U.S. car makers are under siege as General Motors and Chrysler reorganize with federal government help and Ford goes it alone

• GM Gets a Fresh Start

  CEO Henderson promises more management changes and faster decision making as a "new" GM hits the road

• GM Clears Key Hurdles to Bankruptcy Exit

  After a judge approves the sale of "good" GM assets, one opponent appeals and another steps aside

• GM's Turnaround Rides on a Successful Chevy

  With General Motors leaving bankruptcy, can its core brand churn out cars and crossover SUVs that stand up to Toyotas, Hondas, and Fords?

• Video: Chevrolet and the New GM

  BusinessWeek's David Kiley on the importance of the Chevrolet brand to GM as the automaker strives to exit bankruptcy a leaner, more effective company

• Auto Sales Stabilize, but Not for Everyone

  Fears of pricey gas hold down sales of big SUVs and trucks as Ford shows the clearest sign of improvement

• The 'Cash for Clunkers' Law Looks Like a Lemon

  Not enough new-car buyers can take advantage of it, and the program may even put more gas guzzlers on the road

• Slide Show: 20 Fuel-Efficient Cars to Trade Up to Now

  Before trading in your clunker for a new, more fuel-efficient vehicle, check out the brands with the most voucher-eligible models

• Can Tesla Become a Real Automaker?

  Even with $465 million of freshly minted taxpayer funds, the spunky U.S. startup faces a steep road to develop and market its electric cars

• The U.S. Auto Industry in 2012

  Wonderland or wasteland? Detroit could thrive on U.S. drivers replacing their aging cars—but they'll need to hurry up

• 'Cash for Clunkers' Bill Passes

  Originally intended to get gas guzzlers off the road, it will mainly help automakers sell more pickups and SUVs

• Henderson's Strategy to Fix GM

  With the Obama Administration pressuring for quick results, the CEO's first job is to remake a bureaucracy notoriously resistant to change

• Chrysler-Fiat Finalize Accord

  Move follows U.S. Supreme Court go-ahead and clears the way for the automaker to exit bankruptcy

• Indiana Teachers vs. Chrysler

  Indiana pension funds now pin hopes on the Supreme Court hearing their bid to block Chrysler's sale to Fiat

• GM: A View from the Back Seat

  Longtime General Motors reporter David Welch looks back on how America's premier auto company got trapped in groupthink

• GM: What's in It for Taxpayers?

  Aside from maintaining jobs and stability, the General Motors rescue offers a long shot at breaking even, let alone an investment profit

• Who's to Blame for GM's Bankruptcy?

  Just about everyone—from management and the UAW to government, consumers, the competition and the media, writes Wiliam J. Holstein

• GM Bankruptcy Slams TV Networks

  Already reeling from Chrysler's ad cutbacks, TV networks face an even bigger loss as GM reorganizes

• GM Files For Bankruptcy

  GM's Chapter 11 filing caps a decades-long slide, but it should emerge relatively quickly from court with lower labor and debt costs

• Experts Weigh In on GM

  Auto industry insiders and critics respond to the latest phase of GM's struggle for survival

• The Largest U.S. Bankruptcies

  The General Motors bankruptcy will be one of the biggest Chapter 11 filings in U.S. financial history. Here's a look at the 10 largest U.S. bankruptcies

• For Detroit, Not Just Another Bankruptcy

  The bankruptcy of General Motors is a huge economic blow to a region that has already endured much pain

• Video: Detroit on GM Bankruptcy

  Detroit area realtors, retailers, and residents discuss how GM's bankruptcy could affect their city and their businesses

• Magna Seals a Deal for GM's Opel

  A Magna deal will mean fewer immediate job cuts at Opel, but Fiat would have brought along a more plausible long-term rescue plan

• GM's Deal with Bondholders: A Speedier Bankruptcy?

  By sweetening its terms to include stock warrants, the automaker seems to have ensured key support for its reorganization

• Young Car Buyers Challenge Detroit

  GM, Chrysler, and Ford must convince Gen Y consumers that their quality has risen and their new models deserve consideration

• Video: Challenges Facing GM, Ford, Chrysler

  BusinessWeek's David Kiley on what General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler have to do to remain competitive in the U.S. auto market

• GM Slashes the UAW's Equity Stake

  As a deadline looms for bondholders, details emerge of a deal to trim labor costs and hand 17.5% of General Motors to the United Auto Workers

• The Tough Road Ahead for GM and Chrysler

  Bankruptcy would produce leaner automakers, but it would still leave lots of debt and do nothing to fix their images—or the disastrous marketplace

• Slide Show: GM's Rise and Decline

  A look at the history of General Motors, the former exemplar of American industry now relying on bailouts to stay alive

• China's Carmakers Are Gaining on Foreign Rivals

  Helped by government incentives, their share of the domestic car market is growing while those of GM and the like are falling

• GM: Collision Course with Bankruptcy

  The company fails to convince 90% of bondholders to swap $27B in debt for a 10% stake says BW's David Welch

• GM Slashes the UAW's Equity Stake

  As a deadline looms for bondholders, details emerge of a deal to trim labor costs and hand 17.5% of General Motors to the United Auto Workers

• Poll: Blame Who for GM's Decline?

  Who do you think is most responsible for GM's decline?

• Naming the New Detroit

  It is a done deal that Chrysler LLC will be renamed. And General Motors may be killed off, as well, for a new name. What do you think these companies might be called in the future?

• GM Cuts a Deal, But Bankruptcy Looms

  The UAW has reached a tentative deal with GM. However, in conversations with GM executives and some of their advisors this week, bankruptcy appears to be a foregone conclusion, says BW's David Welch

• The Skilled Hand Inside the Fiat-Opel-Chrysler Deal

  German consultant Roland Berger downplays his role in the auto alliance, but his legendary connections could make all the difference

• Obama's Proposed Fuel-Economy Rules

  Without taxes or carbon caps to keep gas prices high, President Obama's proposed fuel-economy standards may not force meaningful change

• Should GM Import from China?

  General Motors said that the company has plans to build more cars in China and other low-cost countries for sale in the U.S. And out comes the drama, said BW's David Welch

• Obama: Boost Gas Mileage

  In a big victory for eco-advocates, the President will push automakers to hit 35 mpg with new models by 2016, four years earlier than planned, says BW's David Welch

• Chrysler Axes 789 Dealers

  The automaker says it needs to lose nearly a quarter of its 3,200 dealers, and that half its dealers deliver 90% of U.S. sales

• GM Dealers Feel The Pain

  The beleaguered auto company targets 1,124 dealerships for closing, following on the heels of a similar move by Chrysler

• Would GM Leave Detroit?

  As GM CEO Fritz Henderson offers a less-than-convincing denial, BW's David Welch says it would be a body blow to Motown

• Fiat CEO Faces Bumpy Road

  Fiat Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne's quest to hook up with General Motors Corp.'s European Opel unit is looking challenging, says BW's Carol Matlack

• Fiat vs. Magna: The Battle for Opel

  Fiat CEO Marchionne is wooing Germans with his plan to rescue GM's ailing Opel unit. But rival bidder Magna has political support on the Left

• Chrysler: The Next Pension Crisis?

  The prospect of having to pick up Detroit's pension obligations adds new pressure to an already burdened U.S. insurance plan

• Why Chrysler Failed

  Chrysler has been America's automotive problem child for many decades. What's amazing is that the carmaker has lasted this long

• Fiat Wants GM Europe, Too

  The plan: Merge Fiat-Chrysler with GM Europe to create a $106 billion company. Can Fiat CEO Marchionne pull it off?

• An Alternative Auto Industry Bailout

  Public money should not just go toward mending a broken system. It's time to challenge the conventional boundaries of the U.S. auto industry

• GM: The Feds Are in Charge

  The White House task force in charge of salvaging the carmaker is using a heavy hand. Is it hurting or helping?

• Chrysler Files for Bankruptcy

  The historic move hinges on a fast trip through court, billions more in federal dollars, and an alliance with Fiat

• CEO Nardelli's Letter to Employees

  Robert Nardelli addresses Chrysler's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing

• Would You Buy a Car from Chrysler?

  Persuading buyers to take a chance on the bankrupt automaker might turn out to be tougher than working Chrysler out of court

• Autoworkers at the Top of Automakers: What's Next?

  The United Auto Workers union now owns parts of GM and Chrysler. Management must adapt to avoid what happened at United Airlines

• GM, Chrysler Workers to Become Owners

  In cutting major concession deals with GM and Chrysler this week, the UAW are walking a whole new line as it goes from being just a labor union to owners of the companies its members work for, says BW's David Kiley

• GM: End Pontiac, Slash Dealers

  The closure is part of an aggressive restructuring plan for the company to meet a government-imposed deadline

• Pontiac, R.I.P.

  General Motors is expected to announce that it plans to kill its Pontiac brand, rather than maintain it as a niche brand into the future as had been previously announced

• Fiat Eyes Possible Opel Deal

  Can Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne add two ailing carmakers—Chrysler and Opel—and come up with one automotive success story? Maybe…

• GM's Been on the Brink Before—Many Times

  This isn't GM's first brush with death. Since 1910 the company has nearly disappeared three times—and come back stronger every time

• Going Green Could Add to GM, Chrysler's Red

  Debt-ridden GM and Chrysler may take big Energy loans

• Fiat: Coming Back to America

  CEO Marchionne believes the carmaker is too small to make it on its own. But is Chrysler the best partner?

• Video: Chrysler-Fiat Partnership

  Former Fiat marketer Charlie Hughes discusses the way a partnership between Chrysler and Fiat might operate and what challenges it would face

• A Risky Bankruptcy Looms for GM

  Washington dreams of a quick resolution in court, but GM hastens to cut a deal with the UAW and bondholders to avert a drawn-out process

• Now, Obama 'Owns' General Motors

  Obama's economic legacy may hinge on whether he becomes known as the President who saved the U.S. car industry or the one who destroyed it

• Fritz Henderson at GM: That's Some Tough Job

  The new CEO knows every facet of the company, but the feds will be breathing down his neck

• Wagoner Didn't Deserve It

  GM's ex-CEO is a scapegoat. The problems with the auto industry aren't one man's fault. Why should he pay when so many Wall Street CEOs remain?

• Wagoner Is Ousted to Maintain GM's Lifeline

  General Motors' longtime CEO falls on his sword to appease unions, bondholders, and the Obama Administration in a bid to keep the automaker afloat

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