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- Announcement made on July 15, 2008
- General Motors will sell $2 billion in assetsThe New York Times: G.M. Suspends Dividend and Plans Layoffs (July 15, 2008)
- GM also plans to borrow $3 billionThe New York Times: G.M. Suspends Dividend and Plans Layoffs (July 15, 2008)
- Will stop providing health care to employees over 65The New York Times: G.M. Suspends Dividend and Plans Layoffs (July 15, 2008)
- Will offer buyouts and early retirement to salaried employeesThe New York Times: G.M. Suspends Dividend and Plans Layoffs (July 15, 2008)
- Salaries will be frozen through 2009The New York Times: G.M. Suspends Dividend and Plans Layoffs (July 15, 2008)
- Changes will save 20 percent in labor costsReuters: Factbox: Highlights of GM's New Restructuring Plan (July 15, 2008)
- Will delay truck and SUV developmentReuters: Factbox: Highlights of GM's New Restructuring Plan (July 15, 2008)
- Payment of dividends will be suspendedThe New York Times: G.M. Suspends Dividend and Plans Layoffs (July 15, 2008)
- Barack Obama called plan a "sobering reminder" of recent economic difficultiesReuters: Obama says GM's woes a sober reminder (July 15, 2008)
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On July 15, 2008, General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner announced that the company would implement a restructuring plan to combat losses he described as "significant" in the second quarter of 2008.Agence France-Presse: GM warns of losses, scales back... (July 15, 2008)
The plan includes the suspension of dividends, a 20 percent reduction in cost of salaried employees and reductions in the production of trucks and large vehicles.The New York Times: G.M. Suspends Dividend and Plans Layoffs (July 15, 2008)
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GM Announcement July 15, 2008 Questions
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