this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening, everyone. general motors and chrysler are back in the race. tom, it was all smiles today as both automakers came out with positive progress reports on their turnarounds. tom: susie, chrysler reported a modest profit in its first quarter; a big improvement after losing about $4 billion after emerging from bankruptcy. g.m. announced that the company is paying back in full the loans it got from the u.s. and canadian government. susie: that final payment $8 billion, with interest was much faster than washington expected. diane eastabrook takes a look at the remarkable reversals at america s once troubled automakers. reporter: by making good on $8 billion worth of u.s. and canadian government loans, general motors helped shed its nickname government motors and shifted its focus back to making vehicles. we are moving at
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening, everyone. general motors and chrysler are back in the race. tom, it was all smiles today as both automakers came out with positive progress reports on their turnarounds. tom: susie, chrysler reported a modest profit in its first quarter; a big improvement after losing about $4 billion after emerging from bankruptcy. g.m. announced that the company is paying back in full the loans it got from the u.s. and canadian government. susie: that final payment $8 billion, with interest was much faster than washington expected. diane eastabrook takes a look at the remarkable reversals at america s once troubled automakers. reporter: by making good on $8 billion worth of u.s. and canadian government loans, general motors helped shed its nickname government motors and shifted its focus back to making vehicles. we are moving at
this program is made possible by contributions to ur pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening, everyone. general motors and chrysler are back in the race. tom, it was all smiles today as both automakers came out with positive progress reports on their turnarounds. tom: susie, chrysler reported a modest profit in its first quarter; a big improvement after losing about $4 billion after emerging from bankruptcy. g.m. announced that the company is paying back in full the loans it got from the u.s. and canadian government. susie: that final payment $8 billion, with interest was much faster than washington expected. diane eastabrook takes a look at the remarkable reversals at america s once troubled automakers. reporter: by making good on $8 billion worth of u.s. and canadian government loans, general motors helped shed its nickname government motors and shifted its focus back to making vehicles. we are moving at g