Politics / Steven Rattner Obama's Car Czar Steps Down By Will McCahill, Newser Staff Posted Jul 13, 2009 7:47 PM CDT Copied Members of President Obama's auto task force, including task force leader Steve Rattner, right, leave a news conference about Chrysler's bankruptcy at the White House, April 30, 2009. (Getty Images) The man tabbed by President Obama to see General Motors and Chrysler through bankruptcy is leaving the post, the New York Times reports. Though Steven Rattner’s former investment firm is under investigation, it’s unclear if that affected his decision. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said today that, with both auto giants emerging from bankruptcy, Rattner is leaving to spend more time with family. He’ll be replaced by Ron Bloom, a top member of the advisory group. (More Steven Rattner stories.) Report an error