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Not long ago, General Motors as the biggest company in the United States could have attracted a legion of CEO candidates, but the automaker only looked within. Now that it appears to be ready to look outside the company for a chief executive, analysts say the job may not attract the top talent needed to steer it. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 3
   • AutoNation chief 'concerned' over GM CEO dismissal
   • Opel's CFO quits to pursue other interests
   • GM's leadership criticized by German economy minister
   • Icy wind blows at Opel, Saab under Whitacre
   • Rejected dealers wonder who's steering settlement talks
   • 'Inevitable' -- Reactions to Henderson's exit
   • Everybody's got an opinion on Fritz's firing
   • Henderson's brief history at GM's helm
   • GM 'lifer' Henderson finds top spot a slippery slope
   • Automotive News TV (12/2/09)
   • GM board ousts CEO Henderson; Whitacre is interim replacement
   • Text of GM statement by Chairman Ed Whitacre
   • AUTOMOTIVE NEWS TV SPECIAL: Henderson Resigns

General Motors Co.'s management team was "surprised" and "saddened" by the sudden departure of CEO Fritz Henderson this week, Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 3
   • Chairman Whitacre is a bulldog and deal maker

Starting as early as 2011, Fiat S.p.A. may extend the Chrysler brand name to models currently sold as Lancias in Europe. Such a move would be a blow to the 103-years-old Fiat-owned automaker that many speculated would play a greater role in Europe after Fiat took control of Chrysler. “There is no doubt that, outside a limited number of markets in Europe, Chrysler is going to be the global brand,” Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne told Automotive News Europe late last month. 4:00 am U.S. ET | Dec. 3   

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Ford Motor Co. is betting that the small-car segment will continue to grow and that the Fiesta will be the right vehicle at the right time. The 2011 Fiesta is Ford's newe ...
   • Ford plans subcompacts beyond Fiesta, Kuzak says
   • Fiesta will get EcoBoost -- just not when it launches
   • Ford wants dealers to join 'Fiesta Movement'

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