Monday, August 25, 2008 Daniel Howes Big 3′s $50B plea is no bailout Forget the saga of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, if you can. Just in time for this week’s Democratic National Convention, the biggest word accompanying "Detroit" in Denver likely will be the "B" word — as in "bailout." Except the $50 billion package being [...]

  Study: Toyota top U.S. lender queryvar=”study:,toyota,top,us,lender”; Donna Harris Automotive News | August 25, 2008 – 12:01 am EST     In the first half of 2008, Toyota Financial Services replaced longtime leader GMAC Financial Services as the biggest U.S. auto lender, a new study suggests. The shifts in the captives’ rankings reflect changes in [...]

  Nissan to leap into U.S. commercial-truck fray in 2010 queryvar=”nissan,to,leap,into,us,commercial-truck,fray,in,2010″; Rick Kranz Automotive News | August 25, 2008 – 12:01 am EST Nissan’s Larry Dominique: “The beauty of light commercial vehicles is that there are a very limited number of players.”   PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Nissan is targeting one of Ford’s and General [...]

FUTURE PRODUCTS — GENERAL MOTORS Jamie LaReau Automotive News | August 25, 2008 – 12:01 am EST     DETROIT — The world in which General Motors operates is a very different place from what it was a year ago. Gasoline prices are at unprecedented highs, the green movement has gained momentum that likely won’t [...]