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Spiffs, German style

Automakers in the United States -- especially General Motors, Ford and the Chrysler group -- have taken a lot of heat for resorting to rebates and other types of cash incentives to move the metal.

In market cap speak, Toyota's the main course; GM's the after-dinner mint

Another good thing about the special attrition program hammered out by Delphi Corp., General Motors and the UAW is that it may, at least temporarily, light a fire under GM's share price and therefore boost its market capitalization.

Back 30.11.1999.