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 the TAKE A
LOOK for the Shanghai Auto Show [ID:nSP426319] .
NORTH AMERICA
> U.S. dealers to meet autos task force Thursday [ID:nN22543821]
> GM unlikely to make June 1 bond payment [ID:nN22110724]
> Michigan governor appeals to Chrysler lenders [ID:nN22254153]
> UAW says talks with Chrysler, Fiat ongoing [ID:nN22132811]
> EU urges US to abide by WTO on 'cash for clunkers' [ID:nN22253779]
> Dollar Thrifty says has credit exposure to Chrysler [ID:nBNG491852]
> Goldman upgrades U.S. auto sector; raises Ford to 'buy'[ID:nBNG475818]
> Gentex posts loss, sees another weak quarter [ID:nN21485512]
EUROPE, ASIA AND LATIN AMERICA
> Fiat denies Chrysler deal close at hand [ID:nLM348418]
> Private equity firms steer clear of Opel [ID:nLM958200]
> VW, Peugeot, Volvo highlight auto sector woes [ID:nLM345012]
> Volvo to cut more than 1,500 jobs as markets weigh [ID:nLM655125]
> Fiat to halt Iveco engine production - source [ID:nLM181440]
> Porsche denies report finances worse than believed [ID:nLM89536]
> Audi to build new SUV in Spain; drops U.S. plan [ID:nLM219808]
> German incentives help jump-start car sales in Poland [ID:nLM2771]
> Fiat cancels temporary Turin plant layoffs - source [ID:nLM166017]
> UK seeks to lift car industry with scrapping scheme [ID:nLM122912]
> China predicts recovery, West sees no end to crisis [ID:nSP455826]
ANALYSIS, FEATURES
> If Chrysler talks fail, Fiat may turn to GM [ID:nLM706597]
> Automaker liquidation may focus on brands, patents [ID:nN22508649]
> Plug-in hybrid cars are clean but face U.S. hurdles [ID:nN21429408]
> Canada auto union has few options in Chrysler talks [ID:nN15331780]
> 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]
> Car industry recovery to take more than decade -author [ID:nHKG181598]
FACTBOX
> The automobile entangled in American culture [ID:nN14434949]
> TIMELINE-Chrysler's partnership talks since 2007 [ID:nLE203764]
> TIMELINE-VW Q1 operating profit drops by 76 pct [ID:nLM22160]
> Executives' comments at Shanghai Auto Show [ID:nSHA160498]
> 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]
> Timeline: Global auto industry troubles [ID:nLU466375]
> Aid packages for global automobile industry [ID:nLQ941142]

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