Fiat Group SpA confirmed Sunday that it is in talks to buy General Motors' European operations, in a move that, combined with its planned takeover of Chrysler LLC, would form one of the world's biggest car and truck makers.
A radical overhaul of the car industry moved a step closer on Monday as Fiat's chief executive set his sights on General Motors' Opel German unit just four days after clinching a deal with Chrysler.