Duprey	New Bailout Bolted Onto Detroit's Suppliers The government will shuttle $5 billion in bailout money to auto parts companies that supply Detroit's automakers, on the grounds that these companies have shipped parts to General Motors and Chrysler, but have not yet gotten payment.
The Motley Fool March 6, 2009 Rich Duprey	Ford May Be Last Man Standing The carmaker's decision to swear off government help may be what ends up saving it.
The Motley Fool September 17, 2008 David Lee Smith	Have Detroit's Bailout Notions Been Quashed? Recent moves by the federal government may not be good news for Detroit automakers.
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The Motley Fool December 29, 2008 Rich Duprey	Ford Fusion Confusion Ford got its life raft, but there's a bit of a disconnect here between saving American jobs and lavishing billions on the auto industry, when many of Ford's cars are built in Mexico.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2011 Jim Mueller	Rising Star Buy: Ford Don't look a gift horse in the mouth when the market hands you an opportunity.
BusinessWeek November 5, 2009 David Welch	The Engine Finally Turns Over at Ford It has posted its first profit in three years, and the company's brands are showing surprising strength.
The Motley Fool May 7, 2009 Rich Duprey	GM Is Running Off the Rails The carmaker burns through cash as bankruptcy looms closer.
BusinessWeek May 27, 2009 David Welch & David Kiley	The Tough Road Ahead for GM and Chrysler Bankruptcy would produce leaner automakers, but it would still leave lots of debt and do nothing to fix their images - or the disastrous marketplace.
The Motley Fool November 25, 2008 David Lee Smith	Bring Down the Hammer on a Builders' Bailout The automakers haven't succeeded -- yet -- but the builders want your help.
The Motley Fool December 10, 2008 Rich Duprey	Detroit's Dance With the Devil The bailout of the auto industry has ridden some rough road lately, and although a vote is possible in the House today, it's the nuts and bolts that may end up proving its undoing.
The Motley Fool November 18, 2011 John Rosevear	Why Ford Will Pay This $30 Billion Bill New fuel-economy standards will be expensive -- but they'll cost some automakers more than others.
BusinessWeek February 16, 2004 David Welch	Autos: Those Price Breaks Are Habit-Forming Detroit's incentives may be here to stay, and now Japan is sweetening its deals, too
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The Motley Fool April 5, 2011 John Rosevear	Maybe the Market Is Right About GM There's a lot to like about GM as an investment. There's just one little problem.
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