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GM Saturn Sale: Roger Penske Will Buy Brand

AP | DAN STRUMPF and TOM KRISHER | Posted 07.06.2009 | Business


NEW YORK — General Motors Corp. has a tentative deal to sell its Saturn brand to auto racing magnate Roger Penske's dealership group, both compa...

Fall In GM Ad Spending Will Hurt Media, Sports Teams

Los Angeles Times | Alana Samuels | Posted 07.04.2009 | Media


The bankruptcy of General Motors Corp., one of America's biggest advertisers, deals yet another blow to TV stations, newspapers and magazines that alr...

GM Defends Decision To Retain In-House Lobbyists

The Huffington Post | Cara Parks | Posted 07.04.2009 | Business


General Motors is defending its decision to retain an in-house team of lobbyists despite being majority-owned by the U.S. government. Earlier toda...

GM, Chrysler Chiefs: Slashing Dealerships Was Necessary

AP | KEN THOMAS and TOM RAUM | Posted 07.04.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON — Partners no more, bankrupt automakers and small-town car dealers who are being stripped of their livelihood brought the anguish of ...

Which GM Brands Will Last? (VOTE)

The Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 07.04.2009 | Business


When General Motors filed for bankruptcy earlier this week, the century-old automaker announced that it would quickly cut a number of brands. The new ...

Cheney: Bush Copped Out On GM Bankruptcy

Politico | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics


Former Vice President Dick Cheney says that former President George W. Bush did not want to be the one who "pulled the plug" on General Motors and ins...

GM, Chrysler Bankruptcies: Auto Suppliers Suffer

nytimes.com | LOUIS UCHITELLE | Posted 07.04.2009 | Business


For nine years, the Strong brothers, Mark and Tim, made tools in their machine shop to maintain the giant presses that stamped steel sheets into fende...

The Death of GM: A Much Needed Wake-Up Call

Bobbie Wasserman | Posted 07.03.2009 | Business


Bobbie Wasserman

This is not a worker problem, it's a management problem. Autoworkers produce quality products. It was management that decided what those products would be.

GM as Parable, and Israel's Sudden Choice: Obama or Kahane

Bradley Burston | Posted 07.03.2009 | World


Bradley Burston

In the end, the disgrace shown the Arabs does deep disgrace to the perpetrator, but, more importantly, does the deepest disgrace of all to the State of Israel.

GM Grows Towns, Then Leaves

Huffington Post | Matthew Palevsky | Posted 07.03.2009 | Business


General Motors was once viewed as Miracle-Gro for small towns, taking places like Ontario, Ohio from a village of 700 people in 1956 to what is now a ...

Hummer Sale: Buyer Said To Be Chinese Company

nytimes.com | KEITH BRADSHER and NICK BUNKLEY | Posted 07.03.2009 | Business


GUANGZHOU, China -- General Motors has reached a preliminary agreement for the sale of its Hummer brand of large sport utility vehicles and pickup tru...

What Does GM's Bankruptcy Mean for the Chevy Volt?

treehugger.com | Posted 07.03.2009 | Green


A couple of months ago, GM said that it would keep the Chevy Volt even if it lost money. Now, post Chapter 11, they're saying that the bankruptcy won'...

Jason Linkins

Zipcar CEO Tells CNBC: No One Wants Chrysler, GM Products

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.03.2009 | Business


Zipcar's experience reveals what has to be the biggest barrier to reviving these automakers: nobody wants to even borrow their cars for a few hours.

GM Says It Has 16 Suitors For Saturn

CBS News | Posted 07.03.2009 | Business


General Motors Corp. says it has 16 buyers interested in purchasing its Saturn brand, while three parties are interested in the Swedish Saab brand. ...

Now That We Own GM: A Little of the Early Story

Kate Kelly | Posted 07.03.2009 | Business


Kate Kelly

We all know the story of Henry Ford and his assembly line, but what is there to know about General Motors?

GM's Hummer Sale: Tentative Deal Reached

AP | Posted 07.03.2009 | Business


NEW YORK — General Motors Corp. said Tuesday that it has tentatively agreed to sell its Hummer brand, a day after the U.S. automaker filed for b...

How Much Of Coporate America Does The U.S. Own?

The Atlantic | Conor Clarke | Posted 07.02.2009 | Business


As you've probably heard by now, Obama is sending General Motors to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. And, as you've also probably heard, the United Sta...

What If GM or AIG Were a Non-Profit?

Cameron Sinclair | Posted 07.02.2009 | Business


Cameron Sinclair

What if GM or AIG were treated like a charitable organization, non-profit or not-for-profit company? Would we prop up bad management for the sake of the mission? I don't think so.

After GM and Chrysler Bankruptcies -- What Now?

Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm | Posted 07.20.2009 | Home


Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm

Despite the news about GM filing for bankruptcy, my state should not be the object of pity. We will not be victims: We intend to lead the country in a move from 20th century rust to 21st century green.

Hope to Heartache: General Motors and the American Dream

James Moore | Posted 07.02.2009 | Business


James Moore

The demise of General Motors is more than just the end of a car company and we will be many years measuring the loss.

GM: America's Favorite Abusive Husband

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 07.02.2009 | Business


Allison Kilkenny

At what point will Americans stop lying about how they got their black eyes and start blaming these giant corporations?

Dow Jones Kicks Out GM And Citigroup

AP | TIM PARADIS | Posted 07.02.2009 | Business


NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average is the latest Wall Street institution to be reshaped by the financial crisis. The stock market's be...

Brian Deese: GM Bankruptcy's 31-Year-Old Wiz Kid

nytimes.com | DAVID E. SANGER | Posted 07.02.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON -- It is not every 31-year-old who, in a first government job, finds himself dismantling General Motors and rewriting the rules of American...

GM Bankruptcy: White House Fact Sheet

The Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 07.02.2009 | Business


Late Sunday night, the White House released a fact sheet on the General Motors bankruptcy, which indicates the Detroit automaker will receive another ...

GM Bankruptcy Plan: The Facts (SLIDESHOW, POLL)

Huffington Post | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 07.02.2009 | Business


The Obama administration released its plan to create the "new" GM last night. The plan will give the government a 60 percent stake in GM, thus giving ...