Comments on: Auto Bailout Package Dies on US Senate Floor http://thegarageblog.com/garage/auto-bailout-package-dies-on-us-senate-floor/ The Garage: Your daily dose of automotive news, reviews and motorsports coverage Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:42:43 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Gary Grant http://thegarageblog.com/garage/auto-bailout-package-dies-on-us-senate-floor/comment-page-1/#comment-69046 Gary Grant Sat, 13 Dec 2008 03:44:27 +0000 http://thegarageblog.com/garage/?p=7459#comment-69046 Yeah, cause Iraq isn't enough to guarantee his dark spot on the history books! Yeah, cause Iraq isn’t enough to guarantee his dark spot on the history books!

]]> By: Tom Williams http://thegarageblog.com/garage/auto-bailout-package-dies-on-us-senate-floor/comment-page-1/#comment-69045 Tom Williams Sat, 13 Dec 2008 03:36:41 +0000 http://thegarageblog.com/garage/?p=7459#comment-69045 Update: The White House appears to be the last resort, and George W appears ready to cast a life-raft, the details of which are not yet clear. My guess-enough money to last until Obama takes over and Congress returns to Washington. Although some experts say Bush did not want it to come down to this (Bush is a free market guy), they agree he would not want his last days as President chronicled as the total collapse of the North American auto industry. Update: The White House appears to be the last resort, and George W appears ready to cast a life-raft, the details of which are not yet clear. My guess-enough money to last until Obama takes over and Congress returns to Washington.
Although some experts say Bush did not want it to come down to this (Bush is a free market guy), they agree he would not want his last days as President chronicled as the total collapse of the North American auto industry.

]]> By: Strada http://thegarageblog.com/garage/auto-bailout-package-dies-on-us-senate-floor/comment-page-1/#comment-69014 Strada Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:31:55 +0000 http://thegarageblog.com/garage/?p=7459#comment-69014 The D3 will get a lifeline, one way or another. Its imperative to conserve a manufacturing base in North America. Last month we did a series New Reality on the D3 and dealers http://stradaautostore.squarespace.com/dialogue2008/category/new-reality The D3 will get a lifeline, one way or another. Its imperative to conserve a manufacturing base in North America.

Last month we did a series New Reality on the D3 and dealers
http://stradaautostore.squarespace.com/dialogue2008/category/new-reality

]]> By: Travis Jon Allison http://thegarageblog.com/garage/auto-bailout-package-dies-on-us-senate-floor/comment-page-1/#comment-68993 Travis Jon Allison Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:29:50 +0000 http://thegarageblog.com/garage/?p=7459#comment-68993 Thomas L. Friedman (book: Hot, Flat & Crowded) has a great op-ed piece in NYT about Better Place as an innovative alternative to Big 3 - http://bit.ly/8GLN Better Place is electric car company setting up recharging stations that will take 2 min to switch out your batteries for you. http://www.betterplace.com/ Thomas L. Friedman (book: Hot, Flat & Crowded) has a great op-ed piece in NYT about Better Place as an innovative alternative to Big 3 – http://bit.ly/8GLN
Better Place is electric car company setting up recharging stations that will take 2 min to switch out your batteries for you. http://www.betterplace.com/

]]> By: Travis Jon Allison http://thegarageblog.com/garage/auto-bailout-package-dies-on-us-senate-floor/comment-page-1/#comment-68977 Travis Jon Allison Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:53:39 +0000 http://thegarageblog.com/garage/?p=7459#comment-68977 Brilliant points Tom. I know it's going to hurt but I bet when the Big 3 BS clears (and by "clears" I mean at least one of them goes out of business) then there can be some positive changes in the industry. - a chance for small companies that are actually innovating to show us what is going on. I think that gov's will be shoving incentives their way so there is some growth in a positive direction -migration away from automaking into the growth industries of the 21st C. (the green economy) -failing businesses can't be held up by the people while they struggle to keep failing Brilliant points Tom. I know it’s going to hurt but I bet when the Big 3 BS clears (and by “clears” I mean at least one of them goes out of business) then there can be some positive changes in the industry.

- a chance for small companies that are actually innovating to show us what is going on. I think that gov’s will be shoving incentives their way so there is some growth in a positive direction
-migration away from automaking into the growth industries of the 21st C. (the green economy)
-failing businesses can’t be held up by the people while they struggle to keep failing

]]> By: Gary Grant http://thegarageblog.com/garage/auto-bailout-package-dies-on-us-senate-floor/comment-page-1/#comment-68970 Gary Grant Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:36:20 +0000 http://thegarageblog.com/garage/?p=7459#comment-68970 Hold on to your hats folks, the ride is about to get a whole lot bumpier! Hold on to your hats folks, the ride is about to get a whole lot bumpier!

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