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Cash-starved GM to cut its specialty fleet in half
Apr 7 2009, Naveen

“Every little bit counts. It costs a lot to house that many vehicles”. This is what Greg Wallace, manager of the General Motors Heritage Center in Sterling Heights, said when asked about the automaker’s second sale of antique and show cars this...

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Obama says he has no interest in running autos
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President Barack Obama says the government should help Chrysler and General Motors stabilize but then should get out of the auto business as quickly as possible.
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Pontiac Terminated By GM
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GM to cut 21,000 US factory jobs, shed Pontiac
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GM to announce brand changes, restructuring moves
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GM is getting another $2 billion in federal loans
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