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GM bankruptcy: End of an era

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GM bankruptcy: End of an era


Business | 207033 hits | Jun 01 7:36 am | Posted by: martin14
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  1. by avatar martin14
    Mon Jun 01, 2009 2:44 pm
    sad news, but not surprising.

  2. by avatar stemmer
    Mon Jun 01, 2009 2:49 pm
    Yes...sad day... I hate it when we lose our cultural icons...

  3. by avatar Blue_goose80
    Mon Jun 01, 2009 2:53 pm
    Dang it, I have a sierra less than a year old.

  4. by ASLplease
    Mon Jun 01, 2009 2:54 pm
    "GM will shed its Pontiac, Saturn, Hummer and Saab brands and cut loose more than 2,000 of its 6,000 U.S. dealerships by next year."

    Do I sense a democratization of the industry? instead of 1 big company, will these divisions be sold off in whole or in part to smaller companies?

  5. by ASLplease
    Mon Jun 01, 2009 2:55 pm
    BTW, what exactly does bankruptsy mean? I have no doubt that GM worldwide will go on to make billions of more dollars. Who is the real losers? and who is the real winner?

  6. by avatar DrCaleb
    Mon Jun 01, 2009 2:57 pm
    "ASLplease" said
    "GM will shed its Pontiac, Saturn, Hummer and Saab brands and cut loose more than 2,000 of its 6,000 U.S. dealerships by next year."

    Do I sense a democratization of the industry? instead of 1 big company, will these divisions be sold off in whole or in part to smaller companies?


    Magna International (Canadian Company!) already has dibs on both GM's Vauxhall U.K. Division, and Opel in Germany.

    Magna can already produce licensed versions of many vehicles, such as Chrysler Minivans, and the Mercedes G Wagon.

    http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/b ... 391072.ece

  7. by avatar xerxes
    Mon Jun 01, 2009 3:26 pm
    "ASLplease" said
    BTW, what exactly does bankruptsy mean? I have no doubt that GM worldwide will go on to make billions of more dollars. Who is the real losers? and who is the real winner?


    The losers will be the workers who will watch their pensions disappear as a result of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection GM will be under.

  8. by avatar stemmer
    Mon Jun 01, 2009 3:40 pm
    "xerxes" said
    BTW, what exactly does bankruptsy mean? I have no doubt that GM worldwide will go on to make billions of more dollars. Who is the real losers? and who is the real winner?


    The losers will be the workers who will watch their pensions disappear as a result of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection GM will be under.


    So very true.....

  9. by avatar DrCaleb
    Mon Jun 01, 2009 3:58 pm
    "xerxes" said
    BTW, what exactly does bankruptsy mean? I have no doubt that GM worldwide will go on to make billions of more dollars. Who is the real losers? and who is the real winner?


    The losers will be the workers who will watch their pensions disappear as a result of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection GM will be under.

    And Manufacturers, and their employees who were 90+ days in arrears for parts that have already driven out of the factory as part of a vehicle that Government Motors will get paid for. But the manufacturer will be lucky to see 10 cents on the dollar.

  10. by Lemmy
    Mon Jun 01, 2009 4:13 pm
    So, did the thousands of people with GMAC loans just win the lottery? If I had a GM loan, they'd have a pretty raw time trying to get another nickel out of me.

  11. by avatar CommanderSock
    Mon Jun 01, 2009 4:21 pm
    This is pretty sad to be honest.

    For all the hatred against the Unions, GM has produced some brilliant and culturally significant cars over the past 50 years and that achievement alone cannot be ignored.

    *Hats off*

  12. by avatar GreenTiger
    Mon Jun 01, 2009 4:31 pm
    PArt of the problem is that for years auto makers would bild cars that they want to sell rather than what people want to buy.

  13. by avatar martin14
    Mon Jun 01, 2009 4:33 pm
    "Lemmy" said
    So, did the thousands of people with GMAC loans just win the lottery? If I had a GM loan, they'd have a pretty raw time trying to get another nickel out of me.



    you're obviously kidding.
    Bankruptcy is protection against creditors, not debtors.

    If anything, they will be even more aggressive to make sure
    they collect every last penny.

    Miss a payment and watch what happens :)

  14. by avatar Sapio
    Mon Jun 01, 2009 5:09 pm
    I think we all saw this coming. There will be interesting times ahead.



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