GM Secures $4.5 Billion Parts Deal to Shield Supply Chain and Preserve Cash

3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Aug 11

$4.5 billion is the ceiling on GM’s new purchasing agreement with Procura Auto Parts, which will prepay selected suppliers to help the automaker avoid parts shortages.
JPMorgan Chase and Banco Santander are leading the bank syndicate funding the arrangement, while GM repays through formal payment promises after parts are used in production, no later than July 31, 2029.
The structure keeps inventory costs off GM’s books until it buys the parts, with each purchase recorded as unsecured debt and excluded from adjusted automotive free cash flow until then.
GM did not identify the targeted components, but the industry’s recent trouble spots have included semiconductor memory chips, rare earths and wire harnesses.
The deal, established Friday and disclosed Tuesday, extends automakers’ broader sourcing rethink after years of supply disruptions, U.S. tariffs and efforts to reduce reliance on Chinese suppliers.

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