1. Note: Seasonally adjusted data. Detroit figures are for the Metropolitan area
Source: BLS

2. In millions
1.83mm
1.63mm
Source: BLS

3. GM's Finances
(In billions) 2008 2011E
Revenues $148.9 $149.7
Profit / Loss -$30.9 $7.8
Source: Company filings, Bloomberg consensus estimates

4. “If General Motors, Ford and Chrysler get the
bailout that their chief executives asked for yesterday,
you can kiss the American automotive industry
goodbye.”
--- Mitt Romney (2008)
Source: Mitt Romney’s NYT Op-Ed “Let Detroit Go Bankrupt”, Nov 18, 2008