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Chrysler gets court approval on loan, Opel heats up

Chrysler won interim approval from a U.S. bankruptcy court to access a $4.5 billion loan as it tried to move ahead in its planned alliance with Fiat SpA, while the Italian automaker advanced its bid for General Motors Corp's European Opel brand.

GM to sell Saturn proceeds

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General Motors on Monday said it will proceed to sell its Saturn unit, in a secured agreement with a specific buyer later this year, which has 400 retailer locations in the U.S. and Canada.

Group seeks to block Chrysler/Fiat as Opel heats up

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A group of investment funds sought on Monday to block Chrysler's planned alliance with Fiat SpA, while the Italian automaker advanced its bid to overhaul the industry by setting its sights on Germany's Opel.
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Fiat CEO in Berlin to pitch plan for Europe giant

Fiat SpA's chief executive visits Berlin on Monday to try to convince Germany's political leaders to sign up to his vision for a new European car giant by letting him take over General Motors Corp's Opel unit.
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Chrysler files for bankruptcy; inks Fiat deal

Chrysler LLC filed for bankruptcy on Thursday and announced an industry-changing deal with Fiat, after being pummeled by sliding auto sales and unable to reach agreement on restructuring its debt.
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GM shouldn't have crushed its EV1: Tesla Motors CEO (VIDEO)

Elon Musk, the Chief Executive of electric automaker Tesla Motors said Tuesday that General Motors should have continued introducing new electric cars after its EV1 models were produced in the 1990s, adding that he hopes that his company’s cars will help spur an electric car revolution.
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Chrysler files for bankruptcy, signs Fiat deal

Chrysler LLC -- battered for the past two years by disappearing global auto sales and the credit crisis -- filed for bankruptcy on Thursday and announced an industry-changing deal with Fiat after talks to restructure its debt broke down.
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Chrysler to file for bankruptcy

Chrysler LLC is expected to file for bankruptcy on Thursday after talks to restructure its debt with lenders broke down, a U.S. government official said.
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Chrysler in last-ditch talks, Obama hopeful

Chrysler rushed to clinch deals with Fiat SpA and a fractious group of lenders on Wednesday in a last-ditch effort to avoid bankruptcy a day ahead of a government-imposed restructuring deadline.
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GM offers final survival plan

General Motors Corp on Monday offered its final plan to reorganize outside bankruptcy by slashing bond debt, cutting over 21,000 more U.S. jobs and emerging as a nationalized automaker under majority control by the U.S. government.
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Pontiac RIP: storied brand falls victim to crisis

After 83 years of storied history and with a huge following for its famous older models, Pontiac on Monday became the highest-profile victim of the U.S. auto industry crisis with General Motors Corp's announcement the brand would cease to exist in 2010.
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GM accelerates cost cuts

General Motors Corp on Monday launched a last-ditch bond exchange offer to avoid bankruptcy and planned to cut 21,000 U.S. hourly jobs in a new restructuring that would see the automaker nationalized under majority control by the U.S. government.
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Chrysler, unions make progress as deadline nears

U.S. automaker Chrysler LLC showed signs of progress with its unionized workers in its battle to stay alive on Sunday with just days left to complete deals to slash labor and debt costs or face bankruptcy.
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GM's Chevy Volt a Key Part of Automaker's Restructuring

General Motors Corp. unveiled its restructuring plan on Monday, which may help it avoid filing for bankruptcy protection, focusing on new product developments including a confirmation of current development plans for its highly anticipated electric vehicle, the Chevy Volt.
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GM to slash 21,000 blue collar jobs

General Motors Corp. said Monday it would cut its factory workforce by 21,000 by end of 2010 and seek to do a debt for equity swap with government for more than half of its government debt as part of its restructuring plan.
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GM to slash costs, drop Pontiac

General Motors Corp on Monday said it would cut debt, close plants, slash jobs and drop the Pontiac brand as part of a sweeping restructuring that would see the automaker emerge under the ownership control of the U.S. government and its major union.
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GM plans deep cuts, to eliminate Pontiac

General Motors Corp on Monday announced plans to close plants, cut hourly workers and dealers and to eliminate its Pontiac brand in an effort to meet government demands for a quicker and deeper restructuring.
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GM plans deep plant, job cuts

General Motors Corp on Monday announced plans to close plants, cut hourly workers and dealers and to eliminate its Pontiac brand in an effort to meet government demands for a quicker and deeper restructuring.
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Wall Street set to fall as swine flu jitters weigh

Wall Street looked set for a drop of more than 1 percent at the open on Monday as investors worried that a possible global flu outbreak could throw a wrench into the economy's ability to climb out of a recession.

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