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General Motors and Hyundai will explore the potential for collaboration in multiple areas, the automakers said on Thursday. The two signed a Memorandum of Understanding laying out the framework for the potential partnership and will now seek to evaluate opportunities before entering binding agreements. In a joint statement, they said collaboration.
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