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A bankruptcy of General Motors or another major automaker could hit American consumers hard, industry experts warn.

Neither a bailout nor bankruptcy may save General Motors or the other Detroit automakers. So imagine the cost of losing GM, starting with millions of jobs.

It worked for the airlines, but it might not work for General Motors. Saving the company through bankruptcy is probably not a viable option for the troubled automaker.

The government has stepped in with nearly $125 billion to try and stabilize AIG. The nation's banks are tapping even more.

Now General Motors wants its own bailout.

Chief executives from General Motors, Ford and Chrysler are on Capitol Hill desperately seeking loans. The Big Three are running out of money fast.

Jeff Tyler reports that the companies are fighting for their lives.

General Motors reported sharply lower global sales as weakness in the nation's leading automaker's domestic sales spread to overseas markets.

Are General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler LLC too big to fail? Or just too powerful?

The automakers are staggering, burning through thin cash reserves even as their shares tank. But no one knows when consumers will start buying new vehicles again.

S&P's warning that it was reviewing General Motors credit rating for a possible downgrade sent the auto maker's shares down 30 percent and helped drag the DOW below 9,000.

Steve Henn has more.

S&P's warning that it was reviewing General Motors credit rating for a possible downgrade sent the auto maker's shares down 30 percent and helped drag the DOW below 9,000.

Steve Henn has more.