rorty:::tort: DAILY: Ryan, unlike Romney, supported 2008 loans to automakers | Marchionne duels UAW's Chrysler director over $6 billion | Fisker studies latest fire in Karma plug-in hybrid

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August 13, 2012

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Ryan, unlike Romney, supported 2008 loans to automakers

Congressman Paul Ryan, the presumptive Republican vice presidential nominee, voted in December 2008 to support the bailout of Chrysler and General Motors, which most Republicans -- including Mitt... ... >> story Published: Aug 13 4:13 pm U.S. Eastern time

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Marchionne duels UAW's Chrysler director over $6 billion

Sergio Marchionne drives a hard bargain. After all, the Fiat CEO gained control of Chrysler in 2009 for nothing. Now, he may have met his match in his own boardroom. ... >> story Published: Aug 13 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time

Fisker studies latest fire in Karma plug-in hybrid

Fisker Automotive engineers have started to examine and test a Karma plug-in hybrid that burst into flames in a parking lot in Woodside, Calif., on Friday. ... >> story Published: Aug 13 12:09 pm U.S. Eastern time / UPDATED: 8/13/12 3:35 pm ET - adds NHTSA comment

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KEITH CRAIN
GM is going from bad to worse

It's a good thing that General Motors has North America and China to rely on for sales, products and profits. But what's going on in Europe? Keith Crain is editor-in-chief of Automotive News. ... >> Read the column Published: Aug 13 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time

YANG JIAN
Geely's safety, technology investments pay off

Over the last two years, China's domestic brands have steadily lost market share to foreign rivals, and most of the Chinese companies appear helpless to reverse the trend. But Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. is fighting back Yang Jian is managing editor of Automotive News China. ... >> Read the column Published: Aug 13 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time

GREEN SHOOTS
Equity links can increase the risk at EV startups

For a while, it looked like we were seeing the first stirrings of electric-vehicle keiretsu. Not everyone loved the idea. One veteran of the EV wars said having a supplier as an investor can bias purchasing decisions. But there was a more fundamental problem Dave Guilford is enterprise editor of Automotive News. ... >> Read the column Published: Aug 13 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time

EDWARD LAPHAM
LaHood warns pedestrians to be careful out there

With Congress in recess mode, things are so slow in Washington that federal agencies struggle to justify their existence. The NHTSA last week issued a consumer advisory warning pedestrians to walk with care and use crosswalks. Really? Edward Lapham is executive editor of Automotive News. ... >> Read the column Published: Aug 13 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time

OBITUARIES

Frank Shaver, a second-generation Pontiac dealer in Indiana, dies at 99
Frank Shaver, a second-generation Pontiac dealer in Indiana, died July 30. He was 99. >> story Published: Aug 13 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time

Dustin Walsh covers auto suppliers for Crain's Detroit Business; an affiliate of Automotive News.
Visteon's boardroom tumult: Connecting all the dots
Late last year, I blogged about whether Visteon would jump the Pacific to Asia. Today, we still don't know for sure, but the pieces are falling into place. ...

Read the blog Published: Aug 13 3:44 pm U.S. Eastern time

Dave Guilford is enterprise editor of Automotive News.
Who will control electric vehicle technologies?
No doubt, the near-term future of electrified vehicles in this country is dicey. But my guess is that -- however bumpy the next few years are -- within a decade or two, electric-drive vehicles will have a noticeable share of the fleet in the United States. ...

Read the blog Published: Aug 13 11:00 am U.S. Eastern time

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