”Today marks a new beginning for General Motors, one that will allow every employee, including me, to get back to the business of designing, building and selling great cars and trucks and serving the needs of our customers,” said Fritz Henderson, president and CEO. ”We are deeply appreciative for the support we have received during this historic transformation, and we will work hard to repay this trust by building a successful new General Motors.”
The new GM is a shadow of its former self. Having jettisoned Saab, Hummer, Pontiac and Saturn, the company is now built around its four core brands. After cutting ties with thousands of dealers the company said it has the “strongest dealer network in the country.”
Consumeraffairs.com/news, July 10 2009
”GM chief executive Fritz Henderson said it was the beginning of a ”new era”.
The leaner GM will own four key brands including Cadillac and will be 61% owned by the US government.
Mr Henderson said negotiations were continuing ”around the clock” to conclude a deal to sell GM Europe, which includes Opel and Vauxhall” ….”The new GM will operate with 27,000 fewer US employees and operate 13 fewer US car plants compared with last year.
It will operate the strongest parts of the old company, with only its Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC brands remaining. Others such as Hummer and Saab are being sold off. ” BBC news
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Saab, Hummer and Saturn remain in the old company and are in the process of being sold or wind down. Pontiac also is being wound down.” Reuters.com
GM has stripped itself of Pontiac, Hummer, Saab, and Saturn. The latter three divisions are being sold to other companies, so those brands are expected to continue to be available in the United States. Consumerreports.org/cars July 10 2009
”GM will leave behind its four underperforming automotive brands, Saturn, Hummer, Saab and Pontiac. Tentative deals have been reached to sell Saturn, Hummer and Saab. Pontiac is slated for elimination.” online.wsj.com July 10 2009
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