General Motors Chapter 11 reorganization preferred court. Normally for such cases, the company would have filed in the courts located in the state(s) where the company is incorporated, or where it conducts operations, which for Detroit-headquartered General Motors would have been the courts in Michigan or Delaware, where it is incorporated. General Motors' attorneys, however, preferred to file in the federal courts in New York, because those courts have a reputation for expertise in bankruptcy. In a press conference later that day, the GM Chief Executive Officer, Fritz Henderson, stressed that he intended for the bankruptcy process to move quickly. In addition to Mr Henderson's
Chrysler R platform vehicles used in city areas. But after the R-body line was dropped in 1982 and Chrysler switched over to the smaller M-body Dodge Diplomat for police use, the 318 V8 proved sufficient. 1979 "New Yorker" "Newport" "St Regis" 1980 "New Yorker" "Newport" "St Regis" "Gran Fury" 1981 "New Yorker" "Newport" "St Regis" "Gran Fury" Chrysler R platform The Chrysler R platform was introduced for the 1979 model year as an attempt to compete with General Motors' downsized standard line (introduced 1977) and the new Ford Panther series. It comprised six models and lasted just three years. As the middle of