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May
31st

GM bankruptcy expected before markets open Monday

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General Motors and the U.S. government finalized plans today for the 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. automaker. Full story...
May
31st

GM closer to bankruptcy as bondholders smooth way

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General Motors and the U.S. government finalized plans on Sunday for the automaker to reorganize, as a majority of debtholders helped clear the way to a massive bankruptcy filing Monday. Full story...
May
31st

GM debt-swap plan gets 54% bondholder support

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Investors representing about 54 percent of General Motors' $27.2 billion of bonds indicated support for a U.S. Treasury-brokered swap that could help speed the automaker's way through bankruptcy. Full story...
May
30th

GM deadline passes for creditors to accept sweetened offer

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General Motors today finished a key piece of business before a bankruptcy filing planned for Monday as the deadline for bondholders to accept an exchange offer brokered by the Obama administration expired. Full story...
May
30th

GM bondholders near deadline to accept sweetened offer

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General Motors will find out today 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 Monday. Full story...
May
29th

GM to hold a press briefing Monday in New York

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General Motors said it plans to hold a press briefing on Monday, June 1, around mid-day, presumably to announce plans to seek federal bankruptcy protection. Full story...
May
29th

Lutz says he will continue to advise GM part-time

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General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz says he expects to continue as a part-time adviser to GM after retiring at year's end. Lutz, 77, is serving as a senior adviser for the remainder of the year, focusing on product development and design. Full story...
May
29th

GM has made good progress in restructuring, White House says

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General Motors has made important progress during its restructuring even if it needs to file for bankruptcy to finish the job, the White House said on Friday. Full story...
May
29th

General Motors says it plans to build small car in U.S.:

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General Motors said Friday that it plans to build a small, fuel-efficient car in the United States that will compete in the “B-segment” as the company tries to comply with stiffer mileage mandates recently proposed by the Obama administration. Full story...
May
29th

Bob Lutz on erasing GM’s ‘reputational deficit’

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General Motors' potential tagline in bankruptcy: "GM. Yes, we can." Full story...
May
29th

GM workers vote 74% in favor of UAW contract

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General Motors hourly workers represented by the UAW overwhelming approved contract concessions this week in advance of GM's probable bankruptcy filing. The GM rank-and-file voted 74 percent in favor of the contract, the UAW announced today. Full story...
May
29th

UAW members vote 74% in favor of new GM contract

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General Motors hourly workers represented by the UAW overwhelming approved contract concessions this week in advance of GM's probable bankruptcy filing. The GM rank-and-file voted 74 percent in favor of the contract, the UAW announced today. Full story...
May
29th

GM bondholders urged to accept new debt deal

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Advisers to General Motors bondholders representing $27 billion in the automaker's debt urged investors today to support a debt swap negotiated over the past week with the Obama administration. Full story...
May
29th

GM prepares to tell more dealerships they’ll be shed

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General Motors plans to start telling more dealerships that they will be terminated when their franchise agreements expire in 17 months. Full story...
May
29th

GM prepares to tell more dealerships they’ll be terminated

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General Motors plans to start telling more dealerships that they will be terminated when their franchise agreements expire in 17 months. Full story...
May
29th

GM may be offered deal to stay in Detroit headquarters

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If General Motors wants to stay at Detroit's Renaissance Center, it'll have a powerful new tax incentive to work with. Full story...
May
29th

Key events during 7 difficult months for Opel

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May 29 (Reuters) -- Austrian-Canadian car parts group Magna International has reached a preliminary deal with General Motors to invest in its German unit Opel, sources close to the negotiations told Reuters on Friday. Full story...
May
29th

GM may be offered deal to stay in Detroit’s Renaissance Center

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If General Motors wants to stay at Detroit's Renaissance Center, it'll have a powerful new tax incentive to work with. Full story...
May
29th

Fiat CEO says focus still on Chrysler deal

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Fiat S.p.A. CEO Sergio Marchionne said today that his main focus right now is on Chrysler, shrugging off reports that General Motors and Canadian auto parts group Magna International Inc. Full story...
May
29th

GERMANY: Magna reported to have clinched Opel deal

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General Motors and Magna International have reached an agreement in principle that could rescue ailing German carmaker Opel, sources close to the negotiations told Reuters on Friday afternoon. Full story...
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