An employee of General Motors's Germany installs a battery in an Opel Corsa at the Opel plant in the Eastern German town of Eisenach, May 4, 2009. Reuters Pictures 7 months ago

An employee of General Motors's Germany installs a battery in an Opel Corsa at the Opel plant in the Eastern German town of Eisenach, May 4, 2009.

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  1. General Sales Manager Peter Van Den Berghe, left, talks to Jeff Harvery, center, of Auiroa, Colo., about the Saturn Outlook that he is about to test drive at the Saturn of Denver dealership in the Denver suburb of Littleton, Colo., on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. Salesman Tim Duff is pictured at right. Harvey a two time Saturn owner was not concerned that General Motors is going to quit the Saturn line.
  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. A Chevrolet Volt electric car is seen in this undated handout photograph released to Reuters on December 7, 2009. General Motors announced on Monday that it will invest $336 million in the Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to begin production of the Chevrolet Volt electric car, with extended-range capabilities, in 2010.
  8. General Motors auto assembly workers Laura Mather and Jimmy Ruiz listen to an announcement about the Chevrolet Volt electric car during a news conference in Hamtramck, Michigan, December 7, 2009. General Motors Co will invest $336 million in a Detroit-area plant to produce its heavily anticipated Chevrolet Volt electric car beginning next. year, the No. 1 U.S. automaker said on Monday.
  9. A worker at the General Motors Hamtramck Assembly plant listens during an announcement about the Chevrolet Volt electric car during a news conference in Hamtramck, Michigan December 7, 2009. General Motors Co will invest $336 million in a Detroit-area plant to produce its heavily anticipated Chevrolet Volt electric car beginning next year, the No. 1 U.S. automaker said on Monday.
  10. A worker at the General Motors Hamtramck Assembly plant listens during an announcement about the Chevrolet Volt electric car during a news conference in Hamtramck, Michigan, December 7, 2009. General Motors Co will invest $336 million in a Detroit-area plant to produce its heavily anticipated Chevrolet Volt electric car beginning next year, the No. 1 U.S. automaker said on Monday.
  11. General Motors Vice-President For Global Product Planning Jon Lauckner (L) and Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm shake hands in front of a pre-production Chevrolet Volt electric car in the Hamtramck Assembly plant in Hamtramck, Michigan, December 7, 2009. General Motors Co will invest $336 million in a Detroit-area plant to produce its heavily anticipated Chevrolet Volt electric car beginning next year, the No. 1 U.S. automaker said on Monday.
  12. A General Motors Hamtramck Assembly sign is seen in front of the plant in Hamtramck, Michigan, December 7, 2009. General Motors Co will invest $336 million in a Detroit-area plant to produce its heavily anticipated Chevrolet Volt electric car beginning next. year, the No. 1 U.S. automaker said on Monday.
  13. General Motors Vice-President For Global Planning Jon Lauckner poses next to a pre-production Chevrolet Volt electric car during a news conference in Hamtramck, Michigan, December 7, 2009. General Motors Co will invest $336 million in a Detroit-area plant to produce its heavily anticipated Chevrolet Volt electric car beginning next year, the No. 1 U.S. automaker said on Monday.
  14. Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm drives a pre-production Chevrolet Volt in the General Motors Hamtramck facility where it will be produced in 2010 in Hamtramck, Michigan December 7, 2009. General Motors Co will invest $336 million in a Detroit-area plant to produce its heavily anticipated Chevrolet Volt electric car beginning next year, the No. 1 U.S. automaker said on Monday.
  15. General Motors Vice-President For Global Planning Jon Lauckner makes an announcement during a news conference in Hamtramck, Michigan, December 7, 2009. General Motors Co will invest $336 million in a Detroit-area plant to produce its heavily anticipated Chevrolet Volt electric car beginning next year, the No. 1 U.S. automaker said on Monday.
  16. DETROIT - DECEMBER 7: The interior of a Chevy Volt is shown at the General Motors Detroit Hamtramck Assembly Plant December 7, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan. GM announced that they will invest $336 million to build the new Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle at the plant.

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  2. Lance Corporal Adam Drane's fiancee Sian Goodenough reacts as his coffin is driven though the streets of Wootton Bassett in southwest England, December 15, 2009. Drane, of the 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, was the 100th British soldier to die in Afghanistan this year, and was killed on December 7.
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  13. Sian Goodenough, the fiancee of Lance Corporal Adam Drane, reacts as his coffin is driven through Wootton Bassett, in England, after his body was flown back from Afghanistan to Britain, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. Drane, 23, was killed at a checkpoint in Afghanistan's restive Helmand Province on Dec. 7. He was the 100th British soldier to die this year in Afghanistan, a grim milestone that renewed debate over Britain's role in the country.
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  15. People gather near a crater caused by a bombing in Dera Ghazi Khan in Pakistan on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. A suicide car bomb exploded in a market close to the home of a politician in Pakistan's most populous province Tuesday, killing more than 20 people and wounding 70 others.
  16. Governor of the US State of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, delivers his speech, at a side event at the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. Schwarzenegger said that world policymakers do not have to choose between a clean environment and economic growth. Schwarzengger added "we've proved that over and over again in California."