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On November 19, 2008, there was a United States Senate hearing on the automotive crisis in the presence of the heads of Chrysler, Ford and General Motors. The auto manufacturers explained that they would need financial aid of $25 billion if they were to avoid bankruptcy. The Senate was divided on the issue.
Chrysler filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on May 1, 2009 [95] followed by General Motors a month later. [96] On June 2, General Motors announced the sale of the Hummer brand of off-road vehicles to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company Ltd., a machinery company in western China, a deal which later fell through.
Automotive industry consultant Dennis DesRosiers said that General Motors had missed the chance to slash labour costs, [9] pointing out that bankruptcy was a looming threat, Ottawa and Queen's Park demanded cuts to the labour bill as a condition of the bailout, and that the deficit to the pension fund would prevent the CAW from striking. [2]
General Motors was financially vulnerable before the automotive industry crisis of 2008–2010. In 2005, the company posted a loss of US$10.6 billion (~$15.9 billion in 2023). [ 17 ] In 2006, its attempts to obtain U.S. government financing to support its pension liabilities and also to form commercial alliances with Nissan and Renault failed.
General Motors lays off about 1,000 workers, cutting costs to compete in a crowded automobile market November 15, 2024 at 8:53 AM FILE - The Chevrolet logo is seen at a new and used vehicles ...
According to an April 2014 report of the Special Inspector General of the Troubled Asset Relief Program, the U.S. government had lost $11.2 billion (~$14.2 billion in 2023) in its rescue of General Motors. The U.S. government spent $50 billion to bail out GM, meaning it recovered 77.6 percent of its investment amount. [7]
General Motors (GM) is recalling nearly 80,000 vehicles due to a safety issue with the transmission. The recall involves some 2022-2023 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vehicles, the National ...
In the Automotive industry crisis of 2008–10, Wagoner came under renewed pressure as GM sought financial support from the U.S. government in an attempt to avoid bankruptcy. During the latter half of 2008, Wagoner and GM maintained that bankruptcy was "not an option that GM is considering," despite rapidly running out of capital. [16]