The workers at the Nissan plant in Canton, Mississippi, had high hopes when the state-of-the-art factory complex moved in fourteen years ago to a small, majority black town where more than a quarter of residents live in poverty and decent jobs are scarce.

As the manufacturing economy stagnated in the early 2000s, Nissan brought a streak of Clinton- ( Read more... )

Making cars in China has been used to scare voters and even Chrysler workers in the presidential campaign's waning days, but the reality is Chinese-assembled vehicles will not be exported to the U.S. anytime soon ( Read more... )

Republicans disputing his criticism of the auto industry bailout? What's next? Cats and dogs living together? ;)

Romney Endorser Corrects Mitt On Auto Rescue: ‘No One Could Have’ Saved The Industry Except The GovernmentMitt Romney’s renewed opposition to the rescue that saved the American auto industry, which came in the form of yet another ( Read more... )

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Last year Raquel Nelson was crossing the street with her 4-year-old son who was struck by a driver who fled the scene. Her son died and Nelson - just to be clear, the mom, not the driver of the car - was convicted of homicide by vehicle and reckless conduct (source). Nelson, you see, was jaywalking. Her apartment complex was directly across the ( Read more... )

BMW layoffs exemplify the evisceration of the middle class
Every working American should be dismayed by - and afraid of - what BMW is doing.
By all accounts, BMW's ( Read more... )

As Japan shutdowns drag on, auto crisis worsens

The auto industry disruptions triggered by Japan's earthquake and tsunami will worsen in the coming weeks.

Car buyers will have difficulty finding the model they want in certain colors, thousands of auto plant workers will likely be told to stay home, and companies such as Toyota, Honda and others ( Read more... )

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Olbermann: If The Tea Party Wins, America Loses (VIDEO)

Perhaps using a reverse echo of MSNBC's new slogan ("Lean Forward"), Keith Olbermann launched into the tea party on Wednesday night during a special comment that included a bumper-sticker-ready catch phrase: "Vote Backward, Vote Tea Party."

The "Countdown" host railed against the movement, ( Read more... )

Toyota's Rebuttal to Brainiac: "SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!!! I Hate You!! Damn You, and Your Facts!!"

Toyota Lashed Out At Professor David Gilbert During Big Recall

It's the kind of publicity any university might dream about: An instructor uncovers a possible flaw that's causing some of the world's most popular cars to accelerate suddenly. His ( Read more... )