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Oct
5th

COMMENT: Opel union wants bidders’ names

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Opel boss Nick Reilly seemed in bullish mood last week at the Paris motor show when he confided two possible investors might be unveiled this week for the Antwerp plant. Full story...
Oct
5th

BELGIUM: Opel union requests Chinese bidder to be revealed

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Belgian unions are asking for the identity of a potential Chinese investor interested in Opel's threatened Antwerp plant to be revealed. Full story...
Oct
5th

BELGIUM: GM says Antwerp offer not sufficiently detailed

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Opel/Vauxhall has confirmed it had a commercial bid for its Antwerp plant but maintained it was not sufficiently supported by a business plan detailed enough. Full story...
Oct
5th

Opel says its minicar will rival the Fiat 500

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Opel/Vauxhall's new minicar will be a competitor to Fiat's cult hit 500, the carmaker's sales and marketing head Alain Visser said. The General Motors Co. Full story...
Oct
4th

BELGIUM: Unions slam Opel Antwerp decision

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Representatives of European metalworkers unions have reacted angrily to today's (4 October) news General Motors has ended its search for an industrial investor at its Opel site in Belgium. Full story...
Oct
4th

GM to shut Belgium factory after investor search fails

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General Motors' Opel division will shut its factory in Antwerp, Belgium, by the end of this year after failing to find a buyer. A Chinese automaker and an American investor had expressed interest in buying the factory, a union official said. Full story...
Oct
4th

GM to shut Belgium factory after investor search fails

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General Motors' Opel division will shut its factory in Antwerp, Belgium, by the end of this year after failing to find a buyer. A Chinese automaker and an American investor had expressed interest in buying the factory, a union official said. Full story...
Oct
1st

PARIS SHOW: Europe must act fast on EVs – Reilly

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European governments and carmakers will have to get their act together quickly over electric vehicles or get over run by the Chinese. Nick Reilly, the British boss of General Motors Europe, which controls Vauxhall and Opel, warned that the Chinese government and carmakers in the country are already investing huge amounts of money in EVs. Full story...
Oct
1st

PARIS SHOW: Opel boss predicts improved industrial relations

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Opel/Vauxhall CEO Nick Reilly is predicting calmer industrial relations now that a series of far-reaching cost-cutting measures has finally been achieved. Full story...
Oct
1st

PARIS SHOW: Reilly says Antwerp bidders might be announced imminently

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Opel/Vauxhall CEO Nick Reilly said potential bidders for the Antwerp factory could be announced next week. Full story...
Sep
30th

PARIS SHOW: Opel may be profitable next year – CEO

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General Motors' European unit Opel might return to profitability next year, excluding restructuring charges, and now expects a smaller 2010 loss, the unit's chief executive has said. Full story...
Sep
30th

PARIS SHOW: Future seen bright for Opel/Vauxhall Ampera

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The new General Motors Europe Ampera plug-in hybrid model has a big future in the UK, according to Vauxhall chief Duncan Aldred. Full story...
Sep
30th

Opel CEO says deferred costs help in 2010

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GM's European arm, Opel, sees a chance it may return to profitability next year -- excluding restructuring charges -- and now expects a smaller 2010 loss, the unit's CEO said. Full story...
Sep
30th

PARIS SHOW: Two GM Antwerp plant investors being evaluated

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Labour representatives for Opel\Vauxhall say two viable investors are being evaluated for a potential takeover of the Antwerp site, but no firm decision has yet been made. Full story...
Sep
30th

PARIS 2010: Two Antwerp investors being evaluated

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Labour representatives for Opel\Vauxhall say two viable investors are being evaluated for a potential takeover of the Antwerp site, but no firm decision has yet been made. Full story...
Sep
28th

GERMANY: Magna to assemble new Opel Astra convertible – paper

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General Motors Europe's Opel and Ontario-based Magna reportedly are in advanced talks for the supplier and contract assembler to build the convertible version of the new generation Astra. Full story...
Sep
26th

Vivaro e-Concept Study debut at the IAA Commercial Vehicles 2010

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Hannover/Rüsselsheim.  Opel is sending new impulses to electric mobility: At the IAA Commercial Vehicles Fair in Hannover (September 23 to 30, 2010) the brand debuts a research project on a Vivaro e-Concept, an electric van with up to 400 kilometers extended range. With this concept, Opel imagines that environmentally friendly e-mobility could also be intriguing for commercial vehicle operators. Full story...
Sep
23rd

Vauxhall confirms new city car

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New sub-Corsa-sized city car inspired by Opel Trixx concept to debut in 2013.


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Sep
23rd

Opel will build rival to Ford’s Ka in Germany

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Opel/Vauxhall will build a new small car below its Corsa subcompact in Germany and may add an electric version, the automaker announced today. Full story...
Sep
23rd

Opel will build minicar in Germany to compete with Ford, VW

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Opel/Vauxhall will build a new small car below its Corsa subcompact in Germany and may add an electric version, the automaker announced today. Full story...
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