12:00pm: General Motors announces trims and cuts, but not the structural changes or big ideas that the company desperately needs. (more)
Jul 2: If you need another reason why Detroit is in trouble, take a look at Dick Dauch's American Axle. (more)
Jun 26: Will plummeting sales at the giant automaker give activist investor Kirk Kerkorian the opening he wants? (more)
Jun 19: As the auto giant grows sicker, its chances for a full recovery get dimmer. (more)
Jun 11: Patience pays off for the automaker as it thrives in hard times. (more)
Jun 3: The automotive giant is taking baby steps towards the future. (more)
Jun 2: Under fire, the automotive giant unveils plan Tuesday for coping with $4-a-gallon gasoline. (more)
May 21: Two cars built on the other side of the globe: The Nissan Cube points the way to the automotive future; the Pontiac G8, back to the past. (more)
May 14: The next U.S. president could obliterate the auto industry as we know it. (more)
May 8: Don't confuse its weak earnings with poor performance. Toyota still looms over its competitors. (more)
Apr 30: Belatedly, the automaker is coming to terms with the weak economy and the soggy car market. (more)
Apr 28: In building a big stake in Ford, the 90-year-old investor may hope to exploit dissension among the automaker's family owners to up-end the status quo. (more)
Apr 28: General Motors gets whacked by the housing crisis, as GMAC's mortgage unit delivers another blow to the automaker's finances. (more)
Apr 24: Ford's surprise profit is good news but doesn't presage smooth sailing in the future. Here's why. (more)
Apr 14: The two automakers announce a new manufacturing deal, fueling speculation that this could be the start of something big. (more)
Apr 14: The stars of public radio's Car Talk make their TV debut in a new cartoon series. (more)
Apr 8: Events beyond his control are jeopardizing General Motors' fragile recovery. (more)
Apr 2: Can nighttime vision aids reduce accidents on the roadways? (more)
Mar 25: Thanks to an untimely disclosure, the competition to follow Alan Mulally as CEO gets off to an early start. (more)
Mar 12: How a pair of independent distributors profit from the automaker's success. (more)
Mar 5: Dramatic developments in stored-power technology make electric cars more viable than ever. (more)
Feb 29: A pair of independent distributors skim the cream from the automaker's U.S. sales (more)
Feb 25: After 40 years in the car business, Steve Miller dishes on Iacocca, Lutz, and others. (more)
Feb 14: While its cars idle on U.S. lots, GM is selling vehicles like hot cakes overseas. What gives? (more)
Feb 12: Last year was not great for the automaker, but it's counting on a relatively rosy future. (more)
Feb 8: The troubled automaker's new CEO, Bob Nardelli, is reinventing the car business faster than anyone thought possible. (more)
Feb 6: Chrysler's legal battle with Plastech reveals a new get-tough approach on both sides. (more)
Jan 30: Automakers hope a demographic bulge can restore slumping sales. (more)
Jan 24: '07 was better than '06 but the future still looks plenty challenging. (more)
Jan 23: A dead heat in the global sales race represents a moral victory for the American automaker. (more)
Jan 16: When Bob Lutz turns into Mr. Wizard, you know it's not about the cars any more. (more)
Jan 15: As a private company, Chrysler can move more nimbly than its competitors - and new CEO Bob Nardelli appears to be doing just that. (more)
Jan 11: While Ford is putting itself in reverse to find a profitable operating level, Audi's headlights shine on a strong future. (more)
Jan 8: Rick Wagoner's overhaul of GM is producing cooler cars and a glimmer of hope. A rare inside look. (more)
Jan 4: The whispering about Detroit's only private automaker is getting louder, and almost none of it is positive. (more)
Dec 27: New money entered the industry in 2007, and life will never be the same again. (more)
Dec 18: Stick a fork in them, they're done. SUVs once ruled the Earth but like the dinosaurs, they've outlived their time, argues Alex Taylor III. (more)
Dec 3: As the 2008 Chevy Malibu shows, there are lots of intangibles involved in setting the sticker price. (more)
Nov 27: Dropping Dodge-brand cars and Chrysler-brand trucks will upset Chrysler loyalists, but it makes perfect sense. Fortune's Alex Taylor explains why. (more)
Nov 20: Stories about the Berkshire billionaire buying into CarMax were not quite what they seemed, reports Fortune's Alex Taylor III. (more)
Nov 13: Newspaper reports of the Detroit duo's third-quarter earnings don't tell the whole story, writes Fortune's Alex Taylor III. (more)
Nov 8: The proposed sale of Ford's luxury brands has produced a dearth of qualified buyers, says Fortune's Alex Taylor III. (more)
Nov 1: New labor agreements will help, but U.S. automakers face other obstacles in their struggle to survive, says Fortune's Alex Taylor III. (more)
Oct 29: The once-premier global exhibition has lost its luster -- with huge business consequences says Fortune's Alex Taylor III. (more)
Oct 19: Will the new Malibu conquer the Japanese? Past history isn't encouraging, argues Fortune's Alex Taylor III. (more)
Oct 12: As car sales slump, the weak get weaker but the strong continue to thrive, says Fortune's Alex Taylor. (more)
Oct 4: New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman perpetuates some convenient misconceptions about fuel economy, and Fortune's Alex Taylor III calls him out. (more)
Sep 24: Yes and no. As long as negotiations continue, there is no need for alarm -- both sides know just how much they need each other. (more)
Sep 13: Optimism about a labor deal on retiree healthcare costs is radically changing views about GM's prospects, writes Fortune's Alex Taylor III. (more)
Sep 6: Hiring Toyota's top American executive casts the automaker's future in a whole new light, writes Fortune's Alex Taylor III. (more)
Aug 9: It's been several years since China jolted Detroit with plans to crack the U.S. car market. So far, the effort isn't very convincing, writes Fortune's Alex Taylor III. (more)
Aug 6: Cerberus' appointment of Bob Nardelli as CEO of Chrysler is a bad call, and a bad omen for the future of America's #3 carmaker, says Fortune's Alex Taylor. (more)
Jul 31: Today's earnings are encouraging - but the automaker can't cost-cut its way to long-term profitability, says Fortune's Alex Taylor. (more)
Jul 19: 'The market is so competitive, it is like a war,' GM's design boss Ed Welburn tells Fortune's Alex Taylor. Here's his battle plan for the next four years. (more)
Jul 16: The story behind Nissan's new 2008 Rogue highlights the challenges - and pitfalls - of the auto business, says Fortune's Alex Taylor. (more)
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