GM Reports $2.5 Billion Loss For 3rd Quarter: Chrysler Takeover Halted

GM Reports $2.5 Billion Loss For 3rd Quarter: Chrysler Takeover Halted

General Motors Corp. reported today a $2.5 billion third-quarter loss as tight credit, a stock market crisis, stalled consumer spending and a declining housing market have led to fewer vehicle sales and pushed the automaker closer to running out of money next year without additional federal aid.

The automaker also has halted talks to acquire rival Chrysler LLC.

The net loss of $4.45 a share compares with a net loss of $42.5 billion, or $75.12 per share in the same period last year, though most of that loss was related to an accounting adjustment.

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EL34EL34 - 11/7/2008 12:37:26 PM
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Agent009-

Thanks for the good news.

Maybe Obama and the Democrats will bail the US auto companies out because I highly doubt Republicans will.

In fact, I've folded my flag up for the next 4 years.


Agent009Agent009 - 11/7/2008 1:06:53 PM
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I don't think anyone has a choice about the bail out. This is a terrible day for the detroit three, and there is hardly anything in the positve.


BimmerFanBimmerFan - 11/7/2008 2:29:59 PM
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...or YOU could always move to Canada. LOL.


BimmerFanBimmerFan - 11/7/2008 2:33:22 PM
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(my comment is directed @ EL34)

and I also leave you with this...

"Americans... still believe in an America where anything's possible - they just don't think their leaders do." - Barack Obama

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."- Barack Obama




AmazonPrinceIS350AmazonPrinceIS350 - 11/7/2008 1:28:27 PM
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EL34:

You are soooo F.....ken whack for folding the American flag up for four years!

What have you done for this country?

My uncle is a Marine and my cousin has fought in Iraq so you can eat cheesburgers on your couch and talk shit like you are doing now. We are more American than you...........your just a punk bitch!! .......sucka



bestofallcadbestofallcad - 11/7/2008 11:54:33 PM
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YOU SAID IT. SUPPORT YOUR COUNTRY!! EL34 YOU MAKE ME SICK. GET A LIFE!!!!


steve27tsteve27t - 11/7/2008 1:38:13 PM
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"my cousin has fought in Iraq so you can eat cheesburgers on your couch"

Can I say that nobody has fought in Iraq so that Americans are free to do anything in the USA. The war in Iraq was/is never about Americans being "free". The war was made on false pretenses and although over 4,000 Americans have died, hundreds of thousands of Iraqis are dead thanks to Neo Conservatives ideology.




steve27tsteve27t - 11/7/2008 1:39:54 PM
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"my cousin has fought in Iraq so you can eat cheesburgers on your couch"

Can I say that nobody has fought in Iraq so that Americans are free to do anything in the USA. The war in Iraq was/is never about Americans being "free". The war was made on false pretenses and although over 4,000 Americans have died, hundreds of thousands of Iraqis are dead thanks to Neo Conservatives ideology.




veyron1001veyron1001 - 11/7/2008 4:19:58 PM
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This is what GM gets for slacking and not giving what the customer wants.


bestofallcadbestofallcad - 11/7/2008 11:56:38 PM
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GM NEEDS TO BREAK THE UNION BEFORE THE UNION BREAKS THEM.


mini22mini22 - 11/7/2008 6:07:47 PM
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Yes your right GM is at fault,So is Ford and Chrysler,so are the banks,the mortgage companies,the Bush administration and congress. They are all at fault. Bottom line it does not matter.If the government does not bail out industries here and in some cases own a part of them for a period of time this country will go into a great depression. The net result will be a 10 fold increase in poverty,homelessness,disease and crime. If the US goes into a depression the world goes into a depression. The result of a world depression will be armed conflicts and perhaps a world war. Yes the government needs to do what ever possible to avoid a depression including bailing out industries....period.


bestofallcadbestofallcad - 11/8/2008 12:13:43 AM
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I AGREE WITH YOU IN EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOR THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESS. IT HAS BEEN THE DEMOCRATES. AND THE HEAD OF FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC WAS A LIBERAL DEMOCRATE THAT IS WHY LENDING WAS SO LIBERAL.

AND IT REALLY IS BAD WHEN FREDDIE MAC BEFORE GETTING BAILED OUT FROM THE GOVERMENT, GAVE 75 MILLION $'S TO OBAMA'S Campain. That was a real smat choice, NOT! I always thought in business when your company's in need of money, I thought expenditures like that where not done. Ussually expenditures like charities and campain funding a company would give when they had to money to give. I could be wrong.

I do aggree, the Goverment needs to give money to bail the big three out. This country can not take another big hit or we will be a depression and our ecomomy effects the whole world.

I also think EL34 needs to shut up, and The ecomony will get better just by EL34 shutting up..........


bestofallcadbestofallcad - 11/7/2008 11:58:31 PM
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You know what is wrong and why AMERICA IS IN Touble?? It is because of dumb people like you that do not even attemp to support your own Country's compnany's. Who the hell do you think you all are. You sure as hell are not fellow American's to me. You should be ashamed of yourselfs. I know Canandian's that supports our countrys company's. You make me sick!!!!!!!!!

The Goverment has to bail them out or our country will lose 2+ MILLION jobs the big three did not survive. Do you know how this would impact our country's economy?, if this the big three went out of business the other auto makers in other country's would soon fail as well because since stupid un loyal Americans that buy their JUNK wont have the money to buy. Crazy America is the only place in the World Lexus is even sold, every other place in the world there is not a Lexus name plate it is just Toyoto.
So are you really sure you want the big three to go under???

WAKE UP!!! THIS COUNTRY IS IN TROUBLE!! Which as you if you watch the news since our country has been in trouble it as affected the Worlds economy has well.

And has for Bush the housing market and banking problems where not caused by him, it was all the liberals at Freddie and Fannie Mae that made this happen. Lenders where giving loans like money was water, then they tighten up so much that they have made it so diffecult to get a loan for Homes, to cars to small business loans. Infact even since the Goverment gave them the 700 Billion they still have not losened up and the banks are hording the money and some of these bigger banks are buying other banks with the money that is our tax money. The white House has come out many times telling the Banks losen up we did not give the money to have the banks keep under lock and key.

And as for the UAW the big Three need to break them since the UAW is killing the big three.

The UAW needs to be GONE!!!! and GM, Ford, And Chrysler would be profitable again.

SO WAKE UP!! IF YOU DON'T MEXICO WILL BE THE PLACE TO LIVE AND AMERICAN'S WILL BE FIGHTING TO GET INTO THEIR COUNTRY VS THEM TRYING TO GET INTO OURS!!!!!!!!




mercuryguymercuryguy - 11/8/2008 11:28:18 AM
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The state governments are next. They have huge Pension and Healthcare liabilities. Schools and communities will be hit hard when people don't have the money to keep thier house. Property taxes cease when the botom drops out.

Looks like the Wal-Mart Model of cheaper is better will topple our way of life.


mini22mini22 - 11/8/2008 12:29:14 PM
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bestofallcad-I agree with you on many points.But you seem to focus in only on the Democrats. Lets be clear the Bush administration has been in power now for nearly 8 yrs. They have to take some responsibility here as well.There was a severe lack of regulatory enforcement.Remember Bush has always stood for deregulation. If the head of the SEC had been doing his job then perhaps the government would have clamped down on these banks and mortgage companies from going against responsible lending practices. Yes no question the Democrats are responsible as well because they felt it was a noble thing to help the poor. The problem is that they never figured out that the poor would not be able to handle making payments especially when these loan payments started to double.At this point it is useless to point blame. Rather all you can do is deal with the current situation and start making some changes. Some issues that has really pissed me off is the fact that this bailout is still allowing those CEO's to get by with some golden parachutes. Further they are allowing these mutual companies to continue to pay full dividends to their stock holders. Finally we are going to be taxed for the legal fees that will be incurred by these CEO's that are being sued by the government. How is all this fair.


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