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{ Monthly Archives } May 2009

GM trundles toward bankruptcy, but questions remain

DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Corp and the U.S. government finalized plans on Sunday for the battered company to reorganize, setting the stage for America’s largest-ever industrial bankruptcy and heralding a new and uncertain era for the No. 1 U.S

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Amid Bankruptcy GM and Chrysler Retirees Face an Anxious Future of UAW Healthcare

The UAW is now in the driver’s seat when it comes to healthcare for GM and Chrysler retirees — and it’s an uncertain road ahead

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GM bondholders near deadline to accept new offer

DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Corp will find out on Saturday if investors holding $27 billion in the automaker’s bonds will accept an exchange offer as it races to tie up loose ends before a bankruptcy filing next week.

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Germany seals deal to save Opel, Obama helps

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany heaved a sigh of relief on Saturday over a deal with Canadian auto parts group Magna, General Motors and the U.S. government to save carmaker Opel from the imminent bankruptcy of its U.S. parent

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Judge pushes ruling on Chrysler’s sale to Monday

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. bankruptcy judge overseeing Chrysler LLC’s bankruptcy case said on Friday he would issue an opinion “sometime on Monday” on the automaker’s proposed sale of most assets to a new company run by Italy’s Fiat SpA.

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Economic optimism may trump GM bankruptcy

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street faces a historic shake-up next week as General Motors, a pillar of American industry, heads into bankruptcy, but the market could advance further if economic data signals the worst of the recession has passed.

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Magna nears deal for GM’s Opel

BERLIN/DETROIT (Reuters) – Canadian auto parts group Magna has reached a preliminary deal with General Motors Corp to invest in Opel, boosting hopes for a deal to save the German unit as its U.S. parent prepares to enter bankruptcy.

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GM: 10 Milestones on the Road to Bankruptcy

A review of the long and troubled road of the company that was once the symbol of American economic dominance

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Visteon gets bankruptcy court OK to pay wages

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – U.S. auto parts maker Visteon Corp received interim court approval on Friday to pay wages, benefits and payroll taxes while in bankruptcy.

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Chrysler hopes for Friday OK to sell assets to Fiat

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S.

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