Suzuki has bought back 16.8% of its own shares previously held by GM. It purchased 91.09 million shares for 227 billion yen (US$1.93bn) on the open market, according to Reuters.

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Suzuki said it would hold the shares for at least a year to allow GM the possibility of repurchasing the shares once it has restructured its balance sheet.

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