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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
- 10,000 Jobs May Go in GM Shake-up
- By Peter GriffithsLONDON (Reuters UK) - U.S. carmaker General Motors could cut up to 10,000 jobs as part of its European restructuring plan and hopes to finalise the details within three weeks, a top executive said on Tuesday.Nick Reilly, interim head of GM's European business, said the company must reduce...
- News items 2009-11-17
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- GM Opts to Keep Opel, Scraps Sale to Magna
- By Kevin Krolicki and Philipp HalstrickDETROIT/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - 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 meeting...
- News items 2009-11-03
- 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
- 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
- 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
- GM Says 10,000 Jobs Could Go in European Shake-up
- LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. carmaker General Motors could cut between 9,000 and 10,000 jobs as part of its restructuring of its European operations, Nick Reilly, interim head of GM's European business, said on Tuesday.The company must reduce its production across Europe by between 20 and 25 percent as part of...
- News items 2009-11-17
- GM Still Wants State Aid For Opel
- By Christiaan Hetzner and Angelika GruberFRANKFURT (Reuters UK) - General Motors GM reaffirmed on Friday it wants state aid to help overhaul European arm Opel after a newspaper quoted GM's chairman as saying the U.S. carmaker will not ask German taxpayers for help.The topic is politically sensitive since GM this...
- News items 2009-11-14
- GM Still Wants State Aid For Opel Restructuring
- FRANKFURT (Reuters) - General Motors reiterated on Friday it wanted state aid to help restructure European arm Opel after Germany's economics minister said the carmaker would not ask European taxpayers for help.The topic is politically sensitive ever since GM reversed a decision to sell a majority stake in Opel to...
- News items 2009-11-13
- GM Offers Opel Workers Vague Assurances
- By Christiaan Hetzner and Sarah MarshRUESSELSHEIM/BERLIN (Reuters UK) - General Motors Co GM dashed hopes on Tuesday that Opel would play a greater role within its vast empire and only offered vague assurances that Detroit would lengthen the leash on its rebellious European carmaker.Separately, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned GM...
- News items 2009-11-10
- GM Offers Opel Workers Words, Not Freedom
- By Christiaan Hetzner and Sarah MarshRUESSELSHEIM/BERLIN (Reuters UK) - General Motors Co GM dashed hopes on Tuesday that Opel would play a greater role within its vast empire and only offered vague assurances that Detroit would lengthen the leash on its rebellious European carmaker.Separately, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned GM...
- News items 2009-11-10
- GM Offers Opel Workers Words Instead of Freedom
- By Christiaan Hetzner and Sarah MarshRUESSELSHEIM/BERLIN (Reuters UK) - General Motors Co GM dashed hopes on Tuesday that Opel would play a greater role within its vast empire and only offered vague assurances that Detroit would lengthen the leash on its rebellious European carmaker.Separately, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned GM...
- News items 2009-11-10
- GM CEO Starts Opel Charm Tour at HQ
- By Christiaan HetznerFRANKFURT (Reuters UK) - 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.Berlin, which had brokered a deal for Canada's...
- News items 2009-11-09
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