Who would be a car-maker these days? The days of excessive glamour, speed and size are over and numerous global giants are limping along on life-support.
The Obama Administration may have forced GM’s chairman and chief executive, Rick Wagoner, late last month, but there are still rumours that GM might have to file for bankrupty.

In another break from the failed Bush policies, today President Obama is expected to direct federal regulators to allow an application by California and 13 other states to set strict automobile emission and fuel efficiency standards.
Known as the “Californian waiver” under the Clean Air Act, it would allow Californian and 13 others to set their [...]

It is over fifty years ago when the then Chief Executive of General Motors, Charles Wilson, famously told the Senate in 1953 that “for years I thought that what was good for our country was good for General Motors, and vice versa”.
Not any more. It could well be the end of the road for General [...]

Next week there is another crucial American election.
OK – its not as important as the one ten days ago, but the outcome will have a huge bearing on Obama’s plans for energy, climate change, and how he tackles America’s ailing auto industry.
The battle is for the Chairmanship of the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee. In [...]

Whilst the biggest political fight of the moment in Congress concerning the toxic bank bail-out continues to make headlines, another bitter political fight is coming to a head, but this one is in Brussels.
On the one side are progressive MEPs, and members of the European Commission coupled with environmental groups and scientists who are trying [...]