WASHINGTON, April 29 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said Wednesday he is optimistic Chrysler and General Motors will survive as viable automobile companies.
WASHINGTON, March 29 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said Sunday he is prepared to give struggling domestic automakers more in aid if companies make more sacrifices.
WASHINGTON, March 24 (UPI) -- U.S. automakers General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC face growing reluctance in Washington for continuation of emergency bailout loans.
CHICAGO, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama praised President George Bush's decision Friday to provide a bridge loan package to two ailing U.S. automakers.
DETROIT, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Chrysler LLC Chairman Robert Nardelli Friday urged employees to contact the White House to urge approval of a rescue package for the U.S. auto industry.
CHICAGO, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- President-elect Barack Obama may have kept a low profile publicly on a bailout for U.S. automakers but he's been active behind the scenes, his advisers said.
CHICAGO, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama Monday said any help provided to the auto industry must be a long-term solution, "not just kicking the can down the road."
LANSING, Mich., Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm says U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is committed to the survival of the struggling U.S. auto industry.
DETROIT, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Merger talks between U.S. auto makers General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC are picking up speed, sources close the discussions said.
DETROIT, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- The ailing U.S. auto industry would receive help from a Barack Obama administration, the Democratic candidate's top economic adviser said.