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10 big problems for General Motors

Despite a number of hopeful notes in the continuing turnaround at General Motors, the automaker's North American ops are still dealing with the same problems.

1. The weak yen

2. Toyota nearly outsold Chevy in January

3. Silverado and Sierra are losing share

4. The new Silverado fails to excite

5. Malibu is losing ground in mid-sizes

6. Cadillac ATS is cannibalizing CTS

7. GM cars lack stature

8. Inventories are piling up

9. A firmly entrenched bureaucracy

10. GM's newest board member