Not very good reporting. Fails the explain that the recent financial troubles that US automakers face have a lot to do with the big three being caught flat footed when the market tide shifted away from big cars and trucks. Moreover, the reporter(s) had the opportunity to compare the rhetoric of the auto industry heads with the substantial independent research that has been conducted in this huge industry, but seem to have chosen to simply report on the contents of the hearing.

This piece is short with some facts. It is somewhat well written, but comes off as a piece that want to stick to the facts of the conversations held between congress and the automakers. Two different answers to the same question: "Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Alan Mulally told the panel of the House Energy and Commerce Committee that the industry needed "government to be our partners, not our adversaries." Toyota Motor Corp.'s North American President Jim Press, whose company has pushed fuel-efficient hybrid vehicles, noted that Toyota "has long been mindful of and accepts the broad scientific consensus that climate change is occurring and will continue unless there are significant and coordinated global efforts to slow ... More »

This is how the media panders to the boneheaded complacence of big biz and labor. No mention of the auto makers collective suit against CA for there forward looking environmental legislation. Also the electric car scuttled by GM plus one million other acts of duplicity. A recent article in Harpers mentioned the big three's problems stem from their excellence at lobbying,corporate welfare, unwillingness to truly compete.

Straight reporting of a Congressional hearing, not enough context. The fragmented series of quotes presented may accurately summarize the minutes of the hearing, but it is difficult to figure out where the players really stand after all is said and done.