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FrontRow · Aug 12, 2026

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General Motors has reached a unique, multibillion-dollar parts deal as it aims to preserve cash and prevent supply chain disruptions like ones that have hit the global automotive industry this decade. In a public filing, GM said the up to $4.5 billion purchasing agreement includes a company called Procura Auto Parts that specializes in sourcing rare or critical parts. It will receive funding through a bank syndicate led by JPMorgan Chase and Banco Santander to prepay select suppliers on behalf of GM. In return, GM will issue formal promises, or IPUs, to pay back the company after it uses the parts in production, no later than July 31, 2029. The deal allows GM to keep inventory costs off its books, while better securing future parts. GM pays interest, plus an agreed upon premium on what's used, as well a customary annual fee on the unused portion during that year, according to the filing. For accounting purposes, the prepayments show up as an asset and each purchase is booked as unsecured debt, and the cash flows are shown as if GM paid suppliers directly, the filing said.

General Motors has reached a unique, multibillion-dollar parts deal as it aims to preserve cash and prevent supply chain disruptions like ones that have hit the global automotive industry this decade. In a public filing, GM said the up to $4.5 billion purchasing agreement includes a company called Procura Auto Parts that specializes in sourcing rare or critical parts. It will receive funding through a bank syndicate led by JPMorgan Chase and Banco Santander to prepay select suppliers on behalf of GM. In return, GM will issue formal promises, or IPUs, to pay back the company after it uses the parts in production, no later than July 31, 2029. The deal allows GM to keep inventory costs off its books, while better securing future parts. GM pays interest, plus an agreed upon premium on what's used, as well a customary annual fee on the unused portion during that year, according to the filing. For accounting purposes, the prepayments show up as an asset and each purchase is booked as unsecured debt, and the cash flows are shown as if GM paid suppliers directly, the filing said.

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