Comments on: Will Washington Save Detroit? http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/will-washington-save-detroit/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:00:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Neil C Denver http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/will-washington-save-detroit/comment-page-1/#comment-130840 Neil C Denver Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:44:25 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=11881#comment-130840 Assuming a bailout, if any auto company misses it's targets, the senators who approved that legislation should resign. The rationale is that Congess is playing with American taxpayer money and should also be held accountable. Assuming a bailout, if any auto company misses it’s targets, the senators who approved that legislation should resign. The rationale is that Congess is playing with American taxpayer money and should also be held accountable.

]]> By: DP http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/will-washington-save-detroit/comment-page-1/#comment-130821 DP Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:45:46 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=11881#comment-130821 Politically, after all the money that has been poured into Wall Street, how can they not? I was listening to the hearings earlier wishing one of the "Big 3" CEOs would ask: "If we move our headquarters to Wall Street we'll be a shoe in, right?" Politically, after all the money that has been poured into Wall Street, how can they not?

I was listening to the hearings earlier wishing one of the “Big 3″ CEOs would ask:

“If we move our headquarters to Wall Street we’ll be a shoe in, right?”

]]> By: jonpublic http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/will-washington-save-detroit/comment-page-1/#comment-130790 jonpublic Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:37:35 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=11881#comment-130790 Not just the big three are hit in the November numbers. Monthly November Sales ---------------------- Ford -31% Honda -32% Toyota -34% GM -41% Nissan -42% Chrysler -47% Not just the big three are hit in the November numbers.

Monthly November Sales
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Ford -31%
Honda -32%
Toyota -34%
GM -41%
Nissan -42%
Chrysler -47%

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