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GM in 'Intense' Planning for Bankruptcy

Firm could be split into 'old' and 'new' companies: insiders

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 7, 2009 1:10 PM CDT

(Newser) – General Motors is making “intense” and “earnest” preparations for the possibility of bankruptcy, a source tells Reuters today. The firm could be divided into a “new” and “old” GM, another insider said: The new company would be home to the firm’s healthiest units and take on some debt from bankruptcy, while the old company would house GM’s less-successful units.

Exterior view of General Motors' world headquarters in Detroit, March 30, 2009.
Exterior view of General Motors' world headquarters in Detroit, March 30, 2009.   (AP Photo)
The company logo shines off the grille of an unsold 2009 Sierra pickup truck at a GMC Truck dealership in Colorado, March 1, 2009.
The company logo shines off the grille of an unsold 2009 Sierra pickup truck at a GMC Truck dealership in Colorado, March 1, 2009.   (AP Photo)
General Motors' new CEO, Fritz Henderson, addresses a news conference in Detroit, March 31, 2009.
General Motors' new CEO, Fritz Henderson, addresses a news conference in Detroit, March 31, 2009.   (AP Photo)
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Doctor-Zaius
Apr 7, 2009 11:46 AM CDT
What's funny is that these bond holders are by and large the banks we just bailed out.
Doctor-Zaius
Apr 7, 2009 6:33 AM CDT
If this happens it will be because the bond holders refused to compromise. The unions have given things up, management has given things up. Now it's the turn of the bond holders who have given nothing up. In a Bankruptcy they stand to lose the most.

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