Why General Motors Thinks U.S. Auto Sales Haven't Peaked. U.S. auto sales hit record levels last year. GM's chief financial officer argues that 2015 wasn't a peak, but rather the beginning of a plateau, with a few more years of good sales yet to come. Here's his case. Feb 7, 2016 at 8:05AM.
The potential for shareholder oppression arguably increased when corporate law was changed to eliminate the common law right of minority shareholders to veto fundamental corporate changes such as mergers.n the United Kingdom, the Companies Act 2006 governs remedies for minority shareholder oppression. Contractual protections, such as buyout provisions in a shareholder agreement, have been cited as a potential alternative to statutory protections of minority shareholders.
Being a majority shareholder may sound like a situation characterized only by advantages, but there are many reasons this individual needs to exercise caution. Investing in a company that has a majority shareholder can place the minority shareholders at an extreme disadvantage.For this reason, the law often seeks to protect these individuals by placing certain obligations upon the person who owns the majority.his means a person can own the majority of a companyâs shares but he may not have a lot of authority. It should also be noted that majority shareholders do not have to be individuals. It is common to find that one company owns the majority of shares in another business.