Thursday, November 6, 2008 Key ‘changes’ expected at GM Robert Snell / The Detroit News General Motors Corp. is expected to announce "important changes" to its operations Friday when the automaker releases third-quarter financial results, according to an internal e-mail obtained Wednesday by The Detroit News. Chief Executive Rick Wagoner and President and Chief Operating [...]

Thursday, November 6, 2008 Daniel Howes: Commentary Doomsday scenario is all too real As Detroit’s automotive lobby readies its full-court press on President-elect Barack Obama, it should deliver a simple message — something’s got to give. Here we have a trio of beleaguered automakers and their equally beleaguered union, the United Auto Workers, assembling abysmal [...]

Thursday, November 6, 2008 Automakers optimistic help may be on the way Big 3 want quick aid as they fight for survival David Shepardson / Detroit News Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Detroit’s Big Three automakers, facing their worst financial crisis in decades, are counting on President-elect Barack Obama to deliver on his promise to help. [...]

  Detroit 3 execs, UAW seek billions more in help today queryvar=”detroit,3,execs,uaw,seek,billions,more,in,help,today”; Harry Stoffer Automotive News | November 6, 2008 – 7:29 am EST     WASHINGTON — Top executives of the Detroit 3 are scheduled to be back in the nation’s capital today making a personal appeal for billions of dollars in additional federal [...]