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General Motors Corporation (GM)

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G. Richard Wagoner, Jr. , CEO/Chairman of the Board/Director

www.gm.com

Industry: Automotive

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The Company is engaged in the development, production and marketing of cars, trucks & parts. It develops, manufactures & markets vehicles through its automotive region: GM North America, GM Europe, GM Latin America/Africa/Mid-East and GM Asia Pacific.

Portfolio Articles

Slimming Down G.M.
A shift on brands is being considered. Will it be enough?
Jul 07 2008
If You Build It ...
It's been more than a decade since Congress approved a national memorial for Martin Luther King Jr. So why hasn't construction started?
Apr 14 2008
No Pardons for Pardus Investors
Hedge fund behind Delta merger suspends redemptions.
Mar 31 2008
Real Estate's Eyes on the Prize
Bidding for the General Motors Building in Manhattan gets under way.
Feb 19 2008
Honey, We Shrank Detroit
G.M. offers sweeping buyout program.
Feb 12 2008

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News Feeds

Final Glance: Autos companies AP
Sep 05 2008
Midday Glance: Autos companies AP
Sep 05 2008
Early Glance: Autos companies AP
Sep 05 2008
Ahead of the Bell: Unemployment seen rising AP
Sep 05 2008
August Auto Sales: General Motors sales fall AP
Sep 03 2008
DMAX plant may cut 355 jobs Dayton
Sep 03 2008
GM U.S. auto sales fall 20 percent in August Reuters
Sep 03 2008
Ahead Of The Bell: Autos AP
Sep 03 2008
GM to offer radios with ports for music players AP
Aug 29 2008
GM recalling 944,000 vehicles AP
Aug 29 2008

Portfolio Blogs

Where a Hummer Is No Bummer
Aug 26 2008
The Year's Best (Read: Worst) Product Placements
Aug 18 2008
Idle Chatter: GM, TechCrunch, Perez Hilton, more
Jul 16 2008

G.M.: Grand Malaise
Jun 26 2008
Jingle Mail: How do you Value Home Equity?
Apr 22 2008

Press Releases

VIDEO from Medialink and General Motors: Landfills Go Green to the Extreme Sep-05-2008, 04:32PM EDT
MIT Sloan and General Motors honor Harvard professor with Buck Weaver Award for outstanding contributions to the field of marketing Sep-05-2008, 07:11AM EDT
BeaconEquity.com Issues Technical Trade Alerts on Auto Manufacturers Stocks: F, GM, TM, DAI, HMC, TTM Sep-04-2008, 09:30AM EDT
Seven Summits Research Releases Comments on GM, JOYG, BA, GES and TOL Sep-02-2008, 09:31AM EDT
OnStar Opens 'Crisis Assist' Emergency Services to Those Affected by Gustav Sep-01-2008, 12:01AM EDT

News From Around the Web

News

Don't Neglect Employees in a Down Economy (Advertising Age)

Sep 07 2008
General Motors to Invest $273 Million as Part of Pact With Government (Bloomberg)

Sep 06 2008
Business (Detroit Free Press)

Sep 06 2008
GM steps up recycling of waste materials (Baltimore Sun)

Sep 06 2008
Final Glance: Autos companies (MSN Money)

Sep 05 2008
VIDEO from Medialink and General Motors: Landfills Go Green to the Extreme (iStockAnalyst)

Sep 05 2008
Autos companies shares mixed at noon (Canadian Business Online)

Sep 05 2008
Texas UPS driver goes 1 million miles with no accidents (WFAA-TV 8, Dallas/Ft.Worth)

Sep 05 2008
Early Glance: Autos companies (MSN Money)

Sep 05 2008
Mesa's dream project appears to be a big snooze (Arizona Republic)

Sep 05 2008

Blogs

Texas UPS driver goes 1 million miles, no crashes (AccessAtlanta: Strange News)

Sep 05 2008
Car sales plummet, more bad news for the steel industry? (Steel Strip)

Sep 05 2008
VIDEO: Gale Banks talks about developing high performance diesel engines (AutoblogGreen)

Sep 04 2008
GM Hybrid sales slowly picking up some steam: 1,629 deliveries in August (AutoblogGreen)

Sep 04 2008
Does Sirius XM Need a Total Makeover? (DealBook)

Sep 04 2008

Employees

Number of Employees: 266,000

Revenue per Employee: $670,471

Top Executives

Maureen Kempston-Darkes, Vice President, Divisional/President, Geographical

Robert S. Osborne, General Counsel/Vice President, Divisional

Gary L. Cowger, Divisional Vice President

Steven J. Harris, Divisional Vice President

Thomas G. Stephens, Vice President, Divisional/Executive VP

Troy A. Clarke, Geographical President/Divisional Vice President

Kathleen S. Barclay, Divisional Vice President

Carl-Peter Forster, Vice President, Divisional/President, Subsidiary

David N. Reilly, Vice President, Divisional/President, Geographical

Ray G. Young, CFO/Executive VP

Lawrence D. Burns, Divisional Vice President

Frederick A. Henderson, Vice Chairman/COO/President

Bo I. Andersson, Divisional Vice President

Ralph J. Szygenda, Chief Information Officer/Divisional Vice President

Nicholas S. Cyprus, Chief Accounting Officer/Controller

Board of Directors

Eckhard Pfeiffer, Director

Kathryn V. Marinello, Director

Erskine B. Bowles, Director

Kent Kresa, Director

E. Neville Isdell, Director Nominee

Armando M. Codina, Director

Philip A. Laskawy, Director

Erroll B. Davis, Jr., Director

George M. C. Fisher, Director

Robert A. Lutz, Divisional Vice Chairman

Frederick A. Henderson, Vice Chairman/COO/President

Percy N. Barnevik, Director

Karen L. Katen, Director

Ellen J. Kullman, Director

Walter G. Borst, Treasurer

Financials

Quarterly

Annual

Income Statement	08/2008	05/2008	02/2008	11/2007
Sales	44.12 Bil.	38.33 Bil.	44 Bil.	42.18 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit	-5.97 Bil.	4.34 Bil.	3.09 Bil.	1.65 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	-9.72 Bil.	638 Mil.	-1.12 Bil.	-1.95 Bil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	-14.28 Bil.	-1.7 Bil.	-2.07 Bil.	-2.55 Bil.
Total Net Income	-15.47 Bil.	-3.25 Bil.	-722 Mil.	-38.96 Bil.
Basic EPS, Total	-27.33	-5.74	-1.28	-68.85
Diluted EPS, Total	-27.33	-5.74	-1.28	-68.85

BALANCE STATEMENT	08/2008	05/2008	02/2008	11/2007
Cash and Equivalents	19.55 Bil.	21.6 Bil.	24.82 Bil.	24.73 Bil.
Total Assets	65.92 Bil.	59.04 Bil.	76.15 Bil.	60.74 Bil.
Total Liabilities	79.12 Bil.	70.42 Bil.	76.63 Bil.	70.4 Bil.
Total Capitalization	-24.52 Bil.	-6.49 Bil.	-3.71 Bil.	-1.14 Bil.

Cash Flow	08/2008	05/2008	02/2008	11/2007
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	-2.19 Bil.	NA	NA	3.64 Bil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities	-1.55 Bil.	NA	NA	-60 Mil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	-1.75 Bil.	NA	NA	-3.49 Bil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	-5.26 Bil.	NA	NA	607 Mil.

Income Statement	2008	2007	2006	2005
Sales	166.26 Bil.	152.71 Bil.	154.12 Bil.	144.42 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit	14.86 Bil.	54.64 Bil.	38.48 Bil.	49.1 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	451 Mil.	21.25 Bil.	15.75 Bil.	28.71 Bil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	4.11 Bil.	12.18 Bil.	-568 Mil.	13.87 Bil.
Total Net Income	-38.73 Bil.	-1.98 Bil.	-10.57 Bil.	2.8 Bil.
Basic EPS, Total	-68.45	-3.5	-18.69	4.97
Diluted EPS, Total	-68.45	-3.5	-18.69	4.95

BALANCE STATEMENT	2008	2007	2006	2005
Cash and Equivalents	24.82 Bil.	24.12 Bil.	30.73 Bil.	35.99 Bil.
Total Assets	76.15 Bil.	64.67 Bil.	312.93 Bil.	336.99 Bil.
Total Liabilities	76.63 Bil.	79.4 Bil.	118.45 Bil.	113.64 Bil.
Total Capitalization	-3.71 Bil.	27.63 Bil.	300.35 Bil.	328 Bil.

Cash Flow	2008	2007	2006	2005
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	NA	-11.76 Bil.	-16.86 Bil.	13.06 Bil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities	NA	19.7 Bil.	8.56 Bil.	-31.77 Bil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	NA	-3.77 Bil.	3.48 Bil.	21.48 Bil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	NA	4.53 Bil.	-4.9 Bil.	3.44 Bil.

General Motors Corporation (GM)

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