Chrysler told to prepare to file for bankruptcy
The Treasury Department is directing Chrysler to prepare a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing as soon as next week, people with direct knowledge of the talks said yesterday. The company faces a deadline of April 30 to come up with a viable business plan supported by its creditors, the United Auto Workers union and Fiat, the Italian car company that wants to acquire a stake in Chrysler. Ref. Source 4
Well it is official now, but the company will not disappear. Chrysler has history in the USA and also a strong hold in Canada so many concessions have been made to help them restructure. Question is... Will you keep buying their cars? Pres. Obama said that they would back the waranties of Chrysler, but he also charged the new Chrysler to make more fuel efficnt cars.
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Chrysler to File for Bankruptcy Protection as Credit Talks Crumble Overnight [9:47 a.m. ET] Ref. ABC News |
Ralph Nader: Obama "Indecisiveness" in Chrysler Bankruptcy Leaves "Everything up in the Air"
Chrysler has filed for federal bankruptcy protection, becoming the first major American automaker to do so since 1933. The arrangement came after an intensive round of White House-sponsored negotiations among the Treasury Department, the union and Chrysler's executives and creditors. We get reaction from consumer advocate Ralph Nader, who says President Obama has failed to assert adequate control over Chrysler's woes. Ref. Source 6