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  2. Why GM failed: 4. Failure to innovate - AOL

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    Why did General Motors (GM) fail? The fourth reason is its failure to innovate. Since GM was focused on profiting from finance, it did not really care that much about building better vehicles. In ...

  3. After 101 years, why GM failed - AOL

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    General Motors (GM) was founded in September of 1908. On June 1, 2009, at 8 a.m. -- almost 101 years later -- it ceased to exist, and control was handed over to turnaround executive Al Koch ...

  4. Why GM failed: 2. Uncompetitive vehicles - AOL

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    Why did General Motors (GM) fail?A second reason is its uncompetitive vehicles. As I posted in early 2006, comparing GM vehicles to those of Toyota Motors revealed that people were willing to pay ...

  5. General Motors India - Wikipedia

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    General Motors India Private Limited was a subsidiary of General Motors for its operations in India. General Motors had 93% stake in this partnership and the remaining 7% was held by SAIC . [ 1 ] It was the 5th largest automobile manufacturing company in India after Maruti Suzuki , Hyundai , Tata Motors and Mahindra . [ 2 ]

  6. General Motors Chapter 11 reorganization - Wikipedia

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    On the March 30, 2009 deadline, President Barack Obama declined to provide financial aid to General Motors, and requested that General Motors produce credible plans, saying that the company's proposals had avoided tough decisions, and that Chapter 11 bankruptcy appeared the most promising way to reduce its debts, by allowing the courts to ...

  7. Effects of the 2008–2010 automotive industry crisis on the ...

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    On February 18, 2009, General Motors and Chrysler again approached the U.S. government, in regard to obtaining a second bridging loan of $21.6 billion (£15.2 billion). $16.6 billion of this would go to General Motors, while Chrysler would take $5 billion. General Motors agreed to shed 47,000 jobs, close five plants, and axe 12 car models.

  8. Why GM failed: 1. Bad financial policies

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    Why did General Motors (GM) fail?The first reason is bad financial policies. As I posted, for too many years GM used cheap cars as razors to sell consumers a monthly package of razor blades -- in ...

  9. History of General Motors - Wikipedia

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    Hughes Electronics Corporation was formed on December 31, 1985, when Hughes Aircraft Company was sold by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to General Motors for $5.2 billion. General Motors merged Hughes Aircraft with its Delco Electronics unit to form Hughes Electronics Corporation, an independent subsidiary. This division was a major ...