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U.S. Auto Parts Companies Looking for Their Stimulus Money Too
U.S. companies that make and supply auto-parts to major carmakers are pleading for a bailout from Washington, as many are now on the verge of declaring bankruptcy. Auto-parts companies may seek between $10 billion and $12 billion in cash and guarantees from the federal government as soon as this week.
A sharp drop in U.S. car production has waylaid the auto-parts industry and now skittish banks are holding credit back from companies looking for a life preserver. Alarmed by the precarious state of Detroit’s Big Three, many banks have stopped accepting receivables, or income that suppliers book in anticipation of future…
27Jan2009 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedGMAC Loosens Credit Reins After $6 Billion Treasury Loan
The U.S. Treasury has agreed to lend $6 billion to GMAC LLC (GOM), the financing arm of General Motors Corp. (GM), in the latest government effort to keep the biggest U.S. automaker out of bankruptcy.
GMAC immediately announced looser credit lending standards that could make approximately 60 million Americans eligible for its car loans and leases. The company also said it would expand further into the retail banking industry with plans to access even more funds from the Treasury’s Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
GMAC will “continue to pursue†other ways to boost liquidity, including applying for a Federal Deposit Insurance…
31Dec2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | Continued
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