General Motors

As GM (GM) Prepares For Bankruptcy, “The Detroit Century” Draws To A Close

247Wallst — Wed, 27 May 2009 10:33:38 -0400

GM’s (GM) creditors have rejected a program that would have swapped most of the auto company’s debt for equity, effectively driving the firm into Chapter 11. read more »

Stimulating Anachronism, Stifling Innovation

Mises — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:01:00 -0400

The government is tying up capital trying to prop up the gigantic and inefficient "Big Three" car companies that were in some ways the iconic firms of the mid-20th century. read more »

A Knife Fight Breaks Out Among Car Companies

247Wallst — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:55:20 -0500

GM had to recall 1.3 million cars this week, which took away much of its current marketing advantage over Toyota. read more »

Ford What about Loans for Energy Efficiency

georgeg — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:05:00 -0500

Ford (F) nailed it big time and came out with stellar earnings. Given the supposed weakness of GM and Chrysler they put their mark on the wall. read more »

Can a $4,000 Car Help to Cure GM? (TTM)

247Wallst — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:32:02 -0400

General Motors may be closer to getting into cars as cheap as some go-carts. A report over the weekend in the WSJ noted that GM plans to produce one of the compact cars for $4,000.00 in As read more »

A Lesson For Detroit From VW

247Wallst — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:24:44 -0400

Chrysler sells very few cars overseas, so it may never recover from the auto industry recession. read more »

GM to Become "Government Motors"

mish — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:10:32 -0400

The clock is ticking for GM. If an agreement with the bondholders and the unions is not reached by June 1, GM is headed for bankruptcy court. read more »

General Motor's Future

georgeg — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:02:00 -0400

General Motors (GM) announced their future; with or without going through the courts. They keep wanting us to believe that they are building for the future and a 10 million unit break even point. read more »

Does GM Have A Real Buyer For Saturn? (GM)

247Wallst — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:15:39 -0400

General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM) may have an answer as to what could happen with that Saturn unit. Just be sure you stress the “may” in this thought. A press release came out mid- read more »

GM, Toyota, Honda, and Grocery Store Price Wars

mish — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:45:59 -0400

With inventories stacking up and nowhere to put production (See Unsold Car Images From Around The World ), price wars on autos were only a matter of time. read more »