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GM speculation about Opel, Toyota continues

[Posted on June 29, 2009 at 3:36 PM]

The day before General Motors' bankruptcy sales hearing is set to begin, rumors and speculation about its involvement with Opel and Toyota have bubbled again.
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Chrysler's lesson to GM: Why fight the feds?

[Posted on June 25, 2009 at 8:17 AM]

Chrysler's swift trip through bankruptcy court was supposed to be a case study for General Motors. And maybe it was, just not in the way many observers expected.
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Ad firms waiting for GM's check in the mail

[Posted on June 23, 2009 at 11:48 AM]

Advertising firms will be waiting longer than auto parts suppliers for their checks to come in the mail.
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Porsche rejected for $2.4B in car financing

[Posted on June 22, 2009 at 11:15 AM]

Luxury carmaker Porsche has been turned down for a $2.44 billion loan from the German government.
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Mom & pop trip up GM restructuring

[Posted on June 19, 2009 at 1:57 PM]

A couple from Connecticut is suing to block General Motor's plan that would wipe out most of the value of their $400,000 in GM bonds.
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Tweet a dealmaker this Friday

[Posted on June 19, 2009 at 1:27 PM]

In the tradition of #followfriday, here are some of the most re-tweet-worthy dealmakers.
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Doerr, Pickens invest in V-Vehicle

[Posted on June 17, 2009 at 5:22 PM]

Venture capitalist John Doerr and Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens along with Silicon Valley veterans from Sun and Oracle launch electric car startup V-Vehicle.
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Koenigsegg latest unknown to buy GM asset

[Posted on June 16, 2009 at 10:06 AM]

The bankruptcies of Chrysler and General Motors seem to have flushed out of the garage every name in the industry looking to scavenge for parts.
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Doerr lines up another electric car venture

[Posted on June 15, 2009 at 4:33 PM]

Is Kleiner Perkins' partner John Doerr planning on helping Louisiana become the new Detroit?
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Qatar's getting a new $3.45B Porsche

[Posted on June 15, 2009 at 4:28 PM]

The sports car maker is gearing up to sell the sovereign wealth fund a 25% stake for $3.4 billion.
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Forgotten voices in GM want to be heard

[Posted on June 11, 2009 at 2:14 PM]

Despite the Supreme Court clearing Chrysler's bankruptcy plans, the first rumblings of resistance to a similar strategy undertaken by General Motors Corp. emerges.
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Gentler words get GM's unsecured onboard

[Posted on June 11, 2009 at 8:00 AM]

After playing hardball with Chrysler's debtholders, the government took a lower-key approach to GM's bondholders.
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Stays of Chrysler sale went above and beyond

[Posted on June 10, 2009 at 4:30 PM]

Could Chrysler's bankruptcy proceeding set a new legal precedent with respect to staying Section 363 sale orders?
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