Tuesday, April 28, 2009

GM to cut 21, 000 US factory jobs

General Motors could soon be majority owned by the US federal government under a massive restructuring arrangement.


The plan laid out on Monday would cut 21 thousand US factory jobs by next year and phase out the famous Pontiac brand.






GeneralMotorsPresidentandCEOFritzHendersonaddressesthecompaniesviabilityplaninDetroit,MondayApril27,2009.(APPhoto/PaulSancya)

GeneralMotorsPresidentandCEOFritzHendersonaddresses
thecompaniesviabilityplaninDetroit,MondayApril27,
2009.(APPhoto/PaulSancya)


Once the world's largest automakers, General Motors, is currently living on 15.4 billion US dollars in government loans.


It also faces a June 1st deadline to restructure and get more government money.


If the restructuring doesn't satisfy the government, the struggling company could go into bankruptcy protection.

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