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As General Motors sells most of its 21 percent stake in the Japanese carmaker Suzuki Motor, providing a cash infusion after huge losses, analysts are wondering if the move will be enough to appease G.M.'s disgruntled shareholders. G.M. will sell about 92 million shares, or a 17.4 percent stake, back to Suzuki for 230 billion yen ($1.98 billion). G.M. also said it would continue its 25-year business relationship with Suzuki, which currently includes a joint venture in Canada to make sport utility vehicles. G.M. has cut executives' salaries and sharply cut stock dividends to help overcome the losses, its biggest in more than a decade. As General Motors sells most of its 21 percent stake in the Japanese carmaker Suzuki Motor, providing a cash infusion after huge losses, analysts are wondering if the move will be enough to appease G.M.'s disgruntled shareholders. The sale has also raised speculation about what G.M. plans to do with its 7.9 percent stake in Isuzu Motors. G.M. will sell about 92 million shares, or a 17.4 percent stake, back to Suzuki for 230 billion yen ($1.98 billion).