Italian Stocks - Factors to watch on May 5

MILAN, May 5 (Reuters) - The following factors could affect
Italian markets on Tuesday.

Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot
vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*).

FIAT (FIA.MI)

New car registrations in Italy fell 7.53 percent to 188,406
units in April as supplies of some models were insufficient to
meet increased demand due to state incentives. [ID:nL479299]

* Up to six parties other than Fiat, including sovereign
wealth and private equity funds, remain interested in General
Motors (GM.N) Europe, the Financial Times said, citing two
people close to the Detroit carmaker. They include Canada's
Magna, Russia's Gaz, Abu Dhabi Investment Council, and
Government of Singapore Investment Corp as well as three
unidentified private equity funds.

* Fiat plans to keep all German Opel plants open should its
takeover plans for the General Motors unit succeed but would cut
staff there, Fiat Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne told
Germany's Bild newspaper [ID:nL5275775]

* A United Auto Workers-aligned healthcare trust would work
quickly to sell shares it would receive in a new Chrysler as
soon as it in a position to do so, union President Ron
Gettelfinger told reporters on Monday. [ID:nN04435418]

* Chrysler won interim approval from a U.S. bankruptcy court
to access a $4.5 billion loan as it tried to move ahead in its
planned alliance with Fiat while the Italian automaker advanced
its bid for General Motors Corp's European Opel brand.

Also, a group of investment funds sought on Monday to block
Chrysler's plans with Fiat. [ID:nN04498253]

* German Economy Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg cautioned
against waiting too long to settle on a bidder for General
Motors unit Opel, saying a decision could come this month.
[ID:nL4368185]

* Chrysler's car dealership network is on the verge of
collapse, a U.S. bankruptcy court heard on Monday, as hundreds
of dealerships have closed their doors this year and uncertainty
about the company's future is driving consumers away.
[ID:nN04418051]

Fiat's U.S. partner Chrysler expects a $4.7 billion loss in
2009, according to court filings, the Wall Street Journal
reported. [ID:nWEN8476]

Sweden's government confirmed on Monday it has had contact
with Fiat regarding General Motors' (GM.N) struggling Swedish
automaker Saab. [ID:nSAT006241]

IRIDE (IRD.MI)

The regional utility must pay a total of 63.9 million euros
to the Italian state in order to repay aid it was given between
1996-1999 to help it transform into a public limited company.
[ID:nL4199398]

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