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VW Polo BlueMotion Order Books Opened
VW Polo BlueMotion Order Books Opened

15 Dec 2009, 09:28 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Consumers who are looking to buy a Polo BlueMotion can now place their orders as Volkswagen recently opened the order books for the car shown for the first time at Geneva. Just like any BlueMotion m...

 
Honda Opens German Training Center
Honda Opens German Training Center

15 Dec 2009, 09:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese carmaker Honda announced it has opened, following a 15 million euro investment, a new training centre in Erlensee, Hesse. The center will take care of training sales associates and service ...

 
Porsche Rolls Out 10,000th Panamera
Porsche Rolls Out 10,000th Panamera

15 Dec 2009, 08:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Porsche recently announced that its Leipzig plant produced the 10,000th Panamera, a model that was purchased by a consumer in Singapore. Porsche intends to sell a total of 20,000 units per year, wit...

 
Chevrolet Cruze Irmscher Special Edition Package for Germany
Chevrolet Cruze Irmscher Special Edition Package for Germany

11 Dec 2009, 10:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chevrolet will introduce a brand new version of its popular Cruze in Germany, created in collaboration with German tuning house Irmscher. The so-called Irmscher Special Edition will be exclusively a...

 
Maybach in David LaChapelle's Vision
Maybach in David LaChapelle's Vision

7 Dec 2009, 11:34 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Building a brand image has never been easy, but building an image for a car you’re trying to sell for half a million Euros is extremely difficult. Mercedes-Benz, however, managed to do that wi...

 
GM Expects Germany to Provide Support
GM Expects Germany to Provide Support

7 Dec 2009, 09:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors is still holding talks with involved governments and, even if more and more rumors are claiming that Germany does not intend to provide money to the US-based manufacturer, the company...

 
Opel CEO Confirms: Mini Car in the Works
Opel CEO Confirms: Mini Car in the Works

7 Dec 2009, 09:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / German brand Opel, currently awaiting GM's restructuring plan, plans to develop a mini car that would better comply with the current market's demands, interim CEO Nick Reilly said in a sta...

 
GM to Reduce Opel Job Cuts
GM to Reduce Opel Job Cuts

5 Dec 2009, 11:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors agreed to save another 550 jobs at the Opel engineering center in Germany, a move that further reduces the final amount of job cuts prepared for the German manufacturer as part of res...

 
GM to Inject 600m Euro in Opel Shake-up
GM to Inject 600m Euro in Opel Shake-up

3 Dec 2009, 08:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors has already stated that it is looking at ways to restructure Opel using its very own resources but it also emphasized the fact that it needs support from countries hosting Opel factor...

 
Reilly: Opel Will Enjoy Authority within New GM
Reilly: Opel Will Enjoy Authority within New GM

3 Dec 2009, 07:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors is still working on the viability plan for Opel and, at the same time, it holds negotiations with all involved parties to ensure the company's success. Following the meeting of t...

 
CEO: Opel Will Become a Major Force
CEO: Opel Will Become a Major Force

28 Nov 2009, 08:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors hopes the Opel viability plan will bring the brand in the pinnacle of the European auto sector, despite the massive job cuts it wants to apply in the Old Continent. If we are to trust...

 
GM Doesn't Qualify for German State Aid
GM Doesn't Qualify for German State Aid

27 Nov 2009, 08:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors is not eligible to receive state aid under the Germany Fund programme that provides financial backing to companies trying to deal with the crisis. At least, this is that a German gove...

 
German Official: GM's Job Cuts Are "Completely Unacceptable"
German Official: GM's Job Cuts Are "Completely Unacceptable"

27 Nov 2009, 07:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors held talks with German officials and labor leaders over the proposed job cuts, revealing that Germany would be the most affected if its restructuring plan gets the final approval. But...

 
GM Promises to Keep German Opel Plants Open
GM Promises to Keep German Opel Plants Open

26 Nov 2009, 08:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While rumors are pointing to dramatic changes in Opel's European business, General Motors promises to keep all German plants open but will attempt to reduce production across the continent by 2...

 
GM's Opel Job Cut Plan Revealed, Germany the Most Affected
GM's Opel Job Cut Plan Revealed, Germany the Most Affected

26 Nov 2009, 08:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors has already announced that it intends to cut approximately a fifth of its 50,000 European workforce but, until now, nobody knew exactly how many jobs will go at every location Opel is...

 
Angela Merkel Expects Thank You Letter from GM
Angela Merkel Expects Thank You Letter from GM

25 Nov 2009, 10:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / German Chancellor Angela Merkel is one of the German officials that struggled to help Opel step aside GM's ownerships and supported Magna's point of view with every single occasion. Furthe...

 
GM to Cut "Only" 9,000 Opel Jobs
GM to Cut "Only" 9,000 Opel Jobs

25 Nov 2009, 09:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors finally paid back the loan it received from Germany to keep Opel alive and the company is now promising to cut fewer jobs across Europe. According to Autonews, the US-based manufactur...

 
GM Wants $4.9 Billion from the EU
GM Wants $4.9 Billion from the EU

24 Nov 2009, 13:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Remember a few weeks back, when, GM's CEO Fritz Henderson said that, if needed, GM could make ends meet by itself and repay the European countries for the money they received this year? Apparen...

 
Porsche Debuts Starter Li-Ion Battery for 2010 Models
Porsche Debuts Starter Li-Ion Battery for 2010 Models

23 Nov 2009, 15:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Porsche has just announced that it will offer a starter lithium-ion battery on select 2010 models, including the 911 GT3, 911 GT 3 RS, and Boxster Spyder as an option delivered with the car. The Ger...

 
German Minister Urges GM to Submit Opel Plan
German Minister Urges GM to Submit Opel Plan

23 Nov 2009, 13:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors has already started negotiations with employees, union and government officials but countries hosting Opel factories are still pressing GM to reveal its restructuring plan. Germany�...