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Toyota is recalling 3.8 million vehicles in the U.S. to fix accelerator pedals. Jeremy Hobson reports on what that means for customers, dealers and the carmaker.

Swedish car maker Koenigsegg backed out of a deal to buy Saab. Now General Motors has to decide what to do with the company. Steve Chiotakis explores GM's options with European correspondent Stephen Beard.

Swedish labor leaders are pressing Chinese car maker Geely to say where it's getting the financing for its bid to buy Volvo from Ford. Christopher Werth examines what Volvo might feel it stands to lose and what it could gain from the deal.

GM's outlook has improved so much that it plans to start repaying the $6.7 billion it owes U.S. taxpayers in December. John Dimsdale reports.

General Motors reported a $1.2 billion loss from the time it emerged from bankruptcy in July to September, and that's considered a good sign. Alisa Roth gives Steve Chiotakis more details.

Executives from General Motors have been seeking state aid for the company's struggling European division in Germany. Stephen Beard reports.

When Americans junked their old cars under the Cash for Clunkers program, they replaced them with more efficient, smaller vehicles. Commentator David Frum draws some larger economy lessons from Detroit's recent troubles.

There are plans to revive the Trabant, the cheapest and most popular East German car during Communist rule. Amy Scott reports.

Thousands of workers at the Opel plant in Germany have walked off the job today in what they're calling the first in a series of warning strikes. Kai Ryssdal talks to Dave Legget of Justauto.com.

At least 8,000 auto workers in Germany have walked off the job in protest over GM killing a plan to sell its European unit, Opel. Stephen Beard reports on what will happen to German workers.