Thursday, April 16, 2009 Daniel Howes Ford banks on its rivals’ misfortune Ford Motor Co.’s newest idea is using the "B" word to undermine the competition, quietly. Is it akin to kicking a brother while he’s down, in this case Chrysler LLC? Of course it is. But it’s also seizing a business opportunity — yet [...]

GM pushes faster plan to cut U.S. dealerships, report says   Chrysler tells its dealers ‘all the balls are in the air’ queryvar=”gm,pushes,faster,plan,to,cut,us,dealerships,report,says”; Automotive News | April 16, 2009 – 12:01 am EST   DETROIT (Reuters) — General Motors has told U.S. dealers it is accelerating its timetable for closing about 1,700 dealerships as it [...]

GM may drop Pontiac, GMC brands, report says   queryvar=”gm,may,drop,pontiac,gmc,brands,report,says”; Automotive News | April 16, 2009 – 12:01 am EST   NEW YORK (Reuters) — Facing a June 1 deadline to restructure under U.S. government oversight, General Motors may drop its Pontiac and GMC brands as part of broader cost-cutting moves, Bloomberg reported, citing people [...]