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The Auto Crisis

The domestic auto industry is in crisis. Michigan Radio will explore how the crisis happened, what it means for economy, what can be done about the problems, and what the crisis means for all of us.

As we try to cover the crisis now facing the auto industry, we want to hear YOUR stories. How is the crisis affecting your life? If you work for one of the car companies, or a supplier, how has your job changed? Do you even have a job? If you work outside the industry, do you see any ripple effects? Send us an email at autocrisisstories@umich.edu Please tell us your story and let us know the best way to reach you. We'd like to get as many stories on the air as possible.


The Past Year State of the Auto Industry: What Does It Mean to Buy American?
Christina Shockley
3/12/10

All this week, Michigan Radio has been taking a look at the current state of the auto industry. In the final part of our series, Micheline Maynard of The New York Times helps us take a look at the future of the auto industry.

Read and listen to the story.

The Past Year State of the Auto Industry: What Does It Mean to Buy American?
Christina Shockley
3/11/10

As our State of the Auto Industry series continues we look at what it really means to "buy American" in our globalized economy. Michigan Radio's Morning Edition host Christina Shockley speaks with Brett Smith from the Center for Automotive Research.

Read and listen to the story.

The Past Year State of the Auto Industry: The UAW
Christina Shockley
3/10/10

Michigan Radio's Morning Edition host Christina Shockley speaks with Harley Shaiken, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, who studies labor issues. They discuss the influence of the United Auto Workers on the auto industry.

Read and listen to the story.

The Past Year State of the Auto Industry: Innovation
Christina Shockley
3/9/10

We speak with Csere Csaba, former editor of Car and Driver Magazine about new and innovative vehicle engineering. From the Chevy Volt to lithium ion batteries, what will the cars of the future look like?

Read and listen to the story.

The Past Year State of the Auto Industry: The Past Year
Christina Shockley
3/8/10

All this week, Michigan Radio is taking a look at the state of the auto industry. Where has it been? Where is it going? Today, we take a look back at the past tumultuous year. Michigan Radio's Morning Edition host Christina Shockley speaks with Michigan Radio's auto reporter Tracy Samilton.

Read and listen to the story.

Original series from Nov/Dec 2008

Charity Nebbe and Jack Lessenberry in the studio at Michigan Radio Michigan Radio Special Report: Detroit's Auto Industry Crisis

The auto industry is teetering on the brink. From Michigan Radio in Ann Arbor Charity Nebbe hosts a special show about the crisis in the auto industry, the lifeline congress may be about the throw to the carmakers, what these loans could mean to the industry, and how the fate of the Big Three impacts all of us.

Listen to the special.

GM Headquarters, Steve Carmody Auto Crisis Stories: Moving On
Dustin Dwyer

Four years ago, Kevin (who didn't want us to use his last name) was laid off from his contractor job at GM. Now he runs his own gardening and handyman business. The money's not as good, but Kevin says he's been liberated.

Read and listen to the story.

Mark Vomfell Auto Crisis Stories: The Supplier
Dustin Dwyer

Mark Vomfell is an auto supplier. He says the survival of his family business depends on the success of the Detroit carmakers.

Read and listen to the story.

Colleen Reader Auto Crisis Stories: Watching Her Coworkers Leave
Dustin Dwyer

Colleen Reader has worked for General Motors for 31 years. She's seen a lot of people leave the industry.

Read and listen to the story.

Debra Nicol Fin Auto Crisis Stories: It's Not Just Auto Workers Who Are Affected
Dustin Dwyer

For the second in our series of stories from listeners about how the crisis in the auto industry is affecting them, we hear Debra Nicol Fin, who recently lost her job in the health care field.

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Richard Hingst Auto Crisis Stories: Leaving Chrysler
Dustin Dwyer

Richard Hingst is someone who spent much of his life working in the auto industry. Last week, that officially changed.

Read and listen to the story.

Dave and Alicia Anderson A GM Retiree's Take On the Debate To Save The Detroit Three
Dustin Dwyer

People who depend on the carmakers have been closely following the debate in Washington over whether to give carmakers a $25 billion loan.

Michigan Radio's Dustin Dwyer visited a GM retiree to get his take on the debate.

Read and listen to the story.


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