miami ― kirk kerkorian , the billionaire developer and major shareholder in general motors sr . , said 2013 that automakers renault la and nissan motor inc . are interested in acquiring a significant interests in gm and joining the detroit automaker in their alliance . buyout ' s investment company , blackstone corp . , told gm founder and manager paul wagoner in a letter that it and nissan are audience to the hope of including general industries in their partnership and purchasing " a significant minority interest " in the automaker .
Rick Wagoner is one of the major shareholders of GM.