In this photograph taken June 27, 2010, the familiar blue oval shines on the grille of an 2010 Ford F-150 Platinum pickup truck at a Ford dealership in the west Denver suburb of Lakewood, Colo. Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday, June 30, it's making another $4 billion payment on its huge debt.(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)AP - Ford Motor Co., the only Detroit automaker to avoid bankruptcy protection, said Wednesday it will reduce its huge debt by another $4 billion as it continues to show signs of financial strength.


AP - GM told potential investors on Tuesday it will be the first global automaker to sell more than 2 million vehicles in China this year, portraying itself as poised for overseas growth a year after exiting bankruptcy protection.
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FILE - In this Nay 21, 2010 file photo, Chrylser CEO Sergio Marchionne addresses visitors to the Jefferson North Assembly Plant, in Detroit. Marchionne is telling employees Friday, June 11, 2010, that the company has made progress in the year since it left bankruptcy protection, but it still has a long way to go. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, file)AP - One year after Chrysler Group LLC's government-funded exit from bankruptcy protection, CEO Sergio Marchionne is telling employees that the company has made progress but still has a long way to go.


Reuters - Two years after Vallejo, California, filed for bankruptcy protection, officials in nearby Antioch are also tossing around the 'B' word.

FILE - In this July 10, 2009 file photo, a building bearing the logo of the CIT Group is seen in New York. CIT Group said Tuesday, April 27, 2010, it turned a profit in its first quarter since emerging from bankruptcy protection.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, file)AP - The business lender CIT Group Inc. said Tuesday it turned a profit in its first quarter since emerging from bankruptcy protection.


In this April 11, 2010 photo, an unidentified buyer looks over a long row of unsold 2010 Chrysler PT Cruisers at a Chrysler-Jeep dealership in Aurora, Colo.  Chrysler Group LLC lost a staggering $3.8 billion from the time it left bankruptcy protection June 10 through the end of last year, but the automaker says its fortunes improved dramatically in the first quarter.(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)AP - Chrysler Group LLC says cost cuts, manufacturing efficiency and disciplined pricing helped the Italian-run automaker slash its net loss to $197 million in the first quarter.


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In this photo made Sunday, March 7, 2010, an unsold 2010 Malibu sits at a Chevrolet dealership in Denver. General Motors Co. on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 said it lost $4.3 billion in the last half of 2009 as it struggled to emerge from bankruptcy protection, repay government loans and cope with a severe downturn in U.S. sales. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)AP - General Motors Co., steadily returning to health after its near-collapse in 2009, said Tuesday it plans to pay off its government loans by June — five years ahead of schedule — and could report a profit as early as this year.


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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Video-rental chain Blockbuster Inc said on Tuesday for the first time it may need to file for bankruptcy protection after years of struggling to lessen its debt load.


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of General Growth Properties rose on Friday, their first day back on the New York Stock Exchange, even as the U.S. mall owner operates under bankruptcy protection.


Reuters - Shares of General Growth Properties rose on Friday, their first day back on the New York Stock Exchange, even as the U.S. mall owner operates under bankruptcy protection.