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Ex-Auto Task Force advisor dishes on GM, Chrysler Bankruptcy

Former Auto Task Force adviser Steven Rattner recently wrote an article of government’s rescue of General Motors and Chrysler. It includes some pretty juicy tidbits. Full Article at Automotive Blogs

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Related Quotes

  1. No one should expect overnight turnarounds . . . Be patient
    – Steven Rattner SOURCE: Santa Rosa Press Democrat 1 month ago
  2. The U.S. government is a reluctant shareholder ... We were not a volunteer in this war, we were a draftee.
    – Steven Rattner SOURCE: Detroit Free Press 1 month ago
  3. No one should expect overnight turnarounds ... Be patient
    – Steven Rattner SOURCE: Tulsa World 1 month ago
  4. It seemed obvious that any CEO who had burned through $44 billion of cash in 15 months should not continue
    – Steven Rattner SOURCE: Santa Rosa Press Democrat 1 month ago
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