GM bondholders dig in, gird for bankruptcy

NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Motors Corp's bondholders on Friday said they remained opposed to the company's proposed bond exchange, a position which threatens to send GM into bankruptcy soon, while the Obama administration said it would not extend talks.

A day after the automaker reached a preliminary restructuring deal with unions, GM's biggest bondholders, with some $27 billion in unsecured debt, still intend to reject GM's offer for a 10 percent equity stake, a spokesman for the creditors said.

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