Auto Industry

Vice President Joe Biden sits in a Corvette Stingray during a tour of the North American International Auto in Detroit on Thursday. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Joe Biden thanks Ford Motor Company for ‘saving our ass’

Meghashyam Mali · January 16, 2014 5:00 am

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Things that shouldn’t be on television

Gregory Kane · January 16, 2014 5:00 am

Workers walk by the Volkswagen AG plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Wednesday, March 21, 2012. (AP File)

Beltway Confidential

UAW’s Bob King confident he’ll win organizing fight over Tennessee Volkswagen plant

Sean Higgins · January 14, 2014 5:00 am

Then-National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator David Strickland testifies before a House subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington in May 2010. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Obama revolving door: Auto safety chief who oversaw Toyota case cashes out to Chrysler’s lobbying firm

Timothy P. Carney · January 8, 2014 5:00 am

In the case of GM, it wasn't the stereotypical Wall Street bondholders who got the benefit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Examiner Editorial: How Big Labor got billions of taxpayer money in GM bailout

Washington Examiner · January 5, 2014 5:00 am

Jeff Caldwell, 29, a chassis assembly line supervisor, checks a vehicle on the assembly line at the Chrysler Jefferson North Assembly plant in Detroit on May 8. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Auto sales best in 6 years, but demand seen as ebbing

Associated Press · January 4, 2014 5:00 am

U.S. factories increased output in November for the fourth straight month, led by a surge in auto production. (AP Photo)

US factory output rises solid 0.6 percent in November

Associated Press · December 16, 2013 5:00 am

Jonathan Browning, president and CEO of Volkswagen North America, is leaving his position. (AP File)

Beltway Confidential

Volkswagen’s top US executive steps down

Sean Higgins · December 12, 2013 5:00 am

"With the final sale of GM stock, this important chapter in our nation's history is now closed," Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said during a conference call with journalists. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Was the General Motors bailout worth it?

Mark Tapscott · December 10, 2013 5:00 am

General Motors Corp. headquarters in Detroit are shown in July 2006. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Beltway Confidential

Big Labor quiet on Treasury sale of remaining GM stock

Sean Higgins · December 10, 2013 5:00 am

Obama touts auto industry bailout: ‘That bet has paid off’

Meghashyam Mali · December 9, 2013 5:00 am

The Department of Energy released its 2014 fuel economy guide, complete with a list of fuel economy leaders, and yet again, the Chevy Volt didn't make the list. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Beltway Confidential

Chevy Volt doesn’t make 2014 list of fuel economy leaders

Ashe Schow · December 3, 2013 5:00 am