TAKE A LOOK-Auto industry in turmoil

Automakers around the world are in turmoil as consumer demand evaporates in
the global credit crisis.

For the latest Reuters coverage of the auto industry around the world,
double-click on [AUT-E] or on the codes within the brackets. See also "TAKE A
LOOK-The latest from the New York Auto Show." [ID:nN08534734]
NORTH AMERICA
> Chrysler-Fiat talks intensify, Saturn deal eyed [ID:nN15377480]
> Fiat CEO says other options to Chrysler deal [ID:nLF625786]
> Canada union invites Fiat to Chrysler talks Monday [ID:nN15500750]
> Tigers give free signs to struggling US automakers [ID:nN15518848]
> CSX hopes for special status on U.S. autos [ID:nN15502026]
EUROPE, ASIA AND LATIN AMERICA
> Slovene Renault unit to resume production [ID:nLF48825]
> Doubts over EU challenge to VW law hit VW shares [ID:nLF195579]
> Hungary new car sales seen almost halving in 2009 [ID:nLF422531]
> Daimler Trucks buys out Indian JV partner Hero [ID:nLF359592]
> French firm Heuliez placed in creditor protection [ID:nLF35002]
> Hyundai Motor sees no recovery sign yet [ID:nSEO186910]
> GM's Opel sees no imminent cash crunch [ID:nLF75629]
> Mazda sees 2009 China sales up 33 pct, sets Q1 record [ID:nT274350]
ANALYSIS, FEATURES
> Bolivia holds key to lithium, the battery car metal [ID:nLR152958]
> Worst seen over for Brazil's auto industry [ID:nN08465715]
> Court choice for a GM bankruptcy may shape case [ID:nN07487798]
> Could GM's road to Chapter 11 go through Harlem? [ID:nN07482082]
> German 'cash for clunkers' shows free market perils [ID:nL6602140]
> US auto bankruptcies could deepen Mexican downturn [ID:nN07511388]
> Car industry recovery to take more than decade -author [ID:nHKG181598]
> German carmaker Opel on road to state property [ID:nLJ611480]
> After Obama ultimatum, GM standoff now a foot race? [ID:nN02397649]
> Obama, GM investors play high-stakes game of chicken [ID:nN02162811]
> Automaker bankruptcy fears rattle parts suppliers [ID:nN01522577]
> UAW clout seen limited as auto drama plays out [ID:nN01510828]
> VW's hometown defies auto industry gloom [ID:nLG591579]
FACTBOX
> TIMELINE-Chrysler's partnership talks since 2007 [ID:nLE203764]
> Fiscal stimulus in G20 countries [ID:nL9958716]
> Mounting job losses in non-financial sectors [ID:nLD451747]
> GM's European sites under the gun [ID:nL8558447]
> TIMELINE-GM approaches bankruptcy [ID:nL8495814]
> GM unit Saab prepares for creditor hearing [ID:nL335760]
> Where has the U.S. bailout money gone? [ID:nN0289041]
> Auto industry production cuts [ID:nL130824]
> Key details from US autos task force findings [ID:nN30265281]
> Timeline: Global auto industry troubles [ID:nLU466375]
> Major events in Rick Wagoner's tenure as GM's CE [ID:nN29537222]
> Aid packages for global automobile industry [ID:nLQ941142]
> Key facts about US automakers' hourly job cuts [ID:nN26493002]
> Facts about U.S. auto dealers in the downturn [ID:nN22541393]

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