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Moody's upgrades GM's ratings: credit facility to Baa2 and unsecured notes to Baa3; outlook stable.

New York, January 30, 2017-- Moody's Investors Service, upgraded General Motors Company's debt ratings, including the revolving credit facility rating to Baa2 from Baa3, and its senior unsecured notes to Baa3 from Ba1. The unsecured notes rating reflects the structural subordination to the revolving credit facility and other operating company obligations. The Baa2 bank debt rating reflects GM's progress in strengthening its competitive position by building out its product...
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AK Steel Holding Corporation

AK Steel Holding is a producer of flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steels products primarily for the automotive, infrastructure and manufacturing, and distributors and converters markets through its wholly-owned subsidiary, AK Steel Corporation. The company's other subsidiaries also provide customer solutions with carbon and stainless steel tubing products, solutions, tool design, hot- and cold-stamped steel components and assemblies. The company sells its carbon steel products mainly to customers in North America, and it sells its electrical and stainless steel products primarily in North America and Europe. The company also produces metallurgical coal through its AK Coal Resources, Inc. subsidiary.

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Moody's Investors Service
Moody's Investors Service

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