Battered by tight credit and the worst recession in decades, industrywide U.S. auto sales plunged 36% from year-ago levels in December, a decline that hit all of the major automakers, both foreign and domestic, and capped the industry's worst year since 1992.

DETROIT -- Robert Eaton is the first to admit he's no Lee Iacocca."First of all, I'm a lousy writer," said Mr. Eaton, 52, who was chosen to succeed the charismatic chairman of Chrysler Corp., author

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Chrysler's bankruptcy reorganization envisions the auto maker being revitalized under a partnership between Fiat and the UAW. But the U.S.'s intervention could stall in court.

The CEOs of Ford, GM, and Chrysler all flew private luxury coporate jets to Capitol Hill to plead before Congress for taxpayer bailout money saying their industry is burning though cash.

Der mit Hilfe von Fiat neu gestartete US-Autobauer Chrysler hat wie geplant in sieben Werken die Produktion wieder anlaufen lassen. Die Chrysler-Produktion war mit der Insolvenz Ende April praktisch komplett gestoppt worden.