GM's Europe Units May Need 'More Drastic' Aid

一位知情人士透露，如果无法获得第三方投资者的援助，通用汽车(General Motors)可能需要请求更大规模的政府干预，以挽救其欧洲部门。Bloomberg News欧宝是通用汽车旗下的一个品牌通用汽车周四在一份监管文件中警告称，旗下欧洲部门可能要到年中才能完成重组，公司正在制定应急计划，以防与投资者以及德国政府的谈判破裂。通用汽车对欧洲部门的首选方案是获得政府贷款担保，吸引第三方对通用汽车主要位于德国和英国的亏损业务Opel/Vauxhall部门进行投资。第二套方案则是从欧洲国家或欧盟获得直接财务支持，这可能会像美国政府救助计划那样附加严格的限制。通用汽车从美国政府获得了134亿美元的联邦贷款，才得以维持运转。通用汽车正在与德国政府为首的欧洲政府商谈40亿美元的贷款。但由于欧洲政界反对政府救助通用汽车，围绕着该公司的不确定性不断加剧，谈判比预想的还要艰难；此前美国政府本周否决了通用汽车的生存计划，要求该公司在6月1日前进行重组或者申请破产。一位知情人士称，通用汽车相信能够在第二季度结束前获得政府支持；通用汽车此前表示公司届时可能会耗尽现金。不过，通用汽车非常有必要制定一份后备计划，因为欧洲部门的无力偿债问题可能会蔓延到整个全球业务。周一向美国总统奥巴马的汽车特别工作组提交最新报告时，通用汽车还表示，除非为旗下瑞典萨博(Saab)业务找到合适投资者，否则瑞典政府可能不会提供财务援助。通用汽车正寻求出售萨博，并正在向法庭申请类似美国风格的破产保护。通用汽车还说，正在与泰国进出口银行(Export-Import Bank of Thailand)商谈为旗下泰国业务提供贷款。Sharon Terlep相关阅读通用汽车准备破产计划 2009-04-01通用汽车新任CEO称能按时完成政府设定目标 2009-04-01通用汽车新CEO：公司将削减更多成本 2009-04-01 本文涉及股票或公司document.write (truthmeter('2009年04月03日10:40', 'GM'));General Motors Corp.总部地点：美国上市地点：纽约证交所股票代码：GM


General Motors Corp. may need 'more drastic' government intervention to save its European operations should efforts to secure help from a third-party investor fail, a person familiar with the situation said.The auto maker warned Thursday in a regulatory filing that its European restructuring may not be complete until midyear and that the company is developing 'contingency plans' in case negotiations with investors and the German government fail.GM's preferred course in Europe is to get government loan guarantees that would entice a third party to invest in the company's money-losing Opel/Vauxhall operations, based chiefly in Germany and Great Britain.The alternative of direct support from European nations or the European Union would likely involve strict stipulations, as has been the case in the U.S. where GM is surviving on $13.4 billion in federal loans.In Europe, GM is seeking $4 billion in negotiations being led by the German government. The talks are proving more difficult than anticipated amid political opposition to government aid for GM and heightened uncertainty after the White House this week rejected the company's survival plan and gave it until June 1 to restructure or file for bankruptcy.GM believes it can secure government backing by the end of the second quarter, when it has said it could run out of cash, the person familiar with the plans said. A backup plan, however, is critical since insolvency in Europe could ripple through its global operations.GM, in updates that came as part of a submission Monday to President Barack Obama's automotive task force, also said it expects no financial aid from the Swedish government unless it can find a suitable investor for its Swedish Saab unit. GM is looking to offload Saab and is seeking court protection from creditors similar to a U.S.-style bankruptcy.GM also said it is talking to the Export-Import Bank of Thailand about loans for operations there.Sharon Terlep