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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

Early Glance: Autos companies AP
Oct 07 2008
GM could sell Detroit headquarters to raise cash AP
Oct 07 2008
GM tumbles to 54-year low as overall market drops AP
Oct 06 2008
Final Glance: Autos companies AP
Oct 06 2008
Midday Glance: Autos companies AP
Oct 06 2008
GM launches new Traverse crossover at Tenn. plant AP
Oct 04 2008
GM to close Ohio SUV factory Dec. 23 AP
Oct 03 2008
Automaker shares mixed after House OKs rescue AP
Oct 03 2008
Electric cars shine at Paris auto show AP
Oct 03 2008
GM CEO urges workers to spread support of bailout AP
Oct 02 2008

Portfolio Blogs

Then There Were None
Oct 02 2008
Idle Chatter: 'Mad Men' Gets Its Due
Sep 22 2008
Electric Cars Gain Momentum
Sep 17 2008

Where a Hummer Is No Bummer
Aug 26 2008
The Year's Best (Read: Worst) Product Placements
Aug 18 2008

Press Releases

VIDEO from Medialink and General Motors: Wanna be a Race Car Driver? Oct-02-2008, 11:46AM EDT
Forster Calls for Restoration of Consumer Confidence Oct-02-2008, 05:57AM EDT
The Stanley Works Elects Patrick D. Campbell to Board of Directors Oct-01-2008, 04:05PM EDT
Chevrolet Cruze Revealed on the Eve of the Paris Motor Show Oct-01-2008, 04:01PM EDT
Zacks Analyst Interview Highlights: General Electric, General Motors and Citigroup Sep-30-2008, 06:00AM EDT

News From Around the Web

News

General Motors Picks Up Volume, Challenges Multi-Year Low (RTTNews)

Oct 07 2008
2nd UPDATE:GM To Cut Production At European Opel Plants-Labor (Morningstar)

Oct 07 2008
The Best New Cars of 2009 -- If Anyone Is Still Buying New Cars (Yahoo! News)

Oct 07 2008
GM Halts Production At Almost All European Sites - Labor Reps (Morningstar)

Oct 07 2008
More (Daily Advertiser, Lafeyette, LA)

Oct 07 2008
Dwindling jobs: A sour economy takes its toll at the workplace (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Oct 07 2008
Shares of General Motors hit lowest price in more than half century as overall market plunges (Canadian Business Online)

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

Oct 06 2008
Midday Glance: Autos companies (MSN Money)

Oct 06 2008

Blogs

The Short Life of the Short-Selling Ban (Conglomerate)

Oct 06 2008
Merry Christmas: Envoy, Trailblazer, 9-7X plant closing Dec. 23rd (Autoblog)

Oct 06 2008
Brace For Massive Layoffs (Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis)

Oct 05 2008
Toyota Finds The Going Tough At The Top (CNBC: Behind the Wheel - Phil Lebeau)

Oct 03 2008
GM moves nearly 2,000 hybrids in September (AutoblogGreen)

Oct 02 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

Steven J. Harris, Divisional Vice President

Gary L. Cowger, 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

Kathryn V. Marinello, Director

Eckhard Pfeiffer, 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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