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As the price of gas getting higher and higher auto makers are competing to develop vehicles that run more efficiently, use less fuel and produce fewer emissions. Of course without sacrificing quality and safety.

05-Dec-2008: Chrysler hired Jones Day law firm to prepare for possibility of bankruptcy.

02-Dec-2008: Detroit's once-mighty automakers appealed to Congress for a bailout as large as $34 billion

09-Oct-2008: General Motor Market Cap Value was $2.68 billion. In 1929, it was $4.07 billion.

• Toyota Motor Corp. (TM)
• Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (HMC)
• Daimlerchrysler AG (DAI)
• General Motors Corp. (GM)
• Ford Motor Co. (F)