Automobile output in Brazil jumped year on year in January, an indication that government-sponsored incentives helped propel domestic demand for new cars, the national automakers' association Anfavea said.
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Just days after launching a new B-segment two-seat coupe cabriolet called the Wind, that looks like an ideal replacement for GM's now defunct Opel/Vauxhall Tigra, Renault has revealed its redesigned C-segment Mégane four-seat drop-top - the range's sixth body style. Like its predecessor the latest car has a large, folding, electro-hydraulic, two-piece, glass roof.
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Opel will keep its factory in Eisenach open and put a new model in there from 2013, CEO Nick Reilly said after a meeting with Thuringia's prime minister Christine Lieberknecht who refused to comment on whether state aid was discussed at the talks, according to Financial Times Deutschland.
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A European labour group present at yesterday's (1 February) meeting with Opel has said there was now a stalemate with the General Motors unit concerning the closure of its Antwerp plant in Belgium.
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Germany wants General Motors to increase its contribution to Opel's reorganisation before considering whether to provide state aid, sources have told Bloomberg News.
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General Motors plans to axe 2,000 additional jobs at its Opel arm but has changed its mind on management cost cuts, European labour leaders said after a face to face meeting with Opel CEO Nick Reilly on Monday. But Reilly immediately denied the claim in a statement issued after the meeting.
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The European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF) has warned Opel's management that it faces widespread industrial action if the planned closure of the company's Antwerp plant goes ahead later this year with the loss of 2,600 jobs.
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Belgian unions have sued General Motors' Opel for breach of contract with workers after the automaker last week decided to close its Antwerp plant and build a forthcoming SUV at GM Daewoo in Korea.
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Opel's Spanish factory in Figuerelas expects to function at full capacity until 2016 as it gears up to make the redesigned Meriva minivan/MPV and the next generation Corsa supermini and Combo minivan models, according to trade union officials.
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Jaguar Land Rover is parting company with its chief executive, David Smith, potentially clearing the way for former Opel and BMW boss Carl-Peter Forster to take control.
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A planned new small SUV will be built by GM-Daewoo (GMDAT) in a South Korea plant rather than in the Opel factory in Antwerp following today's news the automaker is starting talks with workers and unions over closing its long-serving Belgian factory with the loss of about 2,300 jobs.
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As General Motors formulates a business plan for its Opel/Vauxhall operations in Europe, the announcement that its Antwerp plant is to be closed comes as no surprise to many in the industry.
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General Motors on Thursday said it would "wind down" its Opel manufacturing plant in Antwerp, Belgium, "in the course of 2010".
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General Motors on Thursday said it would "wind down" its Opel manufacturing plant in Antwerp, Belgium, "in the course of 2010".
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General Motors on Thursday said it would "wind down" its Opel manufacturing plant in Antwerp, Belgium, "in the course of 2010".
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Brussels/Rüsselsheim. As Opel moves quickly on its way towards a viable future, the company announced today the intent to wind down its manufacturing plant in Antwerp, Belgium in the course of 2010.
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Representatives of European metalworkers' unions say they are yet to hear from Opel parent General Motors concerning the future of the threatened plant at Antwerp in Belgium.
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The UK government is prepared to make a "major investment" in Opel's local unit Vauxhall, business secretary [minister] Lord Peter Mandelson said.
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Opel parent General Motors on Wednesday declined to comment on media reports it was about to close its plant in Antwerp, Belgium.
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General Motors has paid EUR650m to Opel/Vauxhall to cover engineering services as the division is restructured, the automaker said in a US government filing.
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