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The 3-minute interview: Peter Morici - UMCP Economics and auto expert on GM cuts - Read More

Date Added: July 19, 2008 12:40:11 AM
Peter Morici is a professor of economics and auto expert at the University of Maryland College Park. This week, GM announced a series of deep cuts that would slash thousands of jobs, cut health benefits for retirees, and steer production away from trucks and SUVs. GM Chief Executive Officer Rick Wagoner called the new strategy "not a plan to survive - it is a plan to win."

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