GM makes speedy exit from bankruptcy, CEO says automaker will make money, repay gov’t loansDETROIT — General Motors completed an unusually quick exit from bankruptcy protection on Friday with ambitions of making money and building cars people are eager to buy. Once the world’s largest and most powerful automaker, new GM is now leaner, cleansed of massive debt and burdensome contracts that would have sunk it without federal loans. Stocks move lower as falling oil prices, earnings jitters weigh on marketNEW YORK — Investors seem to be running short on hope. A brief look at the history of General Motors Corp.Some key events in General Motors’ history: |