House Dems Ignore Call to Investigate UAW After Taking Hundreds of Thousands in Union Cash

Letter: Dems are 'continuing to ignore instances of union corruption'

Collin Anderson
November 15, 2019 12:00 PM

House Democrats who accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars from the United Auto Workers (UAW) are now ignoring Republican calls to investigate the union in the midst of a federal probe.

WaPo, NYT Lament Auto Workers Blaming GM—Not Trump—For Layoffs

'While critics faulted the president for failing to deliver what he promised, a number of workers were quick to exonerate him'

Brent Scher
November 30, 2018 2:55 PM

Nearly identical articles from the New York Times and Washington Post this week lamented the idea that auto workers blamed General Motors for its factory closures rather than President Donald Trump.

General Motors Halts Operations in Venezuela After Authorities Seize Auto Plant

Charles Fain Lehman
April 20, 2017 12:12 PM

General Motors said Wednesday that local authorities in Venezuela "illegally seized" one of its plants, causing the auto company to cease all operations in the country as its political and economic crisis deepens.

Leaked American Bridge Email Gives Talking Points to Attack America Rising as ‘Anti-Generosity’

David Rutz
October 11, 2016 3:16 PM

Among John Podesta’s leaked emails is a 2014 message from American Bridge giving talking points for attacking America Rising, a PAC that produces opposition research and video against Democrats, as “anti-American business and anti-generosity.”

Hero Says General Motors Demanded He Be Fired After Saving Woman From Knife Attack

GM says the man has not been fired

Stephen Gutowski
February 11, 2016 2:03 PM

A man who saved a woman's life by using his gun to intervene in a stabbing outside a General Motors facility in Michigan said on Thursday he was fired at the request of the car company.

Bin Laden Is Dead, GM Is Alive (Update)

New slogan not as catchy, WFB Analysis shows

Andrew Stiles
June 12, 2014 1:27 PM

Remember this?

Biden's bumper sticker http://t.co/EXJDB7HW pic.twitter.com/TVHC4wUa — Jed Lewison (@jedlewison) April 26, 2012

GM Auto-Lender Still Owes Federal Government $5 Billion

Feds lost $10.5 billion on GM bailout

Bill McMorris
December 10, 2013 1:00 PM

General Motors’ (GM) troubled lending arm remains billions of dollars in debt to taxpayers. The Treasury Department sold its remaining GM stock on Monday, a move that is expected to cost taxpayers $10.5 billion.

Poll: Texans Reluctant to Buy GM Trucks Because of Bailout

More than half say bailout would affect their decision on buying a truck

Bill McMorris
October 9, 2013 1:00 PM

More than half of Texans said that the $50 billion taxpayer bailout of General Motors may deter them from buying from the company, according to a survey released Tuesday.

Tarnished Reputation

Expert suggests GM avoiding mentioning Volt to avoid memories of bailout

Bill McMorris
October 9, 2013 5:00 AM

General Motors has shied away from promoting the Chevrolet Volt in 2013 as the federal government begins selling off its final shares of company stock, a move one expert said may have been made to avoid reminding the public of the federal bailout.

General Motors Executive Warns of Impending Auto Bubble

Washington Free Beacon Staff
October 8, 2013 3:12 PM

General Motors of Canada President Kevin Williams is warning that subprime loans could doom the auto industry just as it did the housing industry in 2007.