Even if there GM swaps the 49% stake it holds in GMAC for Chrysler, there is still a lot of good that can come from it.

Both companies can't cut floor staff.  They can cut office staff, and they have. They can merge R&D, and trade access to technology.

The gains from this aren't huge, but they just might be enough to allow the company to break a small profit.  Going into the black would allow the companies to stem a lot of the pressure coming from the stock market, and would change the narrative on the companies.

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