Survey results released on Sunday from Rasmussen Reports shows that the bailout of GM and Chrysler has left the bailed-out with a poor public image while Ford, the only major American car maker not to take public money, is enjoying rising popularity. When 1,000 people were asked if they viewed each of the car makers [...]
SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – TrueCar.com, the authority in new car pricing, trends and forecasting released its Performance Scorecards for automotive manufacturers and brands. The Performance Scorecards grade each manufacturer and brand on eight different measurements including pricing, sales, incentives, customer loyalty, market share and days in inventory. Overall, the top manufacturers on the Scorecards in March [...]
Even though she was evicted from her position as Speaker of the House, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) is still trying to tell us how to run our own houses. Her latest frightful commitment to the American people is that if the Democrats are re-elected in 2012 “we will do to childcare what we did to [...]
SAAB Automobile AB announced today that, for the sixth month in a row, they can’t meet payroll. The backstory for this American audience: Saab first announced difficulties paying its employees in April. The employees (better-known in socialist speak as “workers”) ceased working, and have been collecting government unemployment benefits equal to their full salaries ever since. Saab’s [...]
Ah, the Community Re-investment Act. It was a progressive dream turned nightmare as it was the root cause of the housing bubble that we are all now living through. Sure, financial houses reacted to ridiculous government lending requirements by creating silly financial instruments, but they weren’t really given a choice. Now, GM is following suit. [...]
In a set of reports today, it became apparent that GM and Chrysler were not keeping up with Ford… at all. Both Chrysler and GM borrowed billions from tax payers thanks to the current administration. We were even told that a great return on our investment would be forthcoming. Not so. Instead, the companies that [...]
