假如通用汽车在北美的公司按照《破产法案第11章》申请破产，他们在其它地区的活动基本上不受影响。

If the North American businesses of GM and Ford filed for Chapter 11, their activities elsewhere would be largely unaffected.

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通用汽车公司北美区总裁Mark Reuss说：“现在的情况非常不确定，你无法准确判断日本方面未来会发生什么。”

"This is an incredibly dynamic situation," said GM North America president Mark Reuss. "You just don't know if you're getting an accurate picture of what's going on in Japan."

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美国通用汽车28日宣布，因油价高、经济放缓导致销售不振，该公司计划削减4家北美皮卡和SUV工厂的生产班次，裁员约3500人。

With rising fuel prices and slowing economy, General Motors (GM) said Monday it will cut production shifts at 4 sport utility vehicle factories, in a move that will result in 3500 job cuts.

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