A few weeks ago, Patrick Archambault of Goldman Sachs, an investment bank, estimated that by the end of next year GM would only have about $8.7 billion left unless assets were sold or debt raised.

• 几周前，投资银行高盛的PatrickArchambault估计，除非通用选择出售资产或是对外举债，否则到明年底，通用可能就只剩下87亿美元了。