GM CEO says automakers always looking to the future

General Motors chairman and CEO Dan Akerson is interviewed by the Commonwealth Club of California as part of its "Climate One" series. GM is again the world's top automaker, but competition is intense. Akerson discusses alternative fuel vehicles, the politics and economics of the auto bailout and the importance of a clean environment.

Guests

• Dan Akerson: Chairman and CEO of General Motors. Former executive with the Carlyle Group, MCI and Nextel.
• Greg Dalton: Interviewer. Vice President of the Commonwealth Club and founder of the Climate One program.

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Resources

• about Dan Akerson and General Motors
• Climate One program, Commonwealth Club