General Motors goes public (again)

The World

Today “Government Motors” gets to be General Motors again, when the company announces its initial public offering. It’s a cautious success story ? the company had a $2.1 billion proffit this quarter. But is it the right time to go public? We speak with Paul Eisenstein, publisher of The Detroit Bureau, which covers the auto industry, for more.

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