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Fiat to create new global car alliance; may acquire GM's Opel unit

After partnering up with newly bankrupt Chrysler LLC, Italian automaker Fiat SpA is now interested in acquiring the Opel unit of General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM). In fact, according to German Economics Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, Fiat is seeking to integrate its recent and future auto acquisitions into a new global car alliance.

After meeting with Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne, zu Guttenberg told reporters that the Italian firm would need estimated bridge financing of 5 billion to 7 billion euros to facilitate its planned partnership with GM Europe. The Opel unit, combined with Fiat's own operations and its stake in Chrysler LLC, would form the new alliance.

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