History Lesson - General Motors
Monday, June 01, 2009General Motors filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy today with plans to reorganize and reemerge a trimmer firm. The global economic crisis hastened the failure of GM, which, just a year ago, still held the title of "world's largest carmaker." NBR's Jeff Yastine offers a brief look at the history of this fabled American automaker in the following video timeline. (You need Flash installed to watch.)
GM Timeline
Share Your GM Car Memories
NBR's staff has been busy blogging about their favorite memories of owning or driving a GM car. Read their thoughts and share your memories by posting a comment in response to your favorite entry.
GM Memories: Impala
GM Memories: Monza & Citation
GM Memories: First Car
GM Memories: The Bel Air
You can also read Midwest bureau chief Diane Eastabrook's blog entry about the future of General Motors:
Second Act for GM?
External Links/Articles*
- General Motors
This links to the "History" section of GM's corporate website, which offers an in-depth, interactive timeline of the company's history. - The White House
This links to the June 1, 2009 remarks President Obama made about GM's plans to restructure while in bankruptcy.
*Clicking these external links will take you off the NBR web site on PBS.org. NBR has no affiliation with these sites.
