US: Big 3 finalise bailout plans
Author: just-auto.com editorial team | 1 December 2008
The Big 3 US automakers are finalising plans to be submitted to Washington lawmakers later this week that they hope will secure 'bridging loan' finances capable of getting them through a gaping liquidity hole next year.
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