As Car Sales Decline, New Efforts to Encourage Automobile Purchaces Arise (WYPR Maryland)
It's not just the automakers who are looking for a helping hand. Empty showrooms are squeezing dealers and the Maryland Automobile Dealers Association is pushing a federal tax break for car buyers to spur sales. WYPR's Georgia Samios reports.

Dollar Thrifty gets new loan package (Tulsa World)
The company's debt formula will be extended 90 days to Feb. 28. Executives at Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. said Monday the Tulsa-based rental car company has reached an agreement with its lenders to amend the terms of its senior secured credit facility.

November car sales slide shows auto crisis worsening (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Car makers reported tumbling sales across Asia and Europe Monday as the recession drove buyers from showrooms and drew a warning of more gloom for next year.

Nissan Motor to Sell $500 Million in Auto Loan Bonds (Update2) (Bloomberg)
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Nissan Motor Co. ’s finance unit plans to raise $500 million in the first sale of U.S. auto-loan bonds since U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said the government would shift the focus of his financial-industry rescue package toward bolstering investment in consumer debt.

Nissan Motor to Sell $500 Million in Auto Loan Bonds (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Nissan Motor Co. ’s finance unit plans to raise $500 million in the first sale of auto-loan bonds in the U.S. since the Federal Reserve agreed to support the market.