Saturday, August 23, 2008 GM’s family ties: Automaker’s tradition of on-the-spot jobs for generations fades Louis Aguilar / The Detroit News M ore than a half century ago, his grandfather inspected the first Cadillac Eldorado as it rolled off a Detroit assembly line. Some 20-plus years ago, his father was among the first assembly line workers [...]

Saturday, August 23, 2008 Big 3 seek $50B in fed loans McCain now backs help for carmakers; Money sought to retool plants David Shepardson / Detroit News Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Detroit’s Big Three automakers are planning an aggressive push on Capitol Hill as they seek up to $50 billion in low-cost loans to speed [...]