German Foreign Minster Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L-R) CEO of General Motors's German unit Opel Hans Demant and leader of the Opel works council Klaus Franz address the media after Steinmeier visited the Opel plant in the Eastern German town of Eisenach, May 4, 2009. Reuters Pictures 7 months ago

German Foreign Minster Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L-R) CEO of General Motors's German unit Opel Hans Demant and leader of the Opel works council Klaus Franz address the media after Steinmeier visited the Opel plant in the Eastern German town of Eisenach, May 4, 2009.

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  1. LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 2: General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz delivers the Motor Press Guild keynote address during press preview days of the 2009 LA Auto Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center on December 2, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Auto makers are expected to unveil at least 40 North American, concept and world debuts at this year's show. The LA Auto Show will be open to the public December 4 through December 13.
  2. DETROIT - DECEMBER 1: General Motors Chairman Ed Whitacre reads a statement announcing that Fritz Henderson will be stepping down as the CEO of the company at a news conference December 1, 2009 at the GM headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. Whitacre will take over as the interim CEO.
  3. General Motors' Chairman Ed Whitacre Jr. announces that CEO Frederick "Fritz" Henderson has resigned, Tuesday, Dec. 1. 2009, during a news conference in Detroit. Whitacre will serve as interim CEO. The company plans an international search for a new president and chief executive.

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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. LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 2: General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz delivers the Motor Press Guild keynote address during press preview days of the 2009 LA Auto Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center on December 2, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Auto makers are expected to unveil at least 40 North American, concept and world debuts at this year's show. The LA Auto Show will be open to the public December 4 through December 13.
  3. LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 2: General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz delivers the Motor Press Guild keynote address during press preview days of the 2009 LA Auto Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center on December 2, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Auto makers are expected to unveil at least 40 North American, concept and world debuts at this year's show. The LA Auto Show will be open to the public December 4 through December 13.
  4. LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 2: General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz delivers the Motor Press Guild keynote address during press preview days of the 2009 LA Auto Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center on December 2, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Auto makers are expected to unveil at least 40 North American, concept and world debuts at this year's show. The LA Auto Show will be open to the public December 4 through December 13.
  5. DETROIT - DECEMBER 1: General Motors Chairman Ed Whitacre reads a statement announcing that Fritz Henderson will be stepping down as the CEO of the company at a press conference December 1st, 2009 at the GM headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. Whitacre will take over as the interim CEO.
  6. General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson speaks at a news conference following GM's bankruptcy filing in New York in this June 1, 2009 file photo. The GM board has accepted the resignation of Henderson, it was announced at a news conference in Detroit on December 1, 2009. Picture taken June 1, 2009.
  7. DETROIT - DECEMBER 1: General Motors Chairman Ed Whitacre reads a statement announcing that Fritz Henderson will be stepping down as the CEO of the company at a news conference December 1, 2009 at the GM headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. Whitacre will take over as the interim CEO.
  8. DETROIT - DECEMBER 1: General Motors Chairman Ed Whitacre reads a statement announcing that Fritz Henderson will be stepping down as the CEO of the company at a news conference December 1, 2009 at the GM headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. Whitacre will take over as the interim CEO.
  9. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 27: German politican Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Buedenbender attend the annual press ball 'Bundespresseball' at the Intercontinental Hotel in Berlin on November 27, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  10. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 27: Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Buedenbender attend the annual press ball 'Bundespresseball' at the Intercontinental Hotel in Berlin on November 27, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  11. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 27: Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Buedenbender attend the annual press ball 'Bundespresseball' at the Intercontinental Hotel in Berlin on November 27, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  12. DRESDEN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 13: Sigmar Gabriel (C), new Chairman designate of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), SPD Bundestag faction leader Franz-Walter Steinmeier (2nd from R) and new General Secretary designate Andrea Nahles (R) applaude outgoing Chairman Franz Muentefering (2nd from L) after Muentefering's speech at the SPD party congress on November 13, 2009 in Dresden, Germany. Party delegates are to vote on the new party leadership, including on Gabriel's chairmanship, later in the day.
  13. DRESDEN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 13: (From L to R) Sigmar Gabriel, new Chairman designate of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), SPD Bundestag faction leader Franz-Walter Steinmeier and new General Secretary designate Andrea Nahles listen to outgoing Chairman Franz Muentefering speak at the SPD party congress on November 13, 2009 in Dresden, Germany. Party delegates are to vote on the new party leadership, including on Gabriel's and Nahels's candidacy, later in the day.
  14. DRESDEN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 13: (From L to R) Sigmar Gabriel, new Chairman designate of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), SPD Bundestag faction leader Franz-Walter Steinmeier and new General Secretary designate Andrea Nahles listen to outgoing Chairman Franz Muentefering speak at the SPD party congress on November 13, 2009 in Dresden, Germany. Party delegates are to vote on the new party leadership, including on Gabriel's and Nahels's candidacy, later in the day.
  15. DRESDEN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 13: Sigmar Gabriel (C), new Chairman designate of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), outgoing Chairman Franz Muentefering (L) and SPD Bundestag faction leader Franz-Walter Steinmeier attend the SPD party congress on November 13, 2009 in Dresden, Germany. Party delegates are to vote on the new party leadership, including on Gabriel's chairmanship, later in the day.
  16. DRESDEN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 13: Sigmar Gabriel (C), new Chairman designate of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), outgoing Chairman Franz Muentefering (L) and SPD Bundestag faction leader Franz-Walter Steinmeier observe a moment of silence for deceased party members at the SPD party congress on November 13, 2009 in Dresden, Germany. Party delegates are to vote on the new party leadership, including on Gabriel's chairmanship, later in the day.

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