Britain US Congress Autos

A lorry is seen being loaded at the Vauxhall Distribution Center with Vauxhall Astra cars, Ellesmere Port, England, Friday Dec. 12, 2008. A bailout-weary Congress killed a $14-billion package to help struggling U.S. automakers after a partisan dispute over union wage cuts derailed a last-ditch effort to revive the emergency aid before year's end. The breakdown left the fate of the auto industry _ and the 3 million jobs it touches _ in limbo at a time of growing economic turmoil. General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC have said they could be weeks from collapse. Car maker Vauxhall, a subsidiary of General Motors Corp. employs around 5,000 people in Britain.