Administration February 12, 2002

Company Match Hits the Skids at GM

December 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a move that will affect over 40,000 retirement plan participants, General Motors Corp (GM) will slash its matching contribution to 401(k) retirement plan for the second time this year.
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The auto maker currently contributes 60 cents in company stock for up to 6% of an employee’s salary for every dollar an employee puts into a 401(k) account.

But in the new year, the group will cut the match to 20 cents on the dollar, according to a report by the Associated Press. Earlier in the year, GM cut the match to 60 cents from 80 cents.

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According to the report, the decision could be revisited in the future depending on economic and financial conditions.

The recession having taken a heavy toll on the auto sector, Ford Motor Co, DaimlerChrysler AG’s Chrysler Group, Delphi Automotive Systems Corp. and Visteon Corp have taken similar cost cutting actions this year.

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