GM to sell stake in Suzuki to raise cash

U.S. flags flutter in the wind in front of the General Motors Corp headquarters in Detroit, Michigan November 7, 2008. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook

U.S. flags flutter in the wind in front of the General Motors Corp headquarters in Detroit, Michigan November 7, 2008.

Credit: Reuters/Rebecca Cook

TOKYO | Mon Nov 17, 2008 4:46am EST

TOKYO (Reuters) - General Motors Corp (GM.N) will sell back its 3 percent stake in Suzuki Motor Corp (7269.T) for $232 million as the struggling U.S. automaker seeks to raise cash.

Suzuki said it would pay 1,363 yen per share -- the price at which its shares closed on Monday -- to buy back the 3.02 percent stake.

The two firms plan to continue to cooperate in emerging markets and in developing new auto technology, Suzuki said in a statement.

"We understand full well that GM faces a need to sell its shareholdings to secure funding," Suzuki said in a release.

GM previously sold a 17 percent stake in Suzuki in March 2006.

(Reporting by Mayumi Negishi)

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