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74,000 jobs will be eliminated if GM & Chrysler reach agreement

@ October 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet

74,000 jobs may be lost if GM and Chrysler reach an agreement on their proposed merger. The joint agreement could cost Chrysler 24,000 management and manufacturing jobs, along with 50,000 auto parts manufacturing jobs as a result of a reduction in car models and the closure of Chrysler plants. Automakers are facing an economic downturn [...]

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GM and Chrysler in merger talks

@ October 12, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Chrysler, the number 3 US auto manufactuer and GM, the number 1 US auto manufacturer, are rumored to be discussing a merger.  Chrysler’s majority owner is Cerberus Capial Management LP. The talks hit a bump when the question of how to value Chrysler’s losing operations came up.
In the proposed deal, Cerberus would get GMAC and [...]

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