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G.M. probably had a problem with cash flow. The move comes after G.M. posted an $8.6 billion loss last year as it reels from incursions into its United States market by Asian rivals like Toyota, Honda and Hyundai. Analysts said the sale would give G.M. much-needed cash at a time when it is trying to catch up with Toyota and Honda in high-mileage cars and in fuel-efficiency technologies like hybrid engines.  G.M. probably had a problem with cash flow. The move comes after G.M. posted an $8.6 billion loss last year as it reels from incursions into its United States market by Asian rivals like Toyota, Honda and Hyundai. Analysts said the sale would give G.M. much-needed cash at a time when it is trying to catch up with Toyota and Honda in high-mileage cars and in fuel-efficiency technologies like hybrid engines.