A piece of news about the General Motors Corp. filing for bankruptcy protection is seen on the front page of a newspaper in Detroit, the United States, on June 1, 2009. The largest US automaker, General Motors Corp., officially filed for bankruptcy protection at 8:00 AM EDT (1200 GMT) on Monday, the largest bankruptcy protection case in the US industrial history. [Xinhua]

The logo of General Motors Corp. (GM) is seen outside the GM headquarters in Detroit, the United States, on May 29, 2009. The largest US automaker, General Motors Corp., officially filed for bankruptcy protection at 8:00 AM EDT (1200 GMT) on Monday, the largest bankruptcy protection case in the US industrial history. [Xinhua]