Auto News Roundup 6-25-09: GM gets OK to spend, tests begin on Volt, Toyota and Honda slash production
-- GM gets go-ahead to spend $33.3 billion to pay for its bankruptcy today. Detroit Free Press
-- GM begins testing first preproduction Chevy Volt prototypes. Leftlanenews.com
-- Obama signs "Cash for Clunkers" -- final rules are 30 days out. Leftlanenews.com
-- Car and Driver demonstrates that driving drunk is safer than texting while driving. Jalopnik
-- Toyota production is down 39% and Honda is down 38% as the automakers slash production due to falling car demand. Bloomberg
— Joni Gray
