Auto Industry Woes Reverberate in San Diego

KPBS | By KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published November 19, 2008 at 7:56 AM PST

This story was published more than 15 years ago.

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The U.S. auto industry is in big trouble. It's being hammered by costly pensions and health care for retired employees but mostly by a terrible economy, which has resulted in (even more) abysmal sale

Auto Industry Woes Reverberate in San Diego

Lee Hamilton (guest host): The CEOs of the Big 3 automakers appeared before a hostile Congress yesterday. Chrysler, GMC, and Ford are hemorrhaging money, about to run out of money and are having problems selling their product. Is it the recession, lack of credit or is it what comes off the production line?

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Dean Calbreath , business editor of the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Lance Roberts , New Car Dealers Association of San Diego .