GM Cuts Costs to the Bone

Cash is getting so tight at General Motors (GM) that management has launched another wave of cost-cutting. The company is even scrutinizing the electricity bills.

Auto sales are in their worst slump in decades, resulting in a cash burn rate of about $1 billion a month at GM. The company is selling assets to raise money, but as the economic slump appears to be gaining traction, GM is now delaying new models, cutting benefits, laying off salaried ... Full Story »

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Fabrice Florin
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by Fabrice Florin - Oct. 25, 2008

Informative report about cutbacks at giant automaker General Motors. The article is factual and well-sourced, providing helpful context about a company in crisis. However, this report pales in comparison to today's New York Time's in-depth investigative piece, which tracks down the errors in judgment that led GM to the brink of bankruptcy (see related link: http://newstrust.net/stories/29018).

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