"I think there will be a short bankruptcy to see if it works, " said Sean McAlinden, chief economist for the Center for Automotive Research.

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Sean McAlinden is chief economist at the Center for Automotive Research.

NPR: Questions Surround GM Buyout Offer

Whitacre expressed his misgivings at a recent Management Briefing Seminar in Michigan's Traverse City, according to Sean McAlinden of the Ann Arbor-based Center for Automotive Research.

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