That means doing things it has been loath to do: cutwagesandbenefits for unionized workers, eliminate marginal brands like Pontiac, Saturn and Saab and slash its dealer network.
The company is talking to unions which represent about two-thirds of its 50, 600 employees, in the hope of getting an agreement by 16 December to scrap plants, sack thousands of workers andcut the wagesandbenefits of those who remain.