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On December 19, George W. Bush announced that he had approved the bailout plan, which would give loans of $17.4 billion to U.S. automakers GM and Chrysler, stating that under present economic conditions, "allowing the U.S. auto industry to collapse is not a responsible course of action."
Based on an assessment that automobile manufacturing was a critical sector of the economy providing 3 to 4 million jobs for Americans, that liquidation was imminent for two of the three major U.S. automakers, and that the break ups would devastate the U.S. economy, the U.S. government became involved in the day-to-day management decisions of ...
The Big Three received funding for a $25 billion government loan during October 2008 to help them re-tool their factories to meet new fuel-efficiency standards of at least 35 mpg ‑US (6.7 L/100 km; 42 mpg ‑imp) by 2020. The $25 billion in loans from the Department of Energy to the auto manufacturers were actually authorized by Congress ...
GM paid then-CEO Dan Akerson $9 million in cash and stock in 2013. By Paul Lienert and Bernie Woodall DETROIT -- The U.S. Treasury last year permitted top executives at General Motors (GM) and ...
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Corporate America appears to be feeling a little fatter these days and that, in turn, is prompting the Treasury Department to slim down its estimates on the cost of the $700 billion bailout that ...
All that money had been returned. $5 billion in loan guarantees for Citigroup ($5 billion). The program closed, with no payment made, on December 23, 2009. $79.7 billion in loans and capital injections to automakers and their financing arms through the Automotive Industry Financing Program. $21.9 billion to buy "toxic" mortgage-related securities.
Insurance giant American International Group (AIG), which has received more than $120 billion in federal bailout aid, on Wednesday signed an agreement detailing its plan to repay its government loans.