Rosemond Tipton sits in her newly purchased General Motors C

UNITED STATES - MAY 30: Rosemond Tipton sits in her newly purchased General Motors Cadillac STR at Brown & Woods Pontiac Buick GMC Cadillac auto dealership in Greenville, North Carolina, U.S., on Saturday, May 30, 2009. General Motors Corp. (GM), the world's largest carmaker until its 77-year reign ended last year, filed for bankruptcy protection in the U.S. with a plan to create a 21st-century company that can compete in world markets. (Photo by Jim R. Bounds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)