government gives carmakers $13bn bailout

Government gives carmakers $13bn bailout
From correspondents in Washington
Agence France-Presse
December 20, 2008 12:57am
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+ - Print Email Share Add to MySpace Add to Digg Add to del.icio.us Add to Fark Post to Facebook Add to Kwoff What are these? THE US government will provide ailing automakers with $US13.4 billion ($19.63 billion) in short-term financing.
It has set a deadline of March 31, 2009 for them to become viable.