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General Motors' turnaround has been pretty dramatic. It's only been a couple years since the government bailed the company out. That bailout has turned into a major issue in the upcoming Republican primary in Michigan.

The governor discusses the state's falling unemployment rate, the state of the auto industry and his corporate tax proposal.

As news arrives that Greece will receive a fresh $170 billion from the rest of Europe, we are broadcasting from Michigan this week leading up to that state's primary. On the minds of citizens of Michigan? The big auto bailout of a few years back.

The president of Ford Motor Co. credits good investments as a reason for the company's ability to stay afloat during the recession.

For General Motors, the European debt crisis has just piled on the ongoing problem of too much supply, and not enough demand for their cars in Europe.

General Motors is the latest company to post profits that “fell short of analysts’ estimates.” Who sets these expectations and how valid are they?

GM announced today that it made record profit last year -- more than $7.5 billion. That's up more than 60 percent from 2010. But it still wasn't enough to impress analysts.

The carmaker made $7.6 billion in the fourth quarter of last year. Still, auto analysts are disappointed by the numbers.

Toyota revs up its sales to U.S. car rental companies in an attempt to overcome years of problems that kept consumers away.