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Rick Wagoner, the man who helped run General Motors to the ground, will retire August 1 with a pension and benefit package the automaker valued at $8.2 million. Wagoner, who was in charge of the ...
George Richard "Rick" Wagoner Jr. (born February 9, 1953) is an American businessman and former chair and chief executive officer of General Motors. Wagoner resigned as chairman and CEO at General Motors on March 29, 2009, at the request of the White House .
On May 27, 2009, the U.S. Treasury advanced a secured loan of US$360.6 million to GM, and GM issued a note to the Treasury for US$360.6 million, plus $24.1 million USD as additional compensation for the warranty advance, pursuant to the terms of the Warranty Agreement dated December 31, 2008, between GM and the U.S. Treasury. The loan funded a ...
On December 19, 2008, Fitch Ratings downgraded the Issuer Default Rating of General Motors and Chrysler to "C", indicating "default is imminent". [101] A December 22, 2008, article from Bloomberg reported that General Motors and Ford "had their debt cut further below investment status by Standard & Poor's and Moody's Investors Service.
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Frederick Arthur "Fritz" Henderson (born November 29, 1958) was president and chief executive officer of General Motors.Prior to his appointment as CEO on March 31, 2009, Henderson was the Vice President of General Motors and had been with the company since 1984.
On June 3, 2008, GM Chairman Rick Wagoner announced that the Moraine plant would close in December, citing high fuel prices and decreased demand for the SUV and trucks produced by the plant. There were no plans to reconfigure the plant to produce other products. [ 1 ]
American International Group announces a loss of US$61.7 billion for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2008. (Dow Jones via CNNMoney) [permanent dead link ] The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls below 7,000 for the first time since 1997. (MarketWatch) Sweden's IF Metall trade union agrees to reductions in wages and working time by maximums of 20 ...