(http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/chevrolet/ns/chevrolet_bdg_ns_22411_196.jpg) General Motors said it recorded four consecutive profitable quarters in 2010, earning $4.7 billion for the full year, but a favorable government ruling on the automaker's previous losses could shelter it from paying billions in corporate taxes for years.
Source: GM Posts First Full-Year Profit Since 2004 (http://www.insideline.com:80/chevrolet/gm-posts-first-full-year-profit-since-2004.html)