Posts Tagged ‘general motors’

General Motors Acquires Delphi Steering; You’re Tax Dollars at Work

Tuesday, March 3, 2009 16:46 12 Comments

General Motors has announced the acquisition of Delphi’s steering operations. Terms of the deal  were not yet disclosed, though GM agreed to increase its credit commitments to Delphi to $450 million from $300 million, effective March 24.
GM gained media attention recently for essentially black mailing the US government for an extra $17 billion on top [...]

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GM: Needs $30 Billion from US Citizens; Plans to Fire 47,000 of Those Citizens

Tuesday, February 17, 2009 17:46 No Comments

GM’s proposal to restructure the company includes $30 billion from the US taxpayer while firing another 47,000 of those same taxpayers.
General Motors submitted the plan to the Treasury  today to explain how the Detroit automaker will become viable and repay its loans. It says GM will try to borrow up to $16.6 billion more from [...]

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GM Cutting 10,000 Jobs; Reducing Salaries

Tuesday, February 10, 2009 9:10 1 Comment

General Motors has announced that it will cut 10,000 jobs, or 12% of it’s global work force.
The majority of the U.S. job cuts is set to take place before May 1. The remaining GM workers are likely to see a 3% to 7% reduction in pay for the rest of the year.
GM has received [...]

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SAIC Denies GM Merger – China Bashing Begins Nonetheless

Tuesday, December 2, 2008 11:47 No Comments

There’s been some speculation on GM today amid rumors of Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (Group) (SAIC). The deal, which was originally reported by the Chinese news site www.nbd.com.cn, was later officially denied by SAIC.
Another Chinese News Source, 21st Century Business Herald, later reported that Chinese state-owned companies such as Shanghai Auto and Dongfeng may have [...]

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U.S. to Decline & Breakup – Russian Analyst

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 15:53 No Comments

Russia’s RIA Novost Reports – A leading Russian political analyst has said the economic turmoil in the United States has confirmed his long-held view that the country is heading for collapse, and will divide into separate parts.
Professor Igor Panarin said in an interview with the respected daily Izvestia published on Monday: “The dollar is not [...]

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