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GM/Chrysler merger: 200,000 unemployed, most Chrysler vehicles gone

Steve Parker | Posted 11.30.2008 | Business

Read More: Automotive News, Cerberus Capital Management, General Motors, Grant Thornton, Detroit Three, GM Chrysler Merger, Washington DC, Cars, Ford, Reuters, Business News
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Yesterday we posted our analysis of the much-hyped GM/Chrysler merger, quoting sources which said as many as 70,000 Americans would be thrown out of w...

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GM-Chrysler Merger Deal Would Likely Result In 35,000 Job Cuts

BusinessWeek | David Kiley and David Welch | Posted 11.30.2008 | Business

Read More: Chrysler, General Motors, Gm, United Auto Workers, Ford, GM Chrysler Merger, Cars, Uaw, Business News

Taxpayers are already being asked to bail out Detroit. Do they also have to play investment banker for a GM-Chrysler merger -- as well as help out a p...

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GM/Chrysler Merger - 70,000 Idled

Steve Parker | Posted 11.29.2008 | Business

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Steve Parker

It wasn't hard to predict the demise of the "Hemi hybrid," but the end came a lot faster than expected. They should have given them a full year of production before, literally, pulling the plug.

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Who is a Top Exec at Cerberus/Chrysler?!?!

Steve Parker | Posted 11.24.2008 | Business

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Steve Parker

Whew! I thought Cerberus might really be in over their heads with their purchase of Chrysler from Daimler. Now that we know Dan Quayle is on the front lines, though, we can sleep a little sounder this evening.

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GM May Sell ACDelco Unit To Raise Capital

DealBook | Posted 11.22.2008 | Business

Read More: GM Assets, Cars, ACDelco, Chrysler, Gm, GM Chrysler Deal, GM Capital, GM Chrysler Merger, Business News

G.M. has been negotiating with Chrysler, which is controlled by the private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, about a potential merger between ...

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AP source: Credit trouble slowing GM-Chrysler deal

AP | TOM KRISHER and JOE BEL BRUNO | Posted 11.21.2008 | Business

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DETROIT — A potential deal for General Motors Corp. to acquire Chrysler LLC is slowly moving forward, but the transaction is being hampered by a...

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GM, Chrysler Pushing For A Rapid Merger

Reuters | Posted 11.19.2008 | Business

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U.S. automakers Chrysler LLC and General Motors Corp are pushing for a quick merger deal ahead of the U.S. presidential election as sales continue to ...

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GM Buying Chrysler Could Make Some Sense

Behind The Wheel | Phil LeBeau | Posted 11.17.2008 | Business

Read More: Chrysler, Car Sales, Depression, Gm, Economy, GM Chrysler Merger, Cars, Business News

The consensus: It makes sense on paper, but whether GM could execute this merger is very much in doubt. Here's why it might work. Chrysler comes with...

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