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German officials meeting to discuss help for General Motors European unit Opel on Friday won't make any decisions today, a government spokesman has said. Full story...

GM Europe President Carl-Peter Forster and other senior company executives met German Chancellor Angela Merkel today to discuss the future of GM's Opel brand. Full story...

GM Europe President Carl-Peter Forster and other senior company executives met German Chancellor Angela Merkel today to discuss the future of GMand#8217;s Opel brand. Full story...

German officials are meeting today to discuss the future of Opel but no decisions over the struggling General Motors subsidiary are expected immediately, a government spokesman said. Full story...

General Motors is restructuring its sales, marketing and aftersales operations in Europe to give its Opel, Chevrolet Europe and Saab brands more autonomy. Full story...

Vauxhall parent company Opel plans to lift the lid on new plans for electric cars at this year's Geneva Motor Show. Full story...

General Motors is considering the possibility of moving production of a new Buick to its German unit Opel, a local paper has reported. Full story...

General Motors Europe has named its version of the Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric car the Opel Ampera and will reveal the five-door, four-seater at the Geneva show in March. Full story...

The European carmaker once famous for bicycles and sewing machines is readying a range-extended electric car to show crowds at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show. Russelsheim-based Opel has announced that their latest green creation will wear the 'Ampera' name badge, and that the model will be displayed in Geneva from March 5 to 15, 2009. Full story...

The European carmaker once famous for bicycles and sewing machines is readying a range-extended electric car to show crowds at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show. Russelsheim-based Opel has announced that their latest green creation will wear the 'Ampera' name badge, and that the model will be displayed in Geneva from March 5 to 15, 2009. Full story...

Opel will unveil its vehicle that uses the range-extending powertrain first shown in the Chevrolet Volt, at the Geneva motor show in March. Full story...

Opel, General Motors' European unit, will unveil its vehicle that uses the range-extending powertrain first shown in the Chevrolet Volt, at the Geneva motor show in March. Full story...

The automotive exterior lighting systems have seen many significant advances, since the early days of oil lanterns used on road vehicles. A variety of lighting systems are now available, and incandescent bulbs are no longer the only option available for the automakers. Advances in light source technologies are now allowing safer, more cost efficient and greater light generation than ever before. New technologies are now set to propel automotive lighting to the forefront of automotive technology. Technologies such as high-intensity discharge (HID or xenon), adaptive front lighting (AFL) systems and light-emitting diode (LED) systems enhance safety and offer comfort and convenience for the drivers and occupants. Full story...

Ford of Europe said it was Europe's second biggest selling brand after Volkswagen in 2008 despite its new-car sales falling by 7.4 percent in its major markets. Ford's sales in its main 19 markets fell by 115,200 units to 1. Full story...

Opel could receive liquidity guarantees as part of the planned EUR100 billion rescue fund for German companies. Full story...

Opel is reducing its car prices in response to slow car demand. Full story...

Some observers in continental Europe think the British Vauxhall brand is a pointless irrelevance that should be subsumed into General Motors' German unit Opel. Full story...

The German government now won't decide before Christmas on loan guarantees to Opel, as it had initially suggested it would. Full story...

The German government will not have a decision before Christmas on whether it will make available liquidity for General Motors' struggling German unit Opel, government sources told Reuters on Wednesday. Full story...

Germany's Opel, a unit of GM, is increasing production at its key Ruesselsheim plant to keep up with demand for its new Insignia model. Full story...