The lessons of the 1979 Chrysler loan guarantee

Monday, November 24, 2008

WASHINGTON -- When Chrysler teetered on the brink of bankruptcy in 1979, the automaker spent months building support for a $1.5 billion loan guarantee that helped save the company and tens of thousands of jobs.

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