Tag Archives: Automaker Bail-Outs

The Other TARP

It still remains the most overlooked aspects within the Obama Administration, that being the flirtation with the American auto industry. Now it seems, the Chrysler venture will now see Tax Payers taking a $1.3 billion haircut. Which leaves one to wonder, where exactly is the so called outrage against the Obama Administration? And on that [...]

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Never Let A Good Weinergate Go to Waste

As the saga of Rep. Anthony Weiner drags on, it provides the perfect opportunity for Obama.  It becomes another distraction, like releasing a long form birth certificate, or running a victory lap over Osama bin Laden. So in light of the appalling jobless figures last week, Obama visited Chrysler in Ohio to trumpet the success [...]

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The Propaganda of Government Motors

Graphic: Black Swan Insights “It appeared that there had even been demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grams a week. And only yesterday, he reflected, it had been announced that the ration was to be reduced to twenty grams a week. Was it possible that they could swallow that, [...]

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Volvo: The New Chinese Car

Swedish high end auto icon Volvo now has a new owner, Geely of China.  After skimping on the Auto-Maker bail-out offered by the U.S Government, Ford had to find other forms of revenues and sell off their hemorrhaging brands to new owners, like Geely.  After paying $1.8 B, Geely then announced plans to pump a [...]

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