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Spain's GM plant, unions fail to reach restructuring deal

AFP Global Edition 8 days ago

Unions at General Motors' Opel plant in Spain said negotiations with management on a restructuring plan for the factory collapsed late on Wednesday. The central government in Madrid immediately called a meeting between the two sides for Thursday to try and reach ...

Size matters at Geneva Motor Show

AFP Global Edition 15 days ago

For decades, post war Europe and North America had two different ideas of the motor car as Europeans opted for small Beetles, Minis and Cinquecentos while Americans chose something much, much bigger. "My generation grew up with huge cars, long Cadillacs, things ...

Germany GM

AP News 17 days ago

FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2009 file picture CEO of GM of Europe Nick Reilly meets the media after visiting the Opel headquarters in Ruesselsheim, central Germany. General Motors Co. said Tuesday March 2, 2010 it would more than triple its ...

GM to triple funding for Opel restructuring

AP News 17 days ago

General Motors to more than triple funding for restructuring at Opel, Vauxhall General Motors Co. said Tuesday it would more than triple its funding for the turnaround of European units Opel and Vauxhall to euro1.9 billion ($2.6 billion). General Motors had initially ...

GM to more than triple Opel investment

AFP Global Edition 17 days ago

US automaker General Motors said Tuesday it would more than triple its contribution to a rescue of ailing European division Opel/Vauxhall, providing more than half the total after calls from European governments. Opel said in a statement that GM would invest 1.9 ...

GM says it will commit 1.9 billion euros to Opel

AFP Global Edition 17 days ago

The US automaker General Motors said Tuesday it would commit 1.9 billion euros (2.6 billion dollars) to restructuring its ailing European division Opel/Vauxhall, three times more than foreseen orginally. GM would thus provide more than half of the three billion euros estimated ...

Opel to launch inner-city electric car

AFP Global Edition 18 days ago

Ailing carmaker Opel is considering launching an electric car for inner-city use to tap what it sees as a high-potential market, the firm's boss said in an interview Sunday. "We are thinking about a small electric vehicle," the chief of the General ...

German government, lawmakers say Opel rescue plan falls short

AFP Global Edition 22 days ago

The German government and parliament, which have been asked for money to help rescue Opel, said Wednesday that a plan to restructure the ailing car maker was insufficient. Opel has sought 1.5 billion euros (2.0 billion dollars) from Berlin, which awaits the ...

GM Europe envisions slightly fewer job cuts

AFP Global Edition 23 days ago

<div><p>The head of GM Europe Nick Reilly on Saturday said a restructuring plan for car makers Opel and Vauxhall would involve about 8,300 job cuts, slightly fewer than the 9,000 lay-offs which had been expected.</p><p>Reilly said in a conference call that the ...

GM Europe chief still hoping for German assistance

AP News 23 days ago

<div id="subtitle">GM Europe chief says he is still hoping for German support for Opel's restructuring</div><div><p>The new president of GM Europe said Saturday that he was still hoping for German government financial assistance to restructure Opel, but added that even if Berlin fails ...

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