Press Release

DBRS Confirms General Motors Company at BBB (low), Assigns BBB (low) Rating to New Credit Facility and Discontinues Ratings of General Motors Holdings LLC

Autos & Auto Suppliers
October 17, 2014

DBRS has today confirmed General Motors Company’s (GM Company) Issuer Rating at BBB (low) with a Stable trend and has assigned a BBB (low) rating with a Stable trend to GM Company’s new Revolving Credit Facility (the Facility). Concurrently, DBRS has discontinued the Issuer Rating and Secured Credit Facility Rating of General Motors Holdings LLC (in line with the cancellation of the former facility).

The Facility totals $12.5 billion, consisting of a three-year tranche in the amount of $5.0 billion and a five-year tranche in the amount of $7.5 billion. The Facility also includes a sub-limit in the amount of $4.0 billion for General Motors Financial Company, Inc. (rated BBB (low) with a Stable trend by DBRS).

Notes:
All figures are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.

The related regulatory disclosures pursuant to the National Instrument 25-101 Designated Rating Organizations are hereby incorporated by reference and can be found by clicking on the link to the right under Related Research or by contacting us at info@dbrs.com.

The applicable methodologies are Rating Companies in the Automotive Manufacturing Industry, Rating Holding Companies and Their Subsidiaries and DBRS Criteria: Financial Ratios and Accounting Treatments — Non Financial Companies, which can be found on our website under Methodologies.

This rating is endorsed by DBRS Ratings Limited for use in the European Union.

Ratings

General Motors Company
  • Date Issued:Oct 17, 2014
  • Rating Action:Confirmed
  • Ratings:BBB (low)
  • Trend:Stb
  • Rating Recovery:
  • Issued:CA
  • Date Issued:Oct 17, 2014
  • Rating Action:New Rating
  • Ratings:BBB (low)
  • Trend:Stb
  • Rating Recovery:
  • Issued:CA
General Motors Holdings LLC
  • Date Issued:Oct 17, 2014
  • Rating Action:Disc.-W/drwn
  • Ratings:Discontinued
  • Trend:--
  • Rating Recovery:
  • Issued:CA
  • Date Issued:Oct 17, 2014
  • Rating Action:Disc.-W/drwn
  • Ratings:Discontinued
  • Trend:--
  • Rating Recovery:--
  • Issued:CA
  • US = Lead Analyst based in USA
  • CA = Lead Analyst based in Canada
  • EU = Lead Analyst based in EU
  • UK = Lead Analyst based in UK
  • E = EU endorsed
  • U = UK endorsed
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