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- More carmakers to offer stop-start; VW, Opel and Toyota consider technology to help reduce CO2 emissions.(News)
- Byline: Jason Stein Volkswagen, Opel and Toyota soon could join Citroen and BMW in selling cars with fuel-saving stop-start. "Our prediction is that in five years start-stop may be as common as ABS or electronic stability control," Wolfgang Steiger, ...
- Research articles 2007-04-16
- Opel - Autonomy a Condition For Talks
- FRANKFURT (Reuters UK) - Opel's top German labour leader said on Sunday he was willing to hold negotiations over a restructuring of the European carmaker under its parent General Motors GM so long as it gains greater independence.Klaus Franz was shocked last week when GM's board abruptly dropped plans to...
- News items 2009-11-08
- Opel Unions See Autonomy as Condition to Talks
- FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Opel's top German labor leader said on Sunday he was willing to hold negotiations over a restructuring of the European carmaker under its parent General Motors GM so long as it gains greater independence.Klaus Franz was shocked last week when GM's board abruptly dropped plans to sell...
- News items 2009-11-08
- Breaking News: Opel sale signing getting closer: GM
- The final signing of deal to sell German carmaker Opel to the Canada's Magna will take place on November 3 at the earliest, GM vice president John Smith said. After much delay, the final signing of deal to sell German carmaker Opel to the Canadian group Magna will take place...
- News items 2009-10-23
- Magna's Wolf Says Opel Needs More Independence - Report
- FRANKFURT (Reuters UK) - European carmaker Opel needs to be able to operate with more freedom from its U.S. parent General Motors GM, a top executive at spurned suitor Magna MGa said in a newspaper interview on Sunday."Opel should have a greater independence and autonomy in the future, but it...
- News items 2009-11-08
- GM Readies Opel Plan
- By Kevin Krolicki and Christiaan HetznerDETROIT/RUSSELSHEIM, Germany (Reuters UK) - General Motors Co GM on Thursday said it was readying a plan to restructure Opel and could pay off debt due this month as German workers went on strike to protest the automakers decision to keep the European unit.Thousands of...
- News items 2009-11-05
- Opel Chief Leaves Following Failed Deal
- By Christiaan Hetzner and Angelika GruberFRANKFURT (Reuters) - General Motors Co GM said on Friday the head of its European operations, Carl-Peter Forster, is leaving, three days after the automaker's decision to scrap a planned sale of its Opel unit.Forster, the son of a German diplomat and a former BMW...
- News items 2009-11-06
- Reversal of fortunes sets back Moscow's plans
- Russia's bold gambit to build a partnership with Opel and win access to technology vital for transforming its battered car industry lay in tatters on Wednesday.Vladimir Putin, Russia's prime minister, said he was "surprised" at the decision by General Motors to hold on to Opel and indicated Russia could...
- External links 2009-11-04
- GM Keeps Opel in Shock Decision
- By Jo Winterbottom and Michael ShieldsDETROIT/FRANKFURT (Reuters UK) - The mood in the global automotive industry has shifted to cautious optimism, marked by the unveiling on Wednesday of Chrysler's turnaround plan and General Motors' plan to keep its Opel unit.However, automakers were in no mood to celebrate a potential recovery...
- News items 2009-11-04
- GM's U-turn on Opel Sale Angers Germany, Russia
- By Angelika Gruber and Gernot HellerFRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) - German and Russian leaders seethed and unions tore up a deal to cut costs in protest at General Motors' "completely unacceptable" decision to keep Opel, its European unit, after months of talks.Labor leader Klaus Franz rescinded hundreds of millions of euros in...
- News items 2009-11-04
- GM Opts to Keep Opel
- By Kevin Krolicki and Philipp HalstrickDETROIT/FRANKFURT (Reuters UK) - The board of General Motors Co GM has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna MGa.GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a...
- News items 2009-11-03
- What Would a GM Bankruptcy Mean for the UK?
- A GM bankruptcy wouldn't just have repercussions in the U.S., but also in the U.K., where it owns one of the leading British car brands, Vauxhall. ...
- Articles 2009-05-15
- GM delay to choosing Opel bidder irritates Berlin
- Germany's government has expressed irritation at General Motors' failure to decide on a preferred bidder for a controlling stake in Opel/Vauxhall, heightening the political stakes over the future of the European car manufacturing group.Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor, told German television ZDF that she "regretted" GM's inaction and said a...
- External links 2009-08-23
- U.S. Government to Leave Opel Choice to GM
- By David Lawder and Christiaan Hetzner WASHINGTON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The Obama administration pledged on Monday to stay out of General Motors Co's choice of a buyer for its Opel unit in Europe as German union leaders put more pressure on the U.S. automaker to make a decision. Negotiations over Opel,...
- News items 2009-08-24
- Germany Sweetens Opel Aid Offer If Magna Wins: Report
- By Philipp Halstrick and Angelika Gruber FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany could provide 4.5 billion euros ($6.35 billion) in upfront state aid for carmaker Opel if General Motors picks Canada's Magna, Berlin's favored suitor, as the buyer, a top official said. The last-ditch offer would have the federal government and German...
- News items 2009-08-19
- Breaking News: Magna says Opel bid details finalised
- Canadian auto parts manufacturer Magna International has "resolved all open issues" in a new bid to purchase Opel from GM, a spokeswoman says. Canadian auto parts manufacturer Magna International has "resolved all open issues" in a new bid to purchase German car company Opel from General Motors, a spokeswoman says....
- News items 2009-08-13
- Fiat Goes Bargain Shopping
- Italian automaker Fiat is looking to buy GM's European Operations which, as Anthony Mason reports, could make it the world's 4th largest car company.
- Videos 2009-05-04
- Germany and GM stuck over Opel
- Talks between General Motors and a German government task force about Opel on Tuesday brought no immediate end to a stalemate over the spin-off of the US carmaker's European arm.John Smith, GM's chief negotiator, was in Berlin to press Angela Merkel's government for more information on the sale, including...
- External links 2009-08-25
- Post-Bankruptcy GM Will be Smaller: And Its Cars Will be, Too
- General Motors declared bankruptcy today, the largest manufacturer to ever do so. Despite nearly $20 billion in U.S. Treasury loans, GM went out with $82 billion in assets and $172 billion in debts. The U.S. will now own 60 percent of General Motors, but the period of...
- Blog posts 2009-06-01
- Workers protest at Opel in Antwerp
- Several thousand local trade unionists and Opel workers from across Europe descended on the carmaker's Antwerp factory yesterday.They were there to signal their unity in the face of Europe-wide job cuts detailed by Magna International, the Canadian parts-maker which is leading a consortium to buy Opel from General Motors."Wir...
- External links 2009-09-23
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