Friday, February 29, 2008 Daniel Howes: Reality squeezes Dauch, UAW   Dick Dauch, the chairman of American Axle & Manufacturing Inc., is never one to mince words — even in Day Three of a United Auto Workers strike against his company, which will be 14 years old Saturday. "We took over an absolutely troubled set [...]

Daimler says Chrysler lost nearly $3 billion in brief time     Automotive News | February 27, 2008 – 9:45 am EST   FRANKFURT (Reuters) — Ailing U.S. automaker Chrysler LLC posted a net loss of 1.94 billion euros ($2.92 billion) between the close of its sale on Aug. 4 and the end of the [...]

Consumers Union: 9 of 10 top vehicle picks are imports Harry Stoffer Automotive News | February 28, 2008 – 3:16 pm EST   WASHINGTON — Automotive experts at Consumers Union complimented Ford Motor Co. and General Motors on the progress their vehicles are making — but didn’t give them much else. The organization’s Consumer Reports [...]