GM, Fuji Heavy Industries sign tie-up accord

GM, Fuji Heavy Industries sign tie-up accord

TOKYO, Japan - Takeshi Tanaka (L), president of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., and Richard Wagoner, president of General Motors Corp., raise documents they signed in Tokyo on Dec. 10 on a capital tie-up agreement allowing the U.S. auto giant to take a 20 percent equity stake in the Japanese manufacturer of Subaru cars.

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