General Motors could be hurt by pay restrictions on senior executives set by the U.S. government, the automaker's chairman said, urging an overhaul of the salary caps.

General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson began his bid to win Germany over to his decision to keep the Opel unit, with government cash for its restructuring, while some said it wasn't budgeting nearly enough for the job.

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