General Motors Acceptance Corp. has been the profit engine at the world's largest automaker for several years.

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In 2006, GM sold 51% interest in General Motors Acceptance Corp. to Cerberus Capital Management, a private equity company.

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Both Ford Motor Credit and General Motors Acceptance Corp. leases were 12% of parent company sales last year, down from 19% in 2000.

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Finnegan , head of financing arm General Motors Acceptance Corp.

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The car maker has diversified into financial services, and is extending the reach of General Motors Acceptance Corp (GMAC), which has said it may enter the home loans market.

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