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Fiat's Sicily workers strike; bigger protest set for this weekend
PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) -- Workers at Fiat's Termini Imerese plant in Sicily stopped work and blocked a road on Thursday. They are upset following reports that the facility would be closed un...
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Fiat's bid for GM Europe threatens Italy, U.K. factories, says labor boss
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -- The senior labor leader of General Motors' Opel unit, Klaus Franz, said Fiat's proposed takeover of GM's European business will lead to factory closures in England and I...
Fiat CEO wants alliance with Opel
TURIN -- Fiat S.p.A.'s boss has confirmed that the automaker wants to form an alliance with General Motors' German subsidiary Opel.
"Now we have to concentrate on Opel. They are...
Opel union head reaffirms opposition to Fiat stake
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -- The works council head of Opel -- General Motors' struggling German unit -- said parties other than Fiat S.p.A. and Canadian-Austrian supplier Magna International were k...
Magna founder Stronach says he wants to help GM's Opel
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -- Austrian-Canadian supplier Magna International wants to help Opel but it is too early to say what role it will play, Magna founder Frank Stronach said in a newspaper int...
German state leader: Magna seeks Opel majority stake
BERLIN (Reuters) -- Austrian-Canadian supplier Magna International is seeking to obtain majority control of General Motors' Opel unit through direct and indirect stakes, a regional state leade...
Opel talks will continue until May, Henderson says
General Motors expects to continue talks with potential investors for its Opel/Vauxhall unit through early May, CEO Fritz Henderson said today.
Henderson said GM is still talking with sev...
Opel plants in Germany safe if Fiat takes stake
Opel's German factories would keep operating and the General Motors subsidiary would not be burdened with Fiat's large debt if the rival European automakers form a partnership, the online vers...
Chinese bidders interested in Opel/Vauxhall, say sources
MUNICH -- Chinese bidders are among investors interested in buying a stake in General Motors' Opel and Vauxhall brands, according to sources familiar with GM's negotiations about the future of...
