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Germany Doesn't Need EU Approval for Opel Funds
Germany Doesn't Need EU Approval for Opel Funds

22 Sep 2009, 13:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With both General Motors and Magna International planning to close the Opel deal as soon as possible, the involved parties are now discussing on the loans to be granted by the state of Germany. Even...

 
GM Intervenes in Opel's Antwerp Case
GM Intervenes in Opel's Antwerp Case

22 Sep 2009, 09:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Opel and its new owner Magna International are getting ready to start talks with European unions regarding the job cuts to be introduced after the Canadian - Austrian partsmaker completes the takeov...

 
Opel Builds Solar Energy Plants in Germany
Opel Builds Solar Energy Plants in Germany

22 Sep 2009, 07:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if Opel is currently experiencing very difficult times as Magna is taking control of the company, the German brand continues its usual business and today announced the construction of a solar e...

 
Spanish Opel Workers Protest Against Magna
Spanish Opel Workers Protest Against Magna

21 Sep 2009, 07:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Things are getting worse for Magna International, the Canadian - Austrian partsmaker recently picked by General Motors to become Opel's new owner. Thousands of Spanish Opel workers demonstrated...

 
UK Complains About Merkel's State Aid for Opel
UK Complains About Merkel's State Aid for Opel

20 Sep 2009, 10:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Germany's projected state aid for Opel is slowly sparking protectionism accusations; yet, German chancellor Angela Merkel stands by her decision to help Opel. {ad| “We are naturally dete...

 
GM CEO Confirms: Antwerp Plant at Risk
GM CEO Confirms: Antwerp Plant at Risk

18 Sep 2009, 07:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Magna has been chosen to be Opel's new owner and, under its umbrella, the German brand is expected to cut thousands of jobs at several plants around the world, including those in Germany. But t...

 
Geely, Magna Discussed Opel Stake Sale
Geely, Magna Discussed Opel Stake Sale

17 Sep 2009, 10:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Geely, the Chinese carmaker who's apparently the only bidder for Volvo, recently held talks with Magna International over a potential sale of a stake in Opel. The news was revealed by a source ...

 
Opel Workers to Support Belgians
Opel Workers to Support Belgians

16 Sep 2009, 13:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Magna is already working on the future when it comes to Opel but it appears that things are getting more complicated every day. This time, German workers are threatening that some of them could go t...

 
Russia Getting Opel Funds Concerns Rise
Russia Getting Opel Funds Concerns Rise

14 Sep 2009, 11:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors last week announced that it will sell a 55 percent of Opel to Magna International and the Canadian - Austrian can already start planning the future. The first major step is receiving ...

 
Magna Plants to Cut 10,500 Opel Jobs
Magna Plants to Cut 10,500 Opel Jobs

14 Sep 2009, 09:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The European Union will discuss the Magna - Opel deal today, so a final verdict is yet to be released, but speculation on the future plans of the Canadian - Austrian partsmaker has already started s...

 
Belgium Could Block the Opel - Magna Sale
Belgium Could Block the Opel - Magna Sale

14 Sep 2009, 07:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if General Motors last week announced that it plans to sell 55 percent of Opel to Magna and cease another 10 percent to the company's employees, the Canadian - Austrian partsmaker and its ...

 
Volkswagen Announces Major Chinese Expansion
Volkswagen Announces Major Chinese Expansion

12 Sep 2009, 15:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / China is undoubtedly a key market for several carmakers out there and Volkswagen makes no exception to this rule. The German brand has just announced that it will invest no less than 4 billion euros...

 
H2 Mobility, Germany's New Hydrogen Infrastructure Plan
H2 Mobility, Germany's New Hydrogen Infrastructure Plan

11 Sep 2009, 09:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Another step towards forever changing the way future roads will look like was taken yesterday by several industrial groups in Germany, who signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the creation...

 
Opel Won't Work Under Magna, Analysts Think
Opel Won't Work Under Magna, Analysts Think

11 Sep 2009, 08:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It was only a matter of time until General Motors finally confirmed the sale of its German brand Opel to Canadian - Austrian partsmaker Magna International. But even if Magna and its Russian partner...

 
Magna Wants Opel Profitable by 2011
Magna Wants Opel Profitable by 2011

11 Sep 2009, 08:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Magna, the new and confirmed owner of Opel, plans to make its new brand profitable by 2011 and start paying dividens by 2015. Obviously, this sounds somewhat impossible, given the current economic s...

 
Confirmed: GM Will Sell Opel to Magna
Confirmed: GM Will Sell Opel to Magna

10 Sep 2009, 14:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / GM has just announced that it will sell a 55 percent stake in Opel to Magna and Sberbank, with employees working at the German manufacturer holding 10 percent of the new company. The American manufa...

 
GM to Keep Opel
GM to Keep Opel

10 Sep 2009, 13:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if GM is yet to make an official announcement regarding Opel, several media reports are already hinting that the American manufacturer wants to keep the German brand and save it by itself. We a...

 
Opel Workers to Protest if GM Doesn't Pick Magna
Opel Workers to Protest if GM Doesn't Pick Magna

10 Sep 2009, 10:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Germany is not the only player piling up the pressure on General Motors to issue a decision on who's better to own Opel. According to a report by Reuters, Opel's workers are now threatenin...

 
Germany Yet to Decide on General Motors Funds
Germany Yet to Decide on General Motors Funds

10 Sep 2009, 09:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / In case General Motors finally decides to keep Opel and save the company by itself, Germany would have to support the company by providing a financial loan package, obviously supposed to preserve jo...

 
Germany Piles Up the Pressure on General Motors
Germany Piles Up the Pressure on General Motors

9 Sep 2009, 10:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Germany is still awaiting General Motors' final word on Opel but with reports claiming a decision on the brand won't come sooner than October, officials in the country are getting worried....