http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png http://jalopnik.com/tag/obama http://jalopnik.com/tag/obama President Obama says before his daughter gets her driver's permit he hoped for a car "that gets a top speed of 15 mph" or has "the ejector seat any time boys are in the car." One Smart ForTwo coming up... More »
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President Barack Obama's first trip to Ireland began with less luck than expected today when his Cadillac limousine scraped to a halt on a ramp at the U.S. Embassy in Dublin. It's hard to defend against leprechauns. More »
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A draft of a transportation bill written by the Obama administration sets out a plan for taxing drivers for every mile they drive. The idea has backers in Congress who say fuel taxes won't keep paying for roads much longer. It won't work. But here's a plan that will. Update! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5798915&view=rss&microfeed=true Before General Motors' $4.7 billion annual profit passes down the memory hole, here's a guide to the politicos who said the government's rescue of GM was doomed. Send those apology notes to 300 Renaissance Center, Detroit, MI 48265. More »
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As part of a look behind the scenes into the Secret Service, The Atlantic's Marc Ambinder also came up with this diagram of a typical presidential motorcade. Read his article and you'll see why all those trucks are necessary. More »
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Vice President Joe Biden went to Indiana today to hawk President Barack Obama's plan for spooling up electric vehicles, including instant $7,500 rebates on EVs. Nobody told him electricity is already a cheaper source of energy than oil. More »
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Earlier this week, an automotive blogger took to the pages of the New York Times to argue that the Detroit bailout didn't work. Why can't the New York Times op-ed page find writers who know anything about the auto industry? More »
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Standing in the Kokomo, Indiana Chrysler plant, President Obama said the lesson of 2009's auto industry bailout is not to bet against Americans, who are experts at turning billions of dollars of loans into a modest profit. Full advice below. More »
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama got a private review of the Tata Nano while in India, with Mrs. Obama reportedly sitting behind the wheel. Checking out the competition? H/T to Yash! (Photo Credit: AP) [Economic Times] More »
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Citroën Mehari-driving Franzouse did a double-take when he saw this Fiat 500 parked in front of a Fiat dealership in Paris. More »
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General Motors' new CEO Dan Akerson told GM employees today that the automaker will go into "attack mentality" and made a small attack of his own against the Obama administration's economic policies, noting "I vote Republican." More »
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Rahm Emanuel, former Democratic congressman and President Obama's chief of staff, gave the UAW the Gettelfinger during the GM and Chrysler rescue debate, according to former auto czar Steve Rattner's new book. This could get messy. Especially because there's more. More »
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General Motors won't start the hard sell of its shares to investors, called a "road show," until Nov. 3, one day after mid-term elections, and the actual IPO now expected Nov. 18. Why? Politics, of course. More »
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President Barack Obama, noted Jeep Grand Cherokee afficionado, responding to an interview question today about kicking the SUV habit. He's right. SUV sales are up 19% year-to-date 2010. Americans do like their cars big... like their men. [via @DavidShepardson] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5605722&view=rss&microfeed=true If you're interested in a live-blog of President Obama's trip to Detroit, go here. More »
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U.S. President Barack Obama gets out of a Chevrolet Volt following a groundbreaking ceremony in Holland, Michigan today. He reportedly asked "When can Americans buy one?" We already did, Mr. President. We already did. More »
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President Obama will not be coming to the Detroit Auto Show because, even after investing billions of our dollars in the auto industry, because only a crazy person would fly into Detroit in January... [Detroit News] More »
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A study by the obviously pro-government National Taxpayers Union claims each new GM vehicle costs the average taxpayer $12,200. Their bizarre assumptions and our analysis below. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5408315&view=rss&microfeed=true President Obama unveiled new, unified fuel standards today: 35.5 MPG fleet-wide by 2016. [Forbes] More »
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President Obama is congratulating Jimmie Johnson today on turning left better than any other NASCAR driver. In return, he was given this car, which was, in turn, given to Joe Biden. More »
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Treasury Secretary Geithner announced today Steve Rattner, former Wall Street financier worth more than $188 million, is stepping down after five months in Washington as the President's "car czar." He does know the U.S. automakers ain't fixed yet, right? More »
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In a 91-5 vote, the U.S. Senate passed a scaled-back $1 billion "Cash For Clunkers" bill. Democrats beat back a Republican attempt to strip the proposal from a $106 billion military spending package. President Obama's expected to sign it. [AutoNews] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5296658&view=rss&microfeed=true The Obama administration's reportedly turned down auto-parts suppliers request for $10 billion in aid. [WSJ] More »
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President Obama stressed today he doesn't want to own the "New GM" or run the company. Also, they'll still support "New GM" warranties so have no fear, buy a Malibu. More »
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GM will officially declare bankruptcy tomorrow morning before the markets open. Additionally, the Obama Administration has put turnaround expert Al Koch in charge of, well, turning the company around. Fritz Henderson will remain GM CEO. More »
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When Obama unveiled new fuel standards we decried the end of fun cars and pointed out how far most automakers are from meeting new-for-2016 fuel standards. It turns out, thanks to Hummer-sized loopholes like your car's air-conditioning, automakers should be able to meet them with little fear. More »
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The just-announced fuel economy policy changes demand 39 MPG for cars and 30 MPG for light trucks. A look at the data shows not a single automaker currently meets the new guidelines proposed today. Update. More »
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According to Politico, the Obama administration's announcing a new national auto standards policy for 2016. The plan supposedly marries U.S. fuel economy and emissions standards to California polices and be supported by automakers and policymakers. More »
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President Obama's Auto Task Force cut Chrysler's planned bankruptcy marketing budget, $134 million for nine weeks of advertisements, in half. Apparently the Obama Administration's like Bo Jackson from those old Nike "Bo knows" commercials. More »
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We're told the White House and Democrat Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on the so-called "Cash For Clunkers" bill, sending lovers of Malaise Era steel into a complete panic. [Reuters] More »
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Bloomberg's reporting President Obama plans to officially announce a Chrysler bankruptcy tomorrow if they cant get things together by then. We don't have more details other than the 17-word wire service report. [Bloomberg via StreetInsider] More »
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The U.S. Transportation Department today will mandate the first passenger car fuel economy increase since 1975. The 2011 model year will require a fleetwide 8% increase above 2010 model year requirements to 27.3 MPG. More »
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President Obama was on The Tonight Show talking cars with Jay Leno, who knows a little about the subject. The future of the American car industry according to Obama? Electric cars. Who knew? More »
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Yes, that is "Cadillac One" driving past Tesla's West Los Angeles showroom yesterday and no, President Obama did not stop in for a test drive. [Green Car Advisor] More »
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Channel 7 WXYZ, Detroit's ABC affiliate, managed to capture President Obama's auto task force driving the plug-in Chevy Volt mule during their visit to GM's suburban Detroit Technical Center today. More »
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President Obama's auto task force will drive a Chevy Volt test mule during a visit to GM's Technical Center in Detroit tomorrow to help decide if the company deserves more federal loans. [GM-Volt via AP] More »
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Of the 10 members of President Obama's Auto Industry task force, only two are known to own American cars, two don't own a car, and at least one has a French car in the family. More »
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Despite comments last night to NBC's Matt Lauer, we wanted to clear this up — President Obama's new super-secure blackberry phone does not transform into a car. More »
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