A day after appealing to the Senate Banking Committee for funds it needs to operate, Chrysler LLC has hired bankruptcy law firm Jones Day to prepare for a possible Chapter 11 filing, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
In an interview with CBS News yesterday, Chrysler CEO Robert Nardelli said that a bankruptcy “would cause tremendous dislocation in healthcare, pension, wages, suppliers.” It would cost “two to three times more than what we’re asking for, up front,” he added.
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