From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point.

Can America's big three automakers survive?

Hello again, I'm Arminolny, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

That daily look at the issues, Americans care about most.

Urban cowboys and pickups and SUVs are a thing of the past. More and more customers don't even talk about power anymore.

Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors were not ready for $4 gasoline. And June was another disaster for an

industry that helped make America great. On To the Point, we'll talk with

a Chrysler Jeep dealer who says the big three are their own worst enemy. Can they retool in time?

Can they figure out how to make money on small cars with high mileage before they're swamped

by foreign companies who saw the light a long time ago? On reporter's notebook later on, Barack Obama's

faith-based initiative. First of the news. Support for To the Point comes from subscribers of KCRW

Santa Monica and from the Public Radio International Program Fund, whose contributors include the Ford

Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. McArthur Foundation. Hello again.

We're on Alney back with To the Point. Auto sales in the U.S. dropped to a 10-year low last month.

America's Big Three are in trouble. On To the Point, GM, Chrysler, and Ford make big profits on

big vehicles with big engines, but more and more customers are thinking small.

$4 a gallon gasoline may signal the end of an era.

Is there a Kia in your future?

On reporter's notebook, Barack Obama and Faith in the Public Square.

First is news updated.

A news conference today at the White House, President Bush conceded it's been a tough month in Afghanistan.

He was asked about speculation that Israel might attack Iran.

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