GM CEO says consumers "tense" over housing
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The top executive at General Motors Corp  said on Tuesday that the automaker was watching the downturn in the U.S. housing market closely and blamed the softness there for weakness in vehicle sales.
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GMAC LLC, the auto and mortgage lender controlled by Cerberus Capital Management LP , may face "substantial difficulty" if credit markets do not improve, Cerberus founder Stephen Feinberg wrote in a January letter to investors, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.
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Diversified manufacturer Honeywell  International  expects the crisis in U.S. housing loans  to affect industry and hurt economic growth in 2008, its chief  executive said in a newspaper interview.
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General Motors Corp  expects that  the U.S. housing market will start to improve by 2009 and that  the U.S. economy will avoid a recession in the current year,  the automaker's chief auto industry sales analyst said on  Thursday.
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Diversified manufacturer Honeywell International  expects the crisis in U.S. housing loans to affect industry and hurt economic growth in 2008, its chief executive said in a newspaper interview.
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Turmoil stemming from subprime mortgage delinquencies could dampen demand for homes and ultimately slow U.S. economic growth, Federal Reserve Governor Randall Kroszner said on Thursday.
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The chief executive of Freddie Mac  warned that the U.S. economy faces a 40 percent to 45 percent risk of recession induced by the housing market downturn, the Financial Times reported on its Web site.
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Best Buy Co Inc  Chief  Executive Brad Anderson said on Tuesday that he saw signs of a  tougher retail climate and the company would feel the strain if  its customers did.
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General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co., responding to growing concerns about the safety and stability of sport utility vehicles, said Thursday
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Employees at General Motors Corp. in Europe have discussed a major overhaul of the corporate structure in negotiations with management, the chief employee representative said in an interview published Sunday.
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General Motors Corp.  Chief Executive Rick Wagoner said on Friday the automaker's U.S. sales would fail to match last December's strong levels.
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General Motors Corp  Chief  Executive Rick Wagoner said on Thursday that the No. 1 U.S.  automaker expects overall U.S. auto sales to hold roughly flat  in 2008 with the depressed levels of 2007 even as global sales  hit a new high.
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General Motors Corp.  Chief Executive Rick Wagoner said he does not expect a consolidation in the U.S. auto industry in the near term despite the intense pressures from fierce competition and excess production capacity, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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General Motors Corp  said on Thursday it sees significantly improved operating earnings and cash flow in the next two to three years, but expects high fuel prices and declining consumer confidence to be a drag on U.S. sales this year.
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General Motors Corp. GM.N Chief  Executive Rick Wagoner said on Friday the automaker's U.S.  sales would fail to match last December's strong levels.
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General Motors Corp.  on Tuesday posted a steeper-than-anticipated 24 percent decline in June sales, as U.S. automakers lost share and overall monthly sales sputtered in the face of high fuel prices and a weak housing market.
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The top executive at General Motors Corp  said on Sunday that the woes of the U.S. economy were a concern to the automaker, but predicted that the second half of 2008 would be better than the first half.