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FILE - In this May 1, 2009 file photo, Nick Reilly, GM's President ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:31:21 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this May 1, 2009 file photo, Nick Reilly, GM's President of International Operations and interim European chief, reacts as he listens to a question during a news conference in Seoul, South Korea. General Motors Co. said Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, it expects to release a full restructuring plan for its Opel and Vauxhall operations in mid December, but did not specify the amount of cuts to capacity and jobs it would seek. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, file)

Spanish Industry Minister Miguel Sebastian (L) shakes hands ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:10:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Spanish Industry Minister Miguel Sebastian (L) shakes hands with General Motors Vice President and Chief for Operations in Europe Nick Reilly during a meeting in Madrid November 20, 2009. U.S. carmaker General Motors will present a new viability plan for Opel in December as it aims to reduce capacity across Europe by about 20 percent, a top executive said on Thursday. REUTERS/ Nacho Doce (SPAIN SPORT MOTOR RACING BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

Spanish Industry Minister Miguel Sebastian (L) shakes hands ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:06:43 GMT

GM Daewoo has said it has started shipping new mini cars to ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:48:25 GMT

(AFP/File) - GM Daewoo has said it has started shipping new mini cars to Europe as the South Korean unit of US auto giant General Motors Co. seeks to expand global sales.(AFP/File/Kim Jae-Hwan)

General Motors Vice President and chief for Operations in Europe ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:44:12 GMT

(Reuters) - General Motors Vice President and chief for Operations in Europe Nick Reilly arrives for a news conference at the GM factory in Figueruelas, near Zaragoza, November 19, 2009.U.S. carmaker General Motors will present a new viability plan for Opel in December as it aims to reduce capacity across Europe by about 20 percent, a top executive said on Thursday. REUTERS/Luis Correas (SPAIN SPORT MOTOR RACING BUSINESS)

General Motors Vice President and chief for Operations in Europe ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:43:08 GMT

(Reuters) - General Motors Vice President and chief for Operations in Europe Nick Reilly speaks during a news conference at the GM factory in Figueruelas, near Zaragoza, November 19, 2009.U.S. carmaker General Motors will present a new viability plan for Opel in December as it aims to reduce capacity across Europe by about 20 percent, a top executive said on Thursday. REUTERS/Luis Correas (SPAIN SPORT MOTOR RACING BUSINESS)

General Motors Vice President and chief for Operations in Europe ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:35:32 GMT

(Reuters) - General Motors Vice President and chief for Operations in Europe Nick Reilly speaks during a news conference at the GM factory in Figueruelas, near Zaragoza, November 19, 2009. U.S. carmaker General Motors will present a new viability plan for Opel in December as it aims to reduce capacity across Europe by about 20 percent, a top executive said on Thursday. REUTERS/Luis Correas (SPAIN SPORT MOTOR RACING BUSINESS)

General Motors Vice President and chief for Operations in Europe ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:34:21 GMT

(Reuters) - General Motors Vice President and chief for Operations in Europe Nick Reilly attends a news conference at the GM factory in Figueruelas, near aragoza, November 19, 2009. U.S. carmaker General Motors will present a new viability plan for Opel in December as it aims to reduce capacity across Europe by about 20 percent, a top executive said on Thursday. REUTERS/Luis Correas (SPAIN SPORT MOTOR RACING BUSINESS)

General Motors Headquarters is seen along the Detroit river ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:28:55 GMT

(Reuters) - General Motors Headquarters is seen along the Detroit river in Detroit, Michigan November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook

The Opel plant pictured in the western German city of Kaiserslautern ...

(AFP/DDP/File) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:06:30 GMT

(AFP/DDP/File) - The Opel plant pictured in the western German city of Kaiserslautern in July. European Union Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen will meet next Monday with EU economy ministers and representatives from General Motors to discuss the future of GM unit Opel, a German newspaper reported.(AFP/DDP/File/Thomas Wieck)

General Motors Corp. CEO Fritz Henderson speaks to the media ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:03:41 GMT

(Reuters) - General Motors Corp. CEO Fritz Henderson speaks to the media during a news conference at GM's World Headquarters in Detroit, November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook

Fritz Henderson, chief executive of General Motors, holds a ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:35:33 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Fritz Henderson, chief executive of General Motors, holds a press conference to give GM's first post-bankruptcy financial report at GM headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, United States. General Motors said Monday an improving global auto market will allow the struggling auto giant to repay government loans early and move forward toward a 2010 share offering.(AFP/Getty Images/Bill Pugliano)

Fritz Henderson, chief executive of General Motors, holds a ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:35:33 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Fritz Henderson, chief executive of General Motors, holds a press conference to give GM's first post-bankruptcy financial report at GM headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. General Motors said Monday an improving global auto market will allow the struggling auto giant to repay government loans early and move forward toward a 2010 share offering.(AFP/Getty Images/Bill Pugliano)

General Motors International Operations President Nick Reilly ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:02:04 GMT

(Reuters) - General Motors International Operations President Nick Reilly (L) and Flemish Region President Kris Peeters address a news conference after talks on the future of carmaker Opel in Brussels November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Thierry Roge (BELGIUM BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT POLITICS TRANSPORT)

CEO for General motors Europe, Nick Reilly looks up during a ...

(AP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:40:48 GMT

(AP) - CEO for General motors Europe, Nick Reilly looks up during a meeting with Minister-President of the Flemish Government Kris Peeters, unseen, at his office in Brussels, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. GM last week called off the planned sale of Germany-based Opel to car parts maker Magna and Russian lender Sberbank.(AP Photo/Yves Logghe)

General Motors International Operations President Nick Reilly ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:37:25 GMT

(Reuters) - General Motors International Operations President Nick Reilly (L) meets Flemish Region President Kris Peeters (R) for talks on the future of carmaker Opel in Brussels November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Thierry Roge (BELGIUM BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT POLITICS TRANSPORT)

CEO for General motors Europe, Nick Reilly, looks up during ...

(AP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:18:19 GMT

(AP) - CEO for General motors Europe, Nick Reilly, looks up during a meeting with Minister-President of the Flemish Government Kris Peeters, unseen, at his office in Brussels, Monday, Nov.16, 2009. GM last week called off the planned sale of Germany-based Opel to car parts maker Magna and Russian lender Sberbank.(AP Photo/Yves Logghe)

A sale flag waves from a used car at Herb Chambers, Monday, ...

(AP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:01:35 GMT

(AP) - A sale flag waves from a used car at Herb Chambers, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 in Danvers, Mass. General Motors Co. says it lost $1.2 billion from the time it left bankruptcy protection through Sept. 30, far better than it has reported in previous quarters and a sign that the auto giant is starting to turn around its business. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole)

General Motors Corp. Vice President, U.S. Sales Susan Docherty ...

(AP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:24:09 GMT

(AP) - General Motors Corp. Vice President, U.S. Sales Susan Docherty talks with reporters after a news conference at company headquarters in Detroit, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. General Motors Co. says it lost $1.2 billion from the time it left bankruptcy protection through Sept. 30, far better than it has reported in previous quarters and a sign that the auto giant is starting to turn around its business. The company also says it will begin repaying $6.7 billion in U.S. government loans with a $1.2 billion payment in December of 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

General Motors Corp. Chief Executive Fritz Henderson speaks ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:11:05 GMT

(Reuters) - General Motors Corp. Chief Executive Fritz Henderson speaks to the media during a news conference at GM's World Headquarters in Detroit, Michigan November 16, 2009. GM posted a quarterly loss on Monday but said stabilizing sales since its bankruptcy would allow it to begin paying down $8.1 billion in debt to the United States and Canada next month. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT BUSINESS HEADSHOT)

General Motors Corp. President and CEO Fritz Henderson speaks ...

(AP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:10:58 GMT

(AP) - General Motors Corp. President and CEO Fritz Henderson speaks during a news conference at company headquarters in Detroit, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. General Motors Co. says it lost $1.2 billion from the time it left bankruptcy protection through Sept. 30, far better than it has reported in previous quarters and a sign that the auto giant is starting to turn around its business. The company also says it will begin repaying $6.7 billion in U.S. government loans with a $1.2 billion payment in December of 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

General Motors Corp. Chief Executive Fritz Henderson speaks ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:08:59 GMT

General Motors (GM) chief executive Fritz Henderson in Shanghai ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:27:40 GMT

(AFP/File) - General Motors (GM) chief executive Fritz Henderson in Shanghai last month. General Motors' top executive said Monday the automaker was on track for a public share offering in the second half of 2010, to allow the US and Canadian governments to divest from the company.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)

The flag of US auto giant General Motors flys in front of the ...

(AFP/DDP/File) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:27:40 GMT

(AFP/DDP/File) - The flag of US auto giant General Motors flys in front of the Opel plant in the western German city of Kaiserslautern on November 4. General Motors said Monday an improving global auto market will allow the struggling auto giant to repay government loans early and move forward toward a 2010 share offering.(AFP/DDP/File/Torsten Silz)

Fritz Henderson, Chief Executive Officer of General Motors, ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:27:40 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Fritz Henderson, Chief Executive Officer of General Motors, holds a press conference to give GM's first post-bankruptcy financial report at GM headquarters. General Motors said Monday an improving global auto market will allow the struggling auto giant to repay government loans early and move forward toward a 2010 share offering.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Bill Pugliano)

General Motors Corp. President and CEO Fritz Henderson listens ...

(AP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:06:44 GMT

(AP) - General Motors Corp. President and CEO Fritz Henderson listens to a question while talking with reporters after a news conference at company headquarters in Detroit, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. General Motors Co. says it lost $1.2 billion from the time it left bankruptcy protection through Sept. 30, far better than it has reported in previous quarters and a sign that the auto giant is starting to turn around its business. The company also says it will begin repaying $6.7 billion in U.S. government loans with a $1.2 billion payment in December of 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

General Motors Corp. CEO Fritz Henderson speaks to the media ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:04:15 GMT

(Reuters) - General Motors Corp. CEO Fritz Henderson speaks to the media during a news conference at GM's World Headquarters in Detroit, Michigan November 16, 2009. GM said it would begin repaying $6.7 billion in U.S. government loans with a $1.2 billion payment in December. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

General Motors Corp. CEO Fritz Henderson speaks to the media ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:41:30 GMT

General Motors Corp. CEO Fritz Henderson speaks to the media ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:40:20 GMT

General Motors Corp. CEO Fritz Henderson speaks to the media ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:36:51 GMT

A GM logo pictured next to a Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:31:47 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - A GM logo pictured next to a Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle in Brownstown Township, Michigan, United States, in August. General Motors reported a loss Monday of 1.15 billion dollars since emerging from bankruptcy, but said improving market conditions would allow the automaker to repay state aid ahead of schedule.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Bill Pugliano)

General Motors (GM) chief executive Fritz Henderson in Shanghai ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:31:47 GMT

(AFP/File) - General Motors (GM) chief executive Fritz Henderson in Shanghai last month. General Motors reported a loss Monday of 1.15 billion dollars since emerging from bankruptcy, but said improving market conditions would allow the automaker to repay state aid ahead of schedule.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)

General Motors Corp. President and CEO Fritz Henderson speaks ...

(AP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:14:45 GMT

General Motors Corp. President and CEO Fritz Henderson speaks ...

(AP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:24:33 GMT

General Motors Corp. President and CEO Fritz Henderson speaks ...

(AP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:12:18 GMT

General Motors (GM) chief executive Fritz Henderson in Shanghai ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:50:25 GMT

(AFP/File) - General Motors (GM) chief executive Fritz Henderson in Shanghai last month. General Motors has announced a loss of $1.15 billion since emerging from bankruptcy in July, but said it would step up repayments of bailout aid to Washington and Ottowa.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2009 file photo, the General Motors ...

(AP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:49:45 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2009 file photo, the General Motors logo is seen on display at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. General Motors Co. said Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, it lost $1.2 billion from the time it left bankruptcy protection through Sept. 30, far better than it has reported in previous quarters and a sign that the auto giant is starting to turn around its business. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Snow covers the company logo on the grille of an unsold 2010 ...

(AP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:42:41 GMT

(AP) - Snow covers the company logo on the grille of an unsold 2010 Sierra pickup truck at a GMC Truck dealership in Lone Tree, Colo., on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. General Motors Co. said Monday it lost $1.2 billion from the time it left bankruptcy protection through Sept. 30, far better than it has reported in previous quarters and a sign that the auto giant is starting to turn around its business.(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

In this Nov. 1, 2009 photo, unsold 2009 Chevrolet Suburbans ...

(AP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:34:13 GMT

(AP) - In this Nov. 1, 2009 photo, unsold 2009 Chevrolet Suburbans sit in a long row under a General Motors sign at a Chevrolet dealership in Englewood, Colo. General Motors Co. said Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, it lost $1.2 billion from the time it left bankruptcy protection through Sept. 30, far better than it has reported in previous quarters and a sign that the auto giant is starting to turn around its business. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

General Motors auto dealership employees drive brand new Chevrolet ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:06:56 GMT

(Reuters) - General Motors auto dealership employees drive brand new Chevrolet cars at a parking lot in Shenyang, Liaoning province, November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Sheng Li

FILE - A Nov. 17, 2008, file photo shows a Ruesselsheim city ...

(AP) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:13:52 GMT

(AP) - FILE - A Nov. 17, 2008, file photo shows a Ruesselsheim city sign in front of a building of Opel car factory in Ruesselsheim, central Germany. General Motors Co. wants to move its European headquarters to Germany from Switzerland before the end of the year, an Opel spokesman said Saturday Nov. 14, 2009. By moving its headquarters from Zurich to Adam Opel GmbH's Ruesselsheim headquarters in Germany, the company wants to strengthen its subsidiary Opel, spokesman Ulrich Weber said. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2009 file photo, General Motors cars ...

(AP) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:21:49 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2009 file photo, General Motors cars are shown for sale in Fremont, Calif. While the auto lending market is thawing, it is by no means fixed.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2006 file photo, General Motors workers ...

(AP) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:10:26 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2006 file photo, General Motors workers test equipment along the assembly line at GM's newest assembly plant in Delta Township, Mich. General Motors Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, has offered union workers at the automaker's soon-to-be idled Spring Hill assembly plant 840 jobs at Lansing Delta Township, Mich., where GM is relocating production of the Chevrolet Traverse.(AP Photo/Kevin W. Fowler, file)

The new 2011 Buick Regal is unveiled during an event at the ...

(AP) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:06:44 GMT

(AP) - The new 2011 Buick Regal is unveiled during an event at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. The Regal will go on sale in the second quarter of 2010. (AP Photo/General Motors)

The 2011 Buick Regal sedan is shown at the General Motors Technical ...

(AP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:34:29 GMT

(AP) - The 2011 Buick Regal sedan is shown at the General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Mich., Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. GM will roll out the sporty Regal on Thursday with an event in Los Angeles, and it's counting on sleek-looking the five-seat car to claw out a new market for Buick. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

The 2011 Buick Regal sedan is shown at the General Motors Technical ...

(AP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:31:57 GMT

The 2011 Buick Regal sedan is shown at the General Motors Technical ...

(AP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:31:42 GMT

The 2011 Buick Regal sedan is shown at the General Motors Technical ...

(AP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:31:24 GMT

The 2011 Buick Regal sedan is shown at the General Motors Technical ...

(AP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:31:07 GMT

The interior of the new 2011 Buick Regal four cylinder sport ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:45:32 GMT

(Reuters) - The interior of the new 2011 Buick Regal four cylinder sport sedan is seen in this photograph released to Reuters on November 11, 2009. The Buick Regal with an estimated 30 miles-per-gallon, will debut at an evening event in the Los Angeles area on November 12. The Regal will go on sale in the U.S. in the second quarter of 2010. REUTERS/General Motors/Handout (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT BUSINESS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS