UPDATED: GM about to smash another record!
Great news- they're within spittin' distance of surpassing the 2004 record set for most GM recalls ever! :) News report wrote: General Motors recalls another 2.7 million vehicles The latest ...
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parkersdad wrote:
Read up boys
http://www.forbes.com/sites/joannmuller/2012/08/29/automakers-report-card-who-still-owes-taxpayers-money-the-answer-might-surprise-you/
The author says that Loan = Bailout. Interesting. Wrong, but interesting.
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"Ford requested a $9 billion line-of-credit from the government, and a $5 billion loan from the Energy Department. Ford pledged to accelerate development of both hybrid and battery-powered vehicles, retool plants to increase production of smaller cars, close dealerships, and sell Volvo. Ford is in better shape than GM or Chrysler because it had already mortgaged its assets in 2006 to raise $24.5 billion. Although Ford didn't need, and didn't receive any
(bailout) funds, it also didn't want its competition to get the upper hand thanks to the government bailout."
