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...Chrysler bankruptcy makes a bankruptcy at GM harder because the American consumer may only be able to deal with the Chapter 11 of one of its auto companies, particularly the one that is the smallest of the three. But the consumer will almost certainly be forced psychologically, if GM fails as well, to purchase automobiles only from companies which are viewed as financially stable. That means that foreign car companies will have an even greater advantage than they do now. Chrysler lost 48% of its sales in April compared with the same month as last year. Domestic sales dropped...
...stock market had absolutely no reaction to the Chrysler news. Shares in GM actually rose on the announcement by the President. It may be that Wall St. believes that GM's creditors will give in, now that they have watched the Administration steam-roll the Chrysler debt holders. That is not likely. If the bankruptcy court gives Chrysler creditors even a brief hearing, GM's creditors will see it as a sign that it is worth holding out for a better deal which may only require them to send attorneys to the federal bankruptcy court in New York City...
Another popular argument against bondholders is that they made bad investment choices, so their steep losses are well deserved. But union leaders in Detroit negotiated the richest benefits packages of any industry - GM's health-care outlays grew so big that one Wall Street analyst dubbed the company "an HMO on wheels" - and that played some role in the declining competitiveness of GM and Chrysler. Don't the autoworkers and their union leaders bear some responsibility for that...
...wonder that some of Chrysler's creditors said no, and it's also no surprise that a group of GM bondholders is putting forward an entirely new plan for that automaker, cutting out the government, which is slated to become a majority owner. The creditors' new plan suggests giving them a controlling equity interest instead and keeping the government (i.e., American taxpayers) as a creditor. Obama has made it clear that he has no interest in running a car company, so this offer may be one worth considering...
...pictures of GM employees...