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White House Rejects Auto Industry Bailout 30.11.1999.

GM Cars and Trucks on Sale ... Again 30.11.1999.

GM Ditches Two SUVs as Slump Worsens 30.11.1999.



Nakamura: GM has lost touch with drivers

TOKYO (AP) - General Motors Corp. is struggling because the U.S. automaker has forgotten over the years how to make cars that truly cater to consumers, Nissan's head designer said Friday. "There was a lack of customer-orientation," Nissan Motor Co. Senior Vice President Shiro Nakamura said of GM's woes.

GM in talks to sell stake in Isuzu Motors

TOKYO (AP) - General Motors Corp. said Thursday it is in talks to sell its stake in Isuzu Motors Ltd. as the troubled company jettisons assets to drum up badly needed cash and hang onto its title as world's biggest automaker. Disposing of GM's 7.9 percent stake in the Japanese truckmaker would mark the latest retreat for a company besieged by staggering losses, labor problems and mounting competition, especially from archrival Toyota Motor Corp.

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