[News Analysis] SsangYong Motor halts trading as bankruptcy court grants breather
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An exterior view of SsangYong Motor's Pyeongtaek factory in April. (Yonhap)
Stocks of SsangYong Motor halted trading starting Tuesday as the cash-strapped automaker is now under bankruptcy court supervision and has effectively been given a three-month grace period before it enters court receivership.
Eyes are on whether SsangYong Motor to avoid the court-led rehabilitation proceedings by soliciting a new investor in that time.
On Monday, SsangYong Motor said it had applied for an autonomous restructuring support program, when filing for bankruptcy to Seoul Bankruptcy Court for the first time in 11 years.