I got it janesberg lets have a food drive for the ole boy .

TheJoker-------------Correct

O darn NO MORE GM at janesville best of luck finding a job

It's the greed of AMERICANS - not GM workers. People in the US have been spending money they don't have for years now, buying houses, cars whatever, that they can't afford, now the economy is suffering because the money has run out after paying billions to CEOs. Companies are closing all over. Factories, resturants, retail and so on. Find something/someone else to blame.

Thanks for the great comment janesberg. It is terrible that those like Thejoker have to make their pitiful lives better by preying on the misery of others. But when you look at the sources these insults are pathetic.

This is really amazing. I dont live in Janesville anymore. Never worked for General Motors either, yet I have enough sense to know what an awful thing this is for the workers. For all you workers who read some of the....well, not so smart comments people leave here. Ignore them! Things will turn around. The one question I have is how this Wagoner guy, the CEO keeps his job. My goodness

I hate to say it, but I told you so. Sen. Kohl has made the announcement that GM is shutting down immediately. My sources were correct again. Looks like the greed of the workers,UAW and GM has done them in. (Again!)

I have faith in GM i just bought 5 shares.

Boy, it's just getting tired of reading comments from idiots railing against SUV's ( wahoooooooo) as if they are the evil empire. Some people need SUV's and trucks and most we have been building are going overseas to Saudi Arabia. Why don't you idiots complain about banning semi truck's or planes or other vehicles that are even way more less fuel efficient? Because they are needed and SUV's are the easy gripe for the wacko's. Get real!

I heard today January 6, 2009.

Senator Herb Kohl's office said today that GM Janesville will be closing. From jsonline.com

I trust you on the dinner. It WILL be made Monday, but the closing WILL not happen.

That is a good plan, build SUV's that nobody wants. Or maybe, they will just announce that the plant will be closed as planned.

I predicted GM's bankruptcy months ago. Say goodbye to your pension and retiree health insurance. As for selling the Detroit headquarters - who would want to buy it? Nobody has any credit to buy anything like that with anyway. Downtown Detroit is and will continue to be flooded with unwanted office space. Who would want to buy Janesville's white elephant? The Socialist States of Bailouts comrade?

IT IS GOING TO BE ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY

Watch out yooper - I think it's a trick!

Your on. The Mrs. likes steak and shrimp, she's not a cheap date. LOL

It is funny that no one has thought that just maybe it is also the unions fault.For many years, the unions were there to protect the workers. Now, because of greed they have priced the American worker out of the world market. Say what you will about the company and exec.'s but companies are not run as a hobby and those that run them are in it to make money. Lots of money. That is why people try to start and run their own companies, to make more money. That is why the general public who are not in these jobs can not afford to buy their products without massive debt to their families.

gottabekidding, Time will tell just how crazy i am. But i will remember your name if any of my "PREDICTIONS" come true so i can rub it in all of the nay sayers faces. Bye the way, you really should not pick on people that ride the short bus.

Future timeline: Monday, October 13th General Motors gives the state of Wisconsin it's 60 day notice of closing which they have to do in order to cover their butt. The third week in November, G.M. announces that all SUV production will be moved from Arlington Texas to the Janesville plant. Arlington in turn will receive two to three vehicles on that plants format. Early 2009, Janesville plant shuts down for painting system renovations to accomodate Cadillac Escalade and other plant changes.Mid 2009, both shifts back to work full time with possible overtime dates added. G.M. is happy with all the second tier payscale workers that are starting, and Gov. Jim Doyle put's on the hero suit for keeping them here at the taxpayers expense. Just the Yoopers crazy thoughts here!?!?

Change. Everyone thinks they want it. Well here it comes.
This economy has been operating on smoke and mirrors for a long time. Companies have been gauging their performance on the latest quarterly profits and stock price for quite a while, boosting both at the expense of the future, which is arriving like a hurricane. Government spending has been rising on the strength of treasury notes as the debt grows to nearly 10 trillion dollars while politicians use the treasury as a re-election campaign tool. Home values have increased disproportionally compared to other prices as credit requirements dropped and credit became much less expensive which induced many to borrow against their inflated value in an effort to live the high life so many seek. Energy prices have ballooned due to our reluctance to pollute our own environment by restricting energy development at home while continuing to increase our consumption by buying foreign oil at what ever price they set.
In short, we have been living on money borrowed from the future, and now the future may very well be here to collect what it is owed.
GM will not survive as we now know it and neither will Ford. They likely will continue on in some semblance of what they were, but there is no guarantee of that. On the bright side, Japanese cars may get very expensive for some time to come, so GM may just be able to pull itself up out of these ashes. But the Janesville plant is probably doomed.

GM's stock has fallen to 1950s levels, the Dow Jones Industrial Average may drop them as an index stock, they are considering selling the Detroit headquarters to get cash because the credit markets are so airtight, and bankruptcy is certainly not off the table yet. They may come out of this in some form still called "GM" but it may be hardly recognizable (e.g. selling Hummer, shedding still more nameplates like Buick, and some have even suggested a GMC spinoff).
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This is grim.

Opinionsforfree: I would remind you that this is an industry wide problem now, not just a GM problem. Sales are down for all the major auto manufacturers. GM actually had lower sales declines than Toyota last quarter. Granted, they were practically giving them away, but it points out that people will buy their cars.

How about they price their cars so people can buy them. I hope GM goes under any company that can't plan ahead or change with the times should die

OMG, it's the end of the world! ;-)

It would not be the first time the auto industry went through a tough time. The early 80's were an example, and if GM and others make the right decision, they can weather the storm, and when the market swings back, they will be in a better profitable situation.

The world as we know it is coming to an end.

that is a BOLD...cutting edge headline...wow...good work AP;)