Image taken from video footage shows Chrysler and Fiat Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne gesturing during an interview with Reuters at the international car show "IAA" in Frankfurt September 16, 2009. Europe's car industry could face a further shake-up with Asian companies pouncing on the chance to gain a foothold, as China's Beijing Automotive Industry Holdings has done with Swedish car maker Saab, Marchionne said at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

Image taken from video footage shows Chrysler and Fiat Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne gesturing during an interview with Reuters at the international car show "IAA" in Frankfurt September 16, 2009. Europe's car industry could face a further shake-up with Asian companies pouncing on the chance to gain a foothold, as China's Beijing Automotive Industry Holdings has done with Swedish car maker Saab, Marchionne said at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

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  1. 'Carnival Dream,' the newest and largest ship in the Carnival Cruise Lines fleet, sails down the Hudson River and past lower Manhattan as she leaves on her maiden voyage from New York, November 13, 2009. At 130,000 tons and 1,004 feet, the vessel is nearly as long as the Chrysler Building is tall.
  2. 'Carnival Dream,' the newest and largest ship in the Carnival Cruise Lines fleet, sails down the Hudson River and past midtown Manhattan as she leaves on her maiden voyage from New York November 13, 2009. At 130,000 tons and 1,004 feet, the vessel is nearly as long as the Chrysler Building is tall.
  3. In this photo provided by Carnival Cruise Lines, the 'Carnival Dream,' newest and largest ship in the Carnival Cruise Lines fleet, sails down the Hudson River and past lower Manhattan as she leaves on her maiden voyage from New York, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. At 130,000 tons and 1,004 feet, the vessel is nearly as long as the Chrysler Building is tall.
  4. In this photo provided by Carnival Cruise Lines, the 'Carnival Dream,' newest and largest ship in the Carnival Cruise Lines fleet, sails down the Hudson River and past lower Manhattan as she leaves on her maiden voyage from New York, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. At 130,000 tons and 1,004 feet, the vessel is nearly as long as the Chrysler Building is tall.
  5. Klaus Franz, Opel labour leader, answers journalists questions at the plant of German car manufacturer Adam Opel GmbH in Ruesselsheim November 5, 2009. The mood in the global automotive industry has shifted to cautious optimism, marked by the unveiling on Wednesday of Chrysler's turnaround plan and General Motors' plan to keep its Opel unit.
  6. Klaus Franz, Opel labour leader, answers journalists questions at the plant of German car manufacturer Adam Opel GmbH in Ruesselsheim November 5, 2009. The mood in the global automotive industry has shifted to cautious optimism, marked by the unveiling on Wednesday of Chrysler's turnaround plan and General Motors' plan to keep its Opel unit.
  7. Chrysler Group LLC Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne talks to the media about the automaker's 2010-2014 Business Plan in Auburn Hills, Michigan November 4, 2009. Marchionne offered an upbeat outlook on the ailing automaker on Wednesday, saying the.company is making an operating profit and building cash thanks to the massive cost savings it has enjoyed thanks to its brief. trip through bankruptcy a few months ago.
  8. Chrysler Group LLC Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne talks to the media about the automaker's 2010-2014 Business Plan in Auburn Hills, Michigan November 4, 2009. Marchionne offered an upbeat outlook on the ailing automaker on Wednesday, saying the.company is making an operating profit and building cash thanks to the massive cost savings it has enjoyed thanks to its brief. trip through bankruptcy a few months ago.
  9. SAAB Managing Director Jan Ake Jonsson is pictured at the Frankfurt International Auto Show IAA in Frankfurt September 15, 2009. The world's biggest auto show will run until September 27.
  10. An emblem of a Saab car is covered with raindrops at an car dealership in Hamburg in this February 20, 2009 file photo. U.S. auto giant GM's Saab Automobile said on November 27, 2009, it was talking to possible buyers, days after tiny Swedish sportscar maker Koenigsegg pulled out of a deal to take over the closure-threatened unit.
  11. A Saab 9-X Convertible Concept car is seen behind a curtain at the exhibition stand of General Motors Corp's (GM) Swedish unit Saab during a preview day of the 79th Geneva Car Show at the Palexpo in Geneva in this March 2, 2009 file photo. U.S. auto giant GM's Saab Automobile said on November 27, 2009, it was talking to possible buyers, days after tiny Swedish sportscar maker Koenigsegg pulled out of a deal to take over the closure-threatened unit.
  12. A file photo of the Saab corporate logo is seen on the hood of a Saab automobile in Trollhattan in June 10, 2009. A Swedish government official said on November 25, 2009 that General Motors GM appeared to still harbour hope of being able to sell its Saab Automobile unit after the wheels came off of a planned divestment this week.
  13. The SAAB logo is seen on a car in Schaumburg, Illinois, November 24, 2009. A deal for General Motors Co to sell its Saab brand collapsed on Tuesday when the buyer pulled out in a move that threatens the Swedish luxury brand with closure. GM had been aiming to close a deal by the end of next month to sell Saab to a partnership led by the Swedish luxury car builder Koenigsegg and backed by China's Beijing Automotive Industrial Holding Ltd.
  14. The SAAB logo is seen at Patrick Saab in Schaumburg, Illinois, November 24, 2009. A deal for General Motors Co to sell its Saab brand collapsed on Tuesday when the buyer pulled out in a move that threatens the Swedish luxury brand with closure. GM had been aiming to close a deal by the end of next month to sell Saab to a partnership led by the Swedish luxury car builder Koenigsegg and backed by China's Beijing Automotive Industrial Holding Ltd.
  15. The SAAB logo is seen at Patrick Saab in Schaumburg, Illinois, November 24, 2009. A deal for General Motors Co to sell its Saab brand collapsed on Tuesday when the buyer pulled out in a move that threatens the Swedish luxury brand with closure. GM had been aiming to close a deal by the end of next month to sell Saab to a partnership led by the Swedish luxury car builder Koenigsegg and backed by China's Beijing Automotive Industrial Holding Ltd.
  16. The SAAB logo is seen at Patrick Saab in Schaumburg, Illinois, November 24, 2009. A deal for General Motors Co to sell its Saab brand collapsed on Tuesday when the buyer pulled out in a move that threatens the Swedish luxury brand with closure. GM had been aiming to close a deal by the end of next month to sell Saab to a partnership led by the Swedish luxury car builder Koenigsegg and backed by China's Beijing Automotive Industrial Holding Ltd.

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