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09.10.2009 1:47 pm

Would you buy a car from Ed Whitacre?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Ed Whitacre built Southwestern Bell into telcom behemoth AT&T. He helped close the deal to sell Anheuser-Busch to InBev. Can he also sell a Chevy?

Advertising Age reports that General Motors Corp. Chairman Ed Whitacre plans to make a personal pitch…

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02.11.2009 1:35 pm

UAW encourages local GM workers to volunteer during layoff

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

More than 30 local agencies are expected to visit General Motors Corp.’s van assembly plant in Wentzville Thursday, recruiting volunteers for their organizations.

To align inventory with lower demand, GM has halted production for several weeks at some of its assembly…

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01.13.2009 10:29 pm

DETROIT SHOW: Economist says GM needs to expand its restructuring plan

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Throughout the first days of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, reporters and automakers have talked extensively about what the companies need to do to survive and the headway being made on the restructuring plans outlined by Congress. But…

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10.09.2008 4:32 pm

GM stock plunges 31 percent, S&P may cut credit rating

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

General Motors Corp. had a rough day today.

Shares of the Detroit automaker have been slipping in the past week, as investors worried that the global credit crisis will particularly slam banks and automakers. But spurred by a statement today from Standard…

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09.08.2008 2:45 pm

Analyst: Gov’t auto loans could reduce bankruptcy risks

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

If Congress gives $25 billion or more in low-cost loans to the auto industry, the money could reduce the bankruptcy risk for some or all of the Detroit Three automakers, according to a JPMorgan Chase & Co. analyst.

There have been…

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08.29.2008 12:35 pm

GM offers early retirement to salaried workers, some at Wentzville plant

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

General Motors Corp. is offering early retirement packages to a portion of its salaried work force in the United States, including some employees at its Wentzville assembly plant, a spokeswoman said today.

Sherrie Arb said the Detroit-based automaker began making offers…

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