The company's initial public offering Thursday is set to be the largest IPO in history, selling about $20 billion in common and preferred shares.
Strong investor demand led the company to increase both the number and price of shares being offered, boosting the overall IPO size from about $13 billion in the last two days.
But the question for investors is whether the century-old behemoth, just 16 months from a federal bailout and bankruptcy reorganization, can achieve the kind of growth that rival Ford has recently.
Ford Motor's stock (F, Fortune 500) has returned 65% since the start of the year -- more than ten times the value of its low point in early 2009.
Ford has been praised for being the only U.S. automaker to avoid a bailout or bankruptcy. It has been gaining U.S. market share with attractive and critically-acclaimed new models. (more)
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