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 Apr 25 2009, 05:06 AM
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It's all over the 'net, CNN, Fox, WSJ (subscription)...
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Apr 28 2009, 04:12 AM
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One of the reasons that I heard behind GM's restructuring with the killing of Pontiac and selling off of Saturn is the UAW's involvement. Saturn has a lot of their operations in Spring Hill, TN, a right to work state with non-union plants. Pontiac has models made in plants without union involvement as well; G8 from Australia, Matrix from their joint plant with Toyota in California. With the news today or the proposed bailout making the Treasury and the UAW as the prime owners of GM, it wouldn't surprise me.
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Rob Hood RIP Pontiac... Apr 25 2009, 05:06 AM
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