This January 12, 2009 file photo shows Rick Wagoner, then General Motors Chairman and CEO, speaking to the media during a press preview at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. General Motors, readying a massive bankruptcy filing backed by billions in public funds, faces a complex set of challenges as a virtually nationalized "Government Motors," analysts say. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

This January 12, 2009 file photo shows Rick Wagoner, then General Motors Chairman and CEO, speaking to the media during a press preview at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. General Motors, readying a massive bankruptcy filing backed by billions in public funds, faces a complex set of challenges as a virtually nationalized "Government Motors," analysts say.

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