Major U.S. car companies may become bankrupt. They did not manage to get help from the U.S. government.

Shares of General Motors tumbled more than 35 percent to hit a 70-year low on Thursday as prospects dimmed that lawmakers would reach a compromise on a proposed $25 billion bailout for U.S. automakers before Congress adjourns this week. In this minute shares of GM up 30 cents to $ 2.08. The fall dropped from 35% to 26%.

Shares of Ford fell 7 cents to $ 1.19 (-6 %).

Over the past 2 quarters of Ford lost $ 8.8 billion, for the year - $ 11.5 billion. Loss GM over the past year amounted to $ 23.1 billion.