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Published November 25, 2009 at 1:51 PM
General Motors Co. hasn't said whether the collapse (The Deal Pipeline subscription required) of its sale of the Saab brand to Koenigsegg Automotive AB will derail it from paying back its taxpayer-backed loan. The automaker announced on Nov. 16 it was on track to repay the $6.7 billion loan by 2011. But as Kimberly Davis Rodriguez, co-head of global automotive services for Grant Thornton LLP, says, the biggest challenge in GM repaying its debt, and ultimately surviving long term, is allowing consumer demand to dictate the cars it manufactures. See the video below or
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