FILE - In this combo made with file photos, logos for the Big Three automobile manufacturers, General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, are shown. The Detroit Three have made big improvements to new vehicle quality over the last year, but still lag behind their foreign competitors, according to the marketing and consulting company J.D. Power and Associates. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

FILE - In this combo made with file photos, logos for the Big Three automobile manufacturers, General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, are shown. The Detroit Three have made big improvements to new vehicle quality over the last year, but still lag behind their foreign competitors, according to the marketing and consulting company J.D. Power and Associates.

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  2. An undated file picture shows Walter Borst, finance manager of General Motors. General Motors appointed Borst as chairman of the supervisory board of Adam Opel GmbH on December 15, 2009.
  3. A Toyota Motor Corp. staff demonstrates how to recharge "Prius Plug-in Hybrid" car at its showroom in Tokyo December 14, 2009. Toyota Motor Corp will begin selling "affordable" plug-in hybrid cars in 2011, upping the ante on General Motors and Nissan Motor as they aim to take the lead in the field of rechargeable cars.
  4. Toyota Motor Corp's "Prius Plug-in Hybrid" is displayed at its showroom in Tokyo December 14, 2009. Toyota Motor Corp will begin selling "affordable" plug-in hybrid cars in 2011, upping the ante on General Motors and Nissan Motor as they aim to take the lead in the field of rechargeable cars.
  5. A Toyota Motor Corp. staff demonstrates how to recharge "Prius Plug-in Hybrid" car at its showroom in Tokyo December 14, 2009. Toyota Motor Corp will begin selling "affordable" plug-in hybrid cars in 2011, upping the ante on General Motors and Nissan Motor as they aim to take the lead in the field of rechargeable cars.
  6. Toyota Motor Corp's "Prius Plug-in Hybrid" is displayed at its showroom in Tokyo December 14, 2009. Toyota Motor Corp will begin selling "affordable" plug-in hybrid cars in 2011, upping the ante on General Motors and Nissan Motor as they aim to take the lead in the field of rechargeable cars.
  7. Bill Ford (L), chairman of the board of the Detroit Economic Club and executive chairman of Ford Motor Company, speaks while Commerce Secretary Gary Locke listens during a news conference at the Commerce Department in Washington December 14, 2009.
  8. Bill Ford (L), chairman of the board of the Detroit Economic Club and executive chairman of Ford Motor Company, listens while Commerce Secretary Gary Locke speaks during a news conference at the Commerce Department in Washington December 14, 2009.
  9. Bill Ford (L), chairman of the board of the Detroit Economic Club and executive chairman of Ford Motor Company, speaks while Commerce Secretary Gary Locke listens, during a news conference at the Commerce Department in Washington December 14, 2009.
  10. Bill Ford, chairman of the board of the Detroit Economic Club and executive chairman of Ford Motor Company, speaks during a news conference at the Commerce Department in Washington December 14, 2009.
  11. Bill Ford, chairman of the board of the Detroit Economic Club and executive chairman of Ford Motor Company, speaks during a news conference with Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, at the commerce Department in Washington December 14, 2009.
  12. Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman William Ford, Jr., and chairman of the Detroit Economic Club, left, and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke take part in a news conference at the Commerce Department in Washington, Monday, Dec. 14, 2009.
  13. COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for Chrysler Group LLC, Ira Gabriel, far left, SVP Source Interlink Media, hands the 2010 Motor Trend Truck of the Year award to Fred Diaz, center, President and CEO of the Ram Truck Brand, as Edward Loh, far right, Senior Editor of Motor Trend, looks on at the Gaylord Texan, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, in Grapevine, Texas. Motor Trend Magazine named the 2010 Ram Heavy Duty pickup its Truck of the Year for 2010.
  14. A vintage Dodge 1958 car manufactured by the Chrysler Corporation is driven along a road near the village of Bejucal, around 30 km (18.6 miles) north of Havana, December 9, 2009.
  15. FILE-This Dec. 1, 2009 file photo shows a mirror reflecting the opposite side of "Chrysler Building," by Soutine Bakery, part of the gingerbread house display at New York's Le Parker Meridien Hotel.
  16. A mirror reflects the opposite side of "Chrysler Building," by Soutine Bakery, part of the gingerbread house display at New York's Le Parker Meridien Hotel, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. Visitors can vote for their favorite creation with proceeds going to benefit City Harvest.

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