Bondholders squeeze GM | detnews.com | The Detroit News
General Motors Corp. bondholders want more money in exchange for forgiving billions in debt and are threatening to push the struggling automaker into bankruptcy if they don't get it, The Detroit News has learned. GM has been negotiating with bondholders this week on a complicated debt exchange that would cut the automaker's unsecured debt by two-thirds to $9.2 billion. To get there, bondholders would have to accept about 30 cents on the dollar, which is a requirement of the automaker's $13.4 billion...

Enough is Enough: Bond crashes Aston DBS into wall
Despite a couple of disastrous and debilitating setbacks, filming of the next Bond flick, the Quantum of Solace, is back, with production continuing in the mountains of Carrara, Italy. Unfortunately, these newest shots from the set are further proof that the writers and producers have absolutely no regard for the hotness that is the Aston Martin DBS. To their credit, the death of the DBS was deliberate, as 007 is chased through a rock quarry by a handful of villains piloting Alfa Romeos. The 15-minute...

Second Bond 'Quantum of Solace' crash leaves stunt driver in critical condition
Following the first crash on the scene of the new James Bond Movie “Quantum of Solace” this past weekend which left the stunt driver with minor injuries after the Aston Martin he was driving plunged into a lake, a second crash has left another stuntman seriously injured.Driving an Alfa Romeo car, the stunt driver crashed into a wall during a car-chase sequence involving a truck and Bond’s Aston Martin DBS. He is currently hospitalized in critical condition. A second stunt driver in the same car...

Second crash at Bond filming proves MI6 hates Alfas too
Filming of the latest Bond flick, Quantum of Solace, has been put on hiatus after two stunt drivers were injured during filming. The crash apparently took place while performing a chase sequence where one driver in an Alfa Romeo crashed into a wall while chasing Bond's Aston Martin DBS along the Gardesana, a curvy road that lines Lake Garda. The man behind the wheel of the Alfa was flown to the hospital in a helicopter and is in serious condition, while his passenger sustained only minor injuries.This...

Bond trades in Mondeo for next-gen Ka
Few would argue that actor Daniel Craig revived the James Bond series with the movie Casino Royale in 2006. That film featured the Aston Martin DBS as Bond's personal whip, though he was caught driving what was then Ford's brand new Mondeo family sedan from the airport to the hotel, as well. It appears another one of Ford's more pedestrian offerings will make a cameo in the next Bond film titled Quantum of Solace that's scheduled to debut on November 7, 2008. The new cast member will be the next...

Next-gen Ford Ka stars in new Bond film
While most Bond fans will be salivating over the Aston Martin DBS in the new Bond film, the oddly named Quantum of Solace, fans of the Blue Oval can look out for the appearance of the next-generation Ka subcompact. We suspect the diminutive hatch won’t be 007’s primary mode of transport. Instead we envisage it being used in a similar fashion to the Ford Mondeo’s appearance in Casino Royale, a hire car Bond used to travel from an airport. You can catch a glimpse of the 2009 Ka right now in...