Automaker apologizes for 'betraying' consumers, makes case for bailout
(NEWSER) - Remorseful General Motors paid for a full-page ad in Automotive News to tell America: "We have disappointed you." The ailing automaker admitted to manufacturing substandard and "lackluster" products, pushing SUVs on consumers, and committing to "unsustainable" union pay, reports the Washington Post. Before the ink could dry on Congress' draft aid package, GM laid out how it will use $18 billion to turn itself around. More»