en-us Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:24:45 -0800 GMGMQ GMGMQ Reuters UK) - General Motors GM will not cut more jobs at Opel in Germany if the German government refuses to give state aid although the U.S. carmaker said it remains confident that Berlin will soften its current stance."I am very optimistic that all our countries will come forward...]]> Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:30:17 -0800 GMGMQ GMGMQ Reuters) - General Motors will not cut more jobs at Opel in Germany if the German government refuses to give state aid although the U.S. carmaker said it remains confident that Berlin will soften its current stance."I am very optimistic that all our countries will come forward with some...]]> Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:15:10 -0800 GMGMQ GMGMQ Reuters UK) - The abrupt dismissal of General Motors GM chief Fritz Henderson by Chairman Edward Whitacre stoked fears on Wednesday of deeper staff cuts at its European arm Opel and the possible liquidation of Saab.Auto industry expert Stefan Bratzel expected Whitacre to slash...]]> Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:01:03 -0800 T GMGMQ T,GMGMQ Reuters UK) - General Motors GM has regained full control over Opel after paying back a 1.5 billion euro (1.37 billion pound) emergency loan including interest, dissolving a trust that held a 65 percent stake in the European carmaker."The shares in Adam Opel GmbH were returned to GM," the...]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:30:53 -0800 GMGMQ GMGMQ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:04:48 -0800 GMGMQ GMGMQ Reuters UK) - General Motors GM has paid back a loan from Germany and slightly lowered its target for job cuts at struggling European unit Opel.Nick Reilly, the boss brought in from GM's thriving Asian operations to help revamp Opel, told reporters in Duesseldorf...]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:45:45 -0800 GMGMQ GMGMQ Reuters) - General Motors GM has paid back a loan from Germany and slightly lowered its target for job cuts at struggling European unit Opel.Nick Reilly, the boss brought in from GM's thriving Asian operations to help revamp Opel, told reports in Duesseldorf on...]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:18 -0800 GMGMQ GMGMQ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0800 GMGMQ GMGMQ Reuters UK) - General Motors GM will present a plan to European governments to save struggling carmaker Opel within days, a rescue set to cost 3.3 billion euros (3 billion pounds), those involved in talks said on Monday.GM this month backtracked on plans to...]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:30:25 -0800 GMGMQ GMGMQ Reuters UK) - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble pressed General Motors GM on Sunday to shed light on its plans for Opel and said the U.S. group had a responsibility for workers at its European unit.A GM executive said on Thursday the carmaker will present a new viability plan...]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:30:25 -0800 GMGMQ GMGMQ 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...]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:46:06 -0800 GMGMQ GMGMQ 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...]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:30:17 -0800 GMGMQ GMGMQ 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...]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:15:33 -0800 GMGMQ GMGMQ 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...]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:00:15 -0800 GMGMQ GMGMQ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:30:34 -0800 GMGMQ GMGMQ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:48:36 -0800 GMGMQ GMGMQ Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:51:07 -0700 GMGMQ GMGMQ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:01:43 -0700 GMGMQ GMGMQ Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:23:39 -0700