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Apr
1st

GM says UAW contract changes could save $1.1B

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DETROIT, April 1 (Reuters) -- Changes to General Motors' contract with the UAW could save the automaker $1.1 billion or more a year in hourly labor costs, GM said in a report to the U.S. Treasury Department released today. Full story...
Apr
1st

CAW sees GM agreement as pattern for future deals

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Canadian Auto Workers union President Ken Lewenza said he still sees the deal reached with General Motors of Canada as the pattern agreement for the restructuring of the country's top automakers and said it was "outlandish" to consider revisiting... Full story...
Apr
1st

Ford, GM post biggest drops as U.S. sales decline 36.8%

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Ford Motor Co. and General Motors posted the sharpest declines among the major automakers as U.S. sales fell 36.8 percent in March. Ford's sales dropped 42.1 percent and GM's 44.7 percent. Chrysler LLC sales tumbled 39.3 percent. Full story...
Apr
1st

Ford, GM post biggest drops, extending U.S. sales slump

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Ford Motor Co. and General Motors posted the sharpest sales declines among major automakers as the industry headed toward its sixth straight monthly drop of more than 30 percent. Ford's March sales fell 42.1 percent and GM's were down 44. Full story...
Apr
1st

Ford, GM post biggest drops; U.S. sales fall 36.8%

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Ford Motor Co. and General Motors posted the sharpest declines among the major automakers as U.S. sales fell 36.8 percent in March. Ford's sales dropped 42.1 percent and GM's 44.7 percent. Chrysler LLC sales tumbled 39.3 percent. Full story...
Apr
1st

Wagoner gets pension, but that’s all

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Ousted CEO Rick Wagoner left General Motors with a $22.1 million pension, but that pales compared with what he could have received if GM were in better financial shape. As of the end of 2008, Wagoner had 4. Full story...
Apr
1st

NETHERLANDS: Europe GM importer units go bust

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Four units of the Dutch car dealer and European importer of North American General Motors cars, Kroymans, have been declared bankrupt, an industry union said. Full story...
Apr
1st

CANADA: CAW declines to reopen GM deal

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The Canadian Auto Workers union has said it would not reopen its recent concession agreement with General Motors of Canada but would be willing to look at alternative measures to help reduce the burden of the company's so called "legacy costs". Full story...
Apr
1st

US: Hummer sale decision “within weeks”

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General Motors will miss a self-imposed deadline for deciding whether to sell or fold its Hummer brand, but expects to make a decision within weeks, new chief executive Fritz Henderson has said. Full story...
Apr
1st

US: More GM plants and jobs face axe – new CEO

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General Motors will close more US plants and cut more jobs yet still faces a higher probability of bankruptcy to shed debt, new chief executive Fritz Henderson has said. Full story...
Apr
1st

US: Government may move GM into “controlled” bankruptcy

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The US government may seek to ease General Motors into what it calls a "controlled" bankruptcy, somewhere between a prepackaged bankruptcy and court chaos, by persuading at least some creditors to agree to a plan that would divide the company into two pieces, people briefed on the matter have told the New York Times. Full story...
Apr
1st

UK [updated 10:50BST]: GM’s Vauxhall denies GBP600m aid ask

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General Motors on Wednesday said it had not approached the British government to discuss a GBP600m (EUR647m; US$859m) aid package for its Vauxhall brand, as the Financial Times newspaper reported on Wednesday. Full story...
Apr
1st

GM denies asking UK gov’t for 600mn pounds for Vauxhall

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General Motors today denied a newspaper report that it had approached the British government to discuss a 600 million pound ($859 million) aid package for its Vauxhall brand. Full story...
Apr
1st

GM asks UK for 600mn pounds for Vauxhall, report says

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General Motors has approached the British government to discuss a 600 million pound ($859 million) aid package for its local marque Vauxhall, the Financial Times quoted a leading trade union official as saying. Full story...
Apr
1st

GM asks UK for 600 pounds for Vauxhall, report says

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General Motors has approached the British government to discuss a 600 million pound ($859 million) aid package for its local marque Vauxhall, the Financial Times quoted a leading trade union official as saying. Full story...
Apr
1st

GM bondholders brace for ‘pennies on the dollar’ offer in revised plan

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General Motors bondholders on Tuesday braced for a reduced offer of "pennies on the dollar" for about $28 billion in outstanding GM debt and new terms for a swap under a revised survival plan. Full story...
Apr
1st

Obama hasn’t changed thinking on GM, Chrysler, White House says

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President Barack Obama's thinking on the crisis facing General Motors has not changed since Monday, a senior administration official told Reuters on Tuesday. Full story...
Mar
31st

Noble transfers contracts to other auto suppliers

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Supplier Noble International Ltd., which has been kept on life support by its customers for the last month, is having its contracts with General Motors, Chrysler LLC and Ford Motor Co. transferred to other auto suppliers. Full story...
Mar
31st

Henderson says GM will meet Obama mandate, even if it means bankruptcy

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General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson said today that he is ready to meet the Obama administration's mandate to restructure the company -- even if it means going into bankruptcy. Full story...
Mar
31st

Henderson says GM will meet mandate, even if it means Ch. 11

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General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson said today that he is ready to meet the Obama administration's mandate to restructure the company -- even if it means going into bankruptcy. Full story...
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