General Motors planned $3.6 billion cash infusion to save its South Korean business is going to be in the form of loans, while Korea Development Bank (KDB) will get preference …
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GM to provide $3.6 billion funding to South Korean unit in latest move
by David Bondby David BondGeneral Motors has planned to provide $3.6 billion in fresh funding to its struggling South Korean unit, more than its earlier proposed $2.3 billion as part of a preliminary deal, …
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GM Korea’s board postpones decision on bankruptcy filing to Monday
by David Bondby David BondThe board of General Motors’ South Korean unit has postponed its decision on filing for court-led rehabilitation proceedings to Monday, according to two sources knowledgeable with the situation. GM Korea …
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GM Korea needs to survive in long-term, says South Korea minister
by David Bondby David BondSouth Korea’s finance minister stated on Monday that public funds could only be utilize to favor the South Korean auto unit of General Motors if it was obvious that the …
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GM’s South Korean unit to file for bankruptcy if no union agree with cost cut
by David Bondby David BondGeneral Motors stated its loss-making South Korean unit will file for bankruptcy if its union did not agree to cut labor costs by April 20, piling pressure on workers and …
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General Motors factory worker in South Korea commits suicide
by David Bondby David BondA 47-year-old worker at a South Korean plant of General Motors was found dead in a suspected suicide after submitting for a voluntary redundancy program of the U.S. automaker’s ailing …
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General Motors president says ‘shared sacrifice’ needed to fix South Korean operations
by David Bondby David BondGeneral Motors President Dan Ammann stated on Monday the automaker’s troubled South Korean operations can be a “sustainable, successful business,” if unions and the South Korean government concur soon on …
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General Motors confirms details of investment in South Korea business
by David Bondby David BondGeneral Motors confirmed information about a proposed investment in its loss-making South Korean company on Friday, however stated it went through support from Seoul and GM’s Korean union. GM Korea …
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General Motors proposes $2.8 billion investment in South Korea
by David Bondby David BondGeneral Motors has proposed an investment of $2.8 billion into its loss-making South Korean operations over the next 10 years and has asked Seoul to offer its share of the …
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Union to strike if General Motors plans complete South Korea exit
by David Bondby David BondGeneral Motors’ South Korean workers will go on a full strike if the automaker chooses to entirely pull out of the country, its union head informed Reuters on Wednesday, adding …

