Despite GM's Retreat, Automakers Seem Ready To Stick It Out In Russia

General Motors Co.'s near-total pullout of the Russian car market stunned auto experts, who wonder whether the problem was Russia's or GM's. "It is an almost unprecedented decision for a major global automaker to abandon a major regional market in such a way, especially an automaker which was a leading player and selling over 300,000 vehicles" in a good year, says analyst Tim Urquhart at IHS Automotive. "The immediate signs are that other automakers are going to stick it out for the long-ter...