01-23-2010, 01:53 PM
Although the US Government is a majority stockholder in GM, their combined shares are still below 40%. The US Government is also not involved in the operation aspect of GM (just like all other stockholders) they have a limited say to the Board of Directors as to issues of executive compensation, risky ventures, etc (the same as all other majority stockholders) but as to who does what with what franchise or issues or parts distribution, that's a matter of the corporation not the government (like all other majority stockholders). The US government has nothing to do with what is going on with franchises or dealers on Hawaii.