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Some Good News for ‘Government Motors’

By | 05.28.09 | 10:56 am

The real risk to the future of General Motors (other than the unpopular vehicles) is that a bankruptcy and reorganization process would not be quick, in what’s called a 363 sale, but would go through a standard Chapter 11 reorganization, which could take several years. A long and drawn out More…

A New Chapter for General Motors

By | 05.27.09 | 10:04 am

Specifically, Chapter 11. General Motors’ creditors have rejected the latest offer extended to them to facilitate an out-of-court restructuring — a swap of some $27 billion in GM debt for a 10 percent equity stake in the new, reorganized company. Creditors are complaining that union stakeholders were offered a More…

Obama Administration Pushing GM Into Bankruptcy

By | 05.22.09 | 9:18 am

The Washington Post reports that the Detroit automaker is on its way to joining Chrysler in bankruptcy proceedings:

The Obama administration is preparing to send General Motors into bankruptcy as early as the end of next week under a plan that would give the automaker tens

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Fire Risk Prompts Massive GM Recall

By | 04.14.09 | 9:47 am

This can’t be helpful for General Motors’ efforts to build confidence among American consumers.

General Motors Corp is recalling nearly 1.5 million Buick, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile and Pontiac mid-sized cars due to a potential leak of engine oil that could cause an engine fire.

The recall applies to the 1997-2003 Buick

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Obama Announces Modestly Green Federal Fleet Purchase

By | 04.09.09 | 3:40 pm

President Obama just announced that the General Services Administration will purchase 17,600 new fuel-efficient government vehicles by June 1, using funds from the stimulus package. All purchases will be made from Ford, General Motors and Chrysler in an attempt to revive the American auto industry.

Yet the environmental goals of More…

For the Automakers, No Cash Until More Conditions Are Met

By | 03.30.09 | 1:05 pm

President Obama today made official what had been leaked over the weekend: That the viability plans submitted last month by Chrysler and General Motors don’t go far enough to satisfy the administration, which is asking the ailing automakers for further restructuring as a condition of receiving more bailout funding.

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An Apocalypse for the Rest of Us

By | 03.30.09 | 12:56 pm

From the treasure trove of conservative apocalyptic predictions that actually sound pretty good comes this piece today in the neocon magazine, Commentary. The article describes the ideologically driven conditions being placed on General Motors as a result of the government bailout, arguing that “GM will be used to More…

And For G.M., Another $16.6 Billion

By | 02.17.09 | 7:13 pm

For Detroit’s automakers, the bad news just got worse. Just hours after Chrysler announced a request for $5 billion more in federal help to prevent bankruptcy, General Motors indicated it might need as much as $16.6 billion more. Combined, the two companies have already received $17.4 billion in emergency loans More…

Chrysler Needs $5 Billion More

By | 02.17.09 | 5:43 pm

Might have seen this one coming.

When the Bush administration agreed in December to tap Wall Street bailout funds to help Chrysler and General Motors avoid bankruptcy, the two auto giants said that $17.4 billion would see them through March — $13.4 billion for G.M. and $4 billion for More…

Bailed-Out GM Gives $85,000 Escalade to Santonio Holmes

By | 02.04.09 | 1:01 pm

Spencer sends over the story that General Motors has tried to keep quiet.

Following Sunday’s Super Bowl, the automaker — keeping with a marketing tradition — awarded the game’s MVP with the car of his choice. Santonio Holmes, the Steelers wide-out who caught the game’s winning touchdown, chose a More…