Fiat ready to test GM buyout option
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DETROIT Sergio Marchionne, the new chief executive of Fiat Group, has said that his company plans to vigorously defend its right to sell its auto business to General Motors, a move that GM has said it will contest in court if need be.
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Fiat kept up the pressure on General  Motors Corp. before a key meeting between the two carmakers on  Tuesday, saying the U.S. group would not be able to shut down  the Italian carmaker if it ends up having to buy it.
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A dispute between Fiat and General Motors over an option to sell Fiat's auto business to the US group may be resolved this weekend, Italian news agencies said.
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Fiat SpA said Wednesday that no agreement was reached in a meeting with General Motors Corp. that was expected to focus on the possible sale of the Italian giant's auto business.
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Fiat shares and bonds rallied on Monday after the Italian group won a &#36;2 billion settlement with General Motors, avoiding a long court case but also increasing the pressure to revive its car arm.
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Investment banks helping Cerberus  Capital Management LP finance its buyout of Chrysler, the U.S.  arm of automaker DaimlerChrysler (DCXGn.DE), will launch a road  show in the next week to raise funds for the deal, according to  a report in the Wall Street Journal, citing a source familiar  with the matter.
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Fiat and General Motors run into the  final hours of a long dispute on Tuesday with investors betting  GM will pay Fiat to drop an option to sell its car division to  its U.S. partner.
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Buying Fiat Auto would saddle General Motors (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) with fresh restructuring charges and a political fight
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General Motors Corp.  is  in preliminary talks to buy Chrysler, a source familiar with  the situation said on Friday.
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The CEO of Fiat (FIA.MI: Quote, Profile, Research) believes that exercising an option forcing General Motors (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) to buy its loss-mired car unit would probably result in more work for the operation
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General Motors Corp., the world's largest automaker, will sign an agreement this week to sell its money-losing locomotive unit to two private U.S. equity groups, sources familiar with the negotiations said on Tuesday.
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Hundreds of workers from Fiat SpA's struggling auto division demanded to speak to executives at group headquarters on Thursday about their fears of cutbacks due to a possible buyout by General Motors Corp.
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Fiat's board is due to meet on Sunday, a  source close to the company said, as newspapers reported that  the Italian carmaker was close to settling a long-running  wrangle with U.S. partner General Motors.
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Fiat and General Motors (GM) have agreed to begin a period of mediation to resolve the future of the Italian conglomerate&#39;s loss-making auto group.
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General Motors said that it would pay Fiat $2 billion so that it would not be forced to take over Fiat's ailing auto business.
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Fiat and General Motors failed to settle  a row over whether the Italian group can sell its ailing car  unit to its U.S. partner and Fiat said it could exercise the  option any time from Wednesday.
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Fiat and General Motors head for a showdown this week as a one-year truce expires, opening the way for them to go to court over whether Fiat can force the U.S. group to buy its loss-mired car unit.