GM Files for Bankruptcy Protection

Analysts: Hummer Deal Fated to Fail Since obscure Chinese heavy machinery maker Tengzhong first announced that it would buy Hummer from General Motors (GM) last year, widespread doubts about the acquisition continued to circulate.

• - Ford, GM's July Sales Up
• - GM to Buy AmeriCredit Corp. for US$3.5 Bln
• - Tengzhong Withdraws Proposed Acquisition of Hummer
• - General Motors Shutting down Hummer
• - GM to Sell Saab to Dutch Automaker Spyker
• - GM to Name Whitacre Permanent CEO
• - GM Hopes to Be Profitable in 2010
• - GM Reaps Strong Sales on Chinese Market
• - BAIC Buys Saab Assets from GM
• - GM Loses US$1.15 Bln in Q3

• - GM to Offer 1st Post-bankruptcy Financial Report
• - Merkel Blasts GM over Abandoning Sale Talks
• - GM to Expand Production at Canadian Plant
• - Opel Workers Strike Against GM
• - Tengzhong Has a Bumpy Road Ahead to Break in Hummer
• - Record Sales Month for GM Across China
• - Hummer Deal Nod Likely Soon
• - MOC: No Application for Hummer Deal Made
• - GM to Drop Corporate Logo from Vehicles
• - Company's Purchase of Hummer Not Yet Approved

• - GM Kills Plan for New Buick Crossover
• - GM to Boost Output Due to Clunkers Incentives
• - GM to Unveil New Models
• - GM Reports Progress in Opel Talks with Bidders
• - GM to Introduce Plug-in hybrid Buick in 2011
• - GM to Pay Closing Dealers About US$600 Mln
• - GM Looks to China for Growth
• - US House Panel Seeks to Protect GM, Chrysler Dealers
• - GM Asset Sale Approved by Bankruptcy Judge
• - GM: H1 Sales Hit Historical High in China

• - Tengzhong Talks with China Regulators on Hummer Bid
• - NDRC May Not Pass Hummer
• - US Government's Rescue Plans for Carmakers Under Fire
• - GM Slashes Pensions at Top Level
• - Texas Files Objection to GM Dealership Contracts
• - Bankrupt US Automaker GM Nears Deal to Sell Saab Division
• - GM Suspends Production of Chevy Malibu Hybrid
• - GM's Dealers Told to Stop Selling Non-GM Brands
• - GM, US Government to Open Talks on New Car Plant
• - Former AT&T CEO Named as GM's New Board Chairman

• - Purchase of Hummer Against China's Development Trend
• - GM to Sell Saturn Brand to Roger Penske
• - Hummer's Chinese Buyer: No Plan for China Plant
• - GM, Chrysler Say Dealer Cuts Critical to Survival
• - GM's Decline Exposes Disadvantages of Excessive Financial Operation
• - Hummer of a Challenge for Chinese Firm
• - Isuzu Motors to Maintain Cooperation with GM
• - Vauxhall Jobs at Risk amid GM Shockwave
• - GM Announces Preliminary Agreement to Sell Hummer
• - UK Newspaper Says GM Bankruptcy Resulting from Inefficiency, High Costs