Rival General Motors' shares also rose 1% as analysts expected the automaker to follow Ford in reaching a deal that would end a strike at some of its most profitable plants. The total economic loss from the autoworkers' strike has reached $9.3 billon, consultancy Anderson Economic Group said earlier this week. The proposed deal between Ford and the UAW provides a 25% wage hike over the 4-1/2-year contract, starting with an initial increase of 11%.
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