From the WSJ: Filings Reveal Depth of Problems
General Motors Corp.'s $82.2 billion in assets and $172 billion in liabilities spell out the extent of its problems and sheer breadth of the 101-year-old giant's bankruptcy.More details from Bloomberg: GM Files Bankruptcy to Spin Off More Competitive Firm
In a torrent of filings at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan, GM's mind-numbing scale is evident: It has 463 subsidiaries and has built 450 million cars and trucks over the years. It employs 235,000 people worldwide. This includes 91,000 in the United States, which it pays $476 million each month, and 493,000 retirees with various benefits. It spends $50 billion a year buying parts and services from 11,500 vendors in North America.
From the WSJ: GM to Announce Tentative Hummer Sale
General Motors Corp., fresh off filing for bankruptcy protection Monday, will start its second day of court proceedings by announcing the tentative sale of the Hummer brand ...Auto sales for May will be announced tomorrow. The bankruptcy of Chrysler - and now GM - will probably depress auto sales further for a few months, although probably not by much.
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