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Thousands of GM dealers received a letter this week giving them a choice -- give up control over a lot of their businesses or face closure. Steve Henn reports.

With GM reorganizing, seven plants could close in Michigan, costing 9,000 jobs. But things don't look so bleak in the state capital of Lansing, where GM has two plants considered modern and adaptable. Rob South reports.

Canceling franchises at dealerships that haven't performed well is a key part of Chrysler and GM's restructuring plans. But dealership owners say closing them down will cause job losses across the country. Tamara Keith reports.

GM and Chrysler executives will testify today before the Senate to discuss dealership closings -- and meet their new owners. Once the companies emerge from bankruptcy, taxpayers will be significant stakeholders. Jeremy Hobson reports.

GM is shutting down or idling 14 U.S. plants, including two in Pontiac, Mich. Kai Ryssdal talks with Pontiac resident Donna Kelley about how the plants closures are affecting her town.

General Motors just filed for bankruptcy, but it's already trying to re-brand itself. The automaker has launched a new ad campaign touting how the company will reinvent itself. Are consumers buying the new sales pitch? Sarah Gardner reports.

General Motors has found a buyer for its Hummer brand. But who would buy a company with such a bad rep? Steve Chiotakis talks to Tamara Keith about Hummer's modified global approach and the test-drive of an electric model.

In the 1950s GM was the largest industrial corporation on earth, and now it's bankrupt. How did this happen? Commentator and historian John Steele Gordon provides some historical perspective.

Now that GM has declared bankruptcy, the question is how much the government should invest in what may be a failing enterprise. Billions have already been spent. Commentator Robert Reich asks the question: Why?

Now that GM is in bankruptcy, a lot of things need to happen for the automaker to survive. New York bureau chief Amy Scott talks with Kai Ryssdal about how GM can weather the tough road ahead, and who may benefit from the bankruptcy.